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.

Register office. No walking down the isle. Dh and I mingled with the guests until the ceremony started.

We're getting married in a quirky country pub I should add, so no "expectations" 're tradition as it were.
Except maybe from the MIL who thought we'd be getting married in a church. Neither of us are Christian!

My baby dd was my bridesmaid, so I walked down the aisle holding her. An older bridesmaid then held her during the ceremony so I had my hands free.

The only downside was that she stole the show, so instead of oohs for my dress, I had awws for her looking adorable!

She then slept through the reception!

I walked in with DH (to be at that point!) My dad gave a lovely speech at our reception, followed by me and DH. Sister did a reading, mum was a witness. Got everyone included! Which was important to me.

Walked in with my partner. As it happens, we had a lockdown wedding and there was just us and 2 witnesses, so didn’t have the choice anyway 😂 But it was always planned that way

Lots of weddings the couple walk in together

My dad, my uncles, my brother, my cousins

Big fat Indian wedding

Had I actually given it any thought, I would've had either both my parents, or walked it alone.

Walked with both my mum and my dad. They raised me together and I wouldn't have had it any other way.

We had a registry office job so no aisle.
When some friends had a church wedding a few years ago the bride's adult son walked her down the aisle.

I am the same as @Lnix my my DM died long before I got married and MY DD died a year before hand .
I would of loved my DD to of walked me down the aisle, but it was not to be .
My DB did though and I will never forget the look on his face when I asked him if he would do me the honour .

We got married on our verandah and both just mingled with the guests in the garden drinking champagne as people were gathering (I wasn’t wearing a traditional wedding dress). There was a string quartet playing and at the appointed time we had them play something recognisably “wedding-y” (Pachelbel’s Canon from memory) and we just kind of moved to the verandah ready to start.

We didn’t have traditional best man and bridesmaids, but DH’s friend and my two close friends, who signed the register and each read a poem, stood near us to one side.

Like you, I objected to the whole “giving away” thing. My dad had died a few years before, I think it would have been harder had he been alive because he was such a lovely man, but a traditionalist and wouldn’t have understood. We did include something in the vows for both our mums to do with welcoming the other person to the family - can’t quite remember. It was a while ago!

First - Dad ( not to "give me away", just to take that walk with my lovely Dad).
Second - my son who was holding his little daughter.

My son- he was 10. I wanted him to have a really important role in the wedding.

DH and I walked in together.
I don’t actually remember what we had the best man and maid of honor do.

Register Office, walked in with my partner and our daughter.

*registry

Sorry it's late

Not RTFT.

Why not walk in arm in arm with your DH to be?

That would be lovely I think.

My DD got married three weeks ago; it was very important to her that her dad walked her down the aisle until they reached her DH-to-be. It was a civil ceremony and the lovely registrar explained to the guests that this was no longer seen as a 'giving away' as if the bride were property of one man and now the property of another man, but just a symbol that the bride's family would always be there to support her even after she made her own new family with her DH.

It was DD's firmly avowed choice that she should walk in with her beloved father beside her. But she could have chosen me, or to walk in alone, or her sister, or to have another person she loved beside her. It's not like it used to be, much more flexible. Have it how you feel it would feel most meaningful for you.

Walked in on my own.
Registry office and husband to be was there, waiting at the table. 4 x kids (2 old enough to be witnesses) were there on chairs, far apart wearing masks!

Photographer had to peer through the very dirty window to get some shots!
Good luck with the wedding x

My Dsis walked DH down the aisle and my Dbil walked me.

My parents didn't come to my wedding, it was too much effort for them

If I was to get married again I'd walk by myself or more likely registry office with my (new) DH, together.

I asked my older brother to walk with me. He’s wonderful and we’re very close, it was lovely.

My best friend, I've known her since I was four.

She also did a reading from my favourite book.

I love her to bits, she's closer than a sister to me and having her there supporting me made the day perfect for me.

Church wedding and I walked myself down the aisle. I'm a big girl now. 😉

With my children.