Has anyone had Dad at wedding but playing no role?

At my second wedding, my fiancé and I walked down the aisle together. My parents both attended as guests and gave toasts.

if I had to do it all over again, I would have done the same for my first wedding. I really cringe at the fact that I was walked down the aisle. I was in my late 20s and still more prone to bowing to social convention.

I know it's off topic, but I hate responses like this. The superiority and sneering because someone else is doing their differently. Weddings seem to elicit so much unpleasantness on MN and I don't know why.

Adhering to any particular tradition makes a person no less an adult and I know my dad is really looking forward to the time we will have just the two of us on the day. There are so many "mother and daughter" traditions that occur, but very few with just father and daughter. My dad won't be "giving me away" he will be escorting me down the aisle.

I appreciate I am very lucky to have a good relationship with both parents, but OP have whoever you feel calm and close with walk down the aisle with you. And it can symbolise whatever you want it to.

Second time round I walked in with my husband to be. Much preferred it. I think most people don't have the same expectations when you remarry.

No one walked me down the aisle or gave me away or made any speeches on my behalf. I was a 26 year old woman who had been independent for years and I drove myself to my wedding. Still married to the same man nearly 30 yrs later.

My sister didn't have anyone walk her down the aisle. Both mum and dad were there, but she didn't want them involved. I found it sad but not my circus

I walked myself down the aisle for my second wedding.
Tbh it didn't even occur to me to have my dad give me away again (he did it for my first wedding), and I can't remember if I discussed it as such with him.

There was absolutely no drama though because my dad is lovely 😊 it's just that's what I wanted to do.

My mum walked me down the isle. My dad did a speech at the reception (agreed in advance with my brother so I knew it'd be appropriate).
My brother was very helpful discussing it with him on my behalf in advance.
I said it was because I'm not any many's property to be given to another man. That was part of the reason but also I knew I'd be nervous and wanted my mum there.

I didn't have an aisle as I got married in a registry office but I walked in to the room with my DH and my children (from a previous relationship). My dad was there but I didn't really want to be 'given away' not least because I'm in my 40's 🤣

We only had one speech and that was by the best man. My dad had a lovely time and tbh was pleased he didn't have to pay towards it or make a public speech.

From experiences of trying to exclude people at wedding due to drama at the time, just don’t. Eventually they die and you just feel really guilty and have forgotten the very sensible reasons you did things at the time (me). Have both your mum and dad walk you down the aisle, ask your mum to do the speech if you want but don’t exclude your dad completely unless he has truly done something unforgivably awful to you - if this is the case then he shouldn’t be at the wedding at all. If he is ok enough to deserve an invite then he is ok to walk you down aisle with your mum and make a small speech.

Or as PP says, just walk yourself down aisle! If someone walks you down aisle and dad not included in this then it will be seen as a snub and not worth the headache for you. In future you might heal all the rifts and then just feel bad that you didn’t include him.