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.

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 )

@Ghislainedefeligonde Agreed. We are writing our own vows.

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?

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

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

@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?

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.

@RufustheBadgeringReindeer Oh wow! Well done you!!

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.

My dad. I swallowed my feminist pride because I knew my dad would have been really hurt had he not been asked to walk me down the aisle. He didn’t give me away, there was none of that in the ceremony.

My brother is walking me down the aisle at my registry office wedding in September. My dad passed away last year
I don't see it as my brother giving me any more like he's escorting me to get married to my DP

@Squidthing I absolutely love that way of looking at it!
Needless to say we are a non-traditional couple, well me especially. Having one big table at the wedding breakfast with the sentiment that each guest is equally as important to us sort of thing.

The venue were a little surprised at first but seem to be on board!

My dad did, it was more of, the first man I ever loved walking me to the last man I will ever love. For me it was more of a chapter end/next chapter start.

My best friend walked with her mum and stepmum on each arm, she has really strong relationships with both of them over her dad and stepdad. Was really sweet, but I know her dad was put out by the reverse of tradition...

@Myusernameisnotmyusernameno Sorry for the loss of your dad

[quote Iecydda]@Myusernameisnotmyusernameno Sorry for the loss of your dad [/quote]
Aah thank you. We are also not having a top table. We're not really having a 'sit down' meal

@Myusernameisnotmyusernameno Ah it sounds lovely

I walked with my dad, but he was not under the impression he was giving me away or anything like that. He was there as one of my favourite people in the world and as moral support as I hate being the centre of attention! Had my Mum still been alive she would have been walking with us too.

I walked myself in. Only had 4 guests in a tiny garden room type venue.

In the perfect world we would have walked in simultaneously one from each side and met in the middle. But logistics!

My lovely brother did. Our DF died in 1991.

It wasn't like he was giving me away, neither of us believe in that stuff. I just wanted him to be involved in the ceremony as I love him to bits. It was a very informal registry office do with no speeches or anything other than a fab meal at a restaurant afterwards. And I bloody hate being the centre of attention so I was very grateful to have another person to cling onto as I walked into the room.

My mum walked me down the aisle. There was only me and her growing up, I wouldn't have wanted anyone else.

The last wedding I went to has some very traditional elements (blessings from the Vatican) and had the bride and her dad walk down the aisle to meet the groom at the altar. Mums were the witnesses to the register, and the bride and her sister made speeches, and groom and his brother. Parents didn’t want to make speeches.

I planned to walk alone.

However, my best friends 2 year old son had other ideas.

Which was off the wall cute.

@rainbowduck Awwww so cute! Gotta love little kids when they do stuff like that!!

I didn't want anyone giving me away to any one else.
I walked down the aisle on my own, but behind my bridesmaids iirc

In my experience conducting weddings some brides are escorted by their dad but most choose not to include any giving away wording. DH and I were in the room with everyone else before the ceremony, very informal wedding. Congratulations!