OK, fellow brides, help me sort all of this out. I'm trying to figure out how the processional is supposed to go, and while I know there are a few different options out there (and.. heck... anything is really possible because it's OUR wedding) but I'm not envisioning this well.
My mom passed away in 2012. My dad re-married last year. My FI's dad passed away as well, but his mom never re-married.
Wedding party is as such:
Best Man
2 Groomsmen
1 Bridesmaid (groom's sis)
1 Maid of Honor (my sis)
1 Matron of Honor (my best friend, who is assisting my sis since she's a single mama with a new baby and just gone back to college!)
2 Ring Bearers (to be pulled in a wagon because they'll be a 2-yr-old and a 10-month-old)
2 Flower Girls (ages 4 and 8)
The wedding will be in the student center at our church (smaller auditorium than the main sanctuary since we're inviting 200, not 2,000). Up until today, I hadn't thought of a need for ushers... but I suppose the 2 groomsmen could help with that? But do they ask "family or friend?" to get seating priority? Or...?
And I like my stepmom, but she's not MY mom... so it's a bit awkward. I think it'd be sweet for the groom to walk his mom down the aisle, but not sure about stepmom... have dad walk her down and then come back to get me?
Help me think this through please, ladies! I don't want to make my stepmom feel awkward... but I think that may be inevitable.