Who did you walk down the aisle with at your wedding?

[Iecydda]

Don't want my dad to "give me away" - bleurgh!!

But not sure I fancy the walk on my own?

Not that we are having an aisle as such, it will be into the centre of a circle as we've chosen to have all of our guests form a circle around us (small wedding, just family and a few close friends).

We have a gorgeous little girl together who will be flower girl and one much older bridesmaid.

I'd love to hear suggestions/about what others have done.

[Squidthing]

I walked in with my DH, it was really lovely and we got a moment together before the vows and all the eyes being on us. It felt like we were walking into our future together.

[Iecydda]

@RufustheBadgeringReindeer Oh wow! Well done you!!

[LizziesTwin]

Mine was pretty informal - I thanked people for coming, can’t remember what else (was quite a few years ago). My sister in law made a speech at their wedding.

[Iecydda]

@Slayduggee Thank you. It is just that I'm not very confident at all and know I'll feel a bit nervous but won't if say my OH was with me?

[RufustheBadgeringReindeer]

I had to do a speech, it was sprung on me so was very very short…

[Iecydda]

@LizziesTwin Yep, also want to do a speech too. But it won't really be a "speech", more of an informal chat! 🤣

[Slayduggee]

It’s not sad to walk be yourself down the aisle (if you want to). Or could you hold DD’s hand,
or you, future DH and DD walk in together?

[Iecydda]

@Ghislainedefeligonde Agreed. We are writing our own vows.

[KizzyWayfarer]

My mum walked with me, bridesmaids behind (my dad died before I married). It was really special for me to have her there (she did a speech too )

[wheresmymojo]

I had my Mum & Dad walk down the aisle in front of me and then I walked behind them on my own.

[LizziesTwin]

Walked in on my own. Drove myself there & back. I gave the only speech at the reception. It didn’t occur to me to be walked anywhere by anyone. I think weddings were less fussy in the 90s.

[Iecydda]

@katy1213 That's the point - I don't agree with the "giving away" part. My dad doesn't own me!! Never has, never will!

[Ghislainedefeligonde]

My lovely dad walked me down the aisle. He didn’t ‘give me away’ and I’m most definitely still my own person. Dh and I didn’t do the traditional vows, they were more based on partnership - start as you mean to go on!

[Iecydda]

@Lnix I do have an older brother but he is autistic so wouldn't cope bless him. My dad doesn't want to do it anyway as it's my second marriage and he's still in shock that I divorced (almost eight years ago now!)

[RufustheBadgeringReindeer]

Wedding abroad, walked with dh (obvs wasn’t quite dh at that point)

[Sweetpeasaremadeofcheese]

I regret having my dad do it!
If I could do it again I would have my husband meet me at the bridal car and walk down together.

[katy1213]

It's a bit late in the day for giving away if you've already got a child; just walk in together.

[Iecydda]

@Slayduggee Fair play to you

[Lnix]

My dad passed away a couple of years before I got married. I would have loved him to walk me down the aisle, not so much to 'give me away' but just to be with me at a huge moment in my life. My brother did it instead, I didn't fancy it on my own. We took out the 'who gives this woman?' line. Whatever you feel most comfortable with on your big day is what is right for you!

[Saisong]

DH walked in with DS and then I walked in with DD.

[Slayduggee]

It’s was a church wedding as well.

[Iecydda]

Also, if you walk in together, is the best man still at the "front" as it were?

[NowtSalamander]

My 8 month old baby - obvs I carried her but she was the person I walked with!

[Slayduggee]

I walked by myself down the aisle. Both my parents are dead. There no way I would have let my dad as he was a violent controlling alcoholic and the same for my brother who saw it as ‘his right’ and apparently it was extremely disrespectful of me (controlling twat). I then had various male relatives offer to walk me down the aisle (as I was meant to be terribly sad that I was walking alone).

I told them that I was an adult in my 30’s and I was quite able to put one foot in front the other.

[AnneLovesGilbert]

We walked in together with my DSC.