Who should give away the bride?

[WhiskeyGirl]

This is something that I have been thinking about for a while. There is no special circumstance here though. My parents have been happily married for 30 years and are both still alive and well. My question is, is it tacky to have both my parents give me away? They have both been monumental in shaping me into the person today and have both been there for me through a lot of rough times, but I know that usually just my dad should walk me down the aisle. My mom's thinking is that she doesn't want to sit by herself until my dad walks me up the aisle, I think her acutally thinking is that she doesn't know how to say that she wants to be included in "giving me away". How has everyone done it in the past? What are your personal thoughts on things? Thanks for your time everyone. :lol:

[totalia]

Personally...

If you want them both to walk you down then why not? I wish I had my mom to walk me down.

[wedbyjean]

By all means, if this is something you want, talk to your mom and dad about it. Find out how both of them feel about this. They both may be thrilled at the opportunity to also walk you down the aisle. However, it's possible that your dad always dreamed about walking you down the aisle by himself, so this is something the three of you need to discuss.

It is quite common in some cultures for both mom and dad to escort their child down the aisle (the groom and his parents get to as well), so there is nothing "wrong" about considering doing this.

Jean Neuhart
Weddings From The Heart

[robindepaula]

Who says you have to follow tradition . . . have both walk you down the isle if that is what you want to do. I wish I would have done that!

Robin

[girlparker]

Hi,
Well two of my sisters were married within three months of eachother and they each did it differently. The first had both mom and dad walk her down and the second just had dad. They each had their reasons for wanting it that way and no one asked about why they did it differently. I think that in today's world people expect you to personalize the ceramony and stuff how you want it.

[Am3na]

I see nothing wrong with having both your parents walk you down the asile. In the past I attended a wedding that did so, and it did not seem strange at all.

[Photographytreasures]

I have been a Wedding Photographer for many years. I have seen Many Brides walk down the aisle with Both parents. Do this if this is what you wish, This is your day!

PhotographyTreasures

[WhiskeyGirl]

Thanks for everyone's input. I think that I will have both my mother and father walk me up the aisle. I cannot picture my wedding day without seeing both my parents walking me up the aisle, as I have stated before both of them have been monumental in shaping me into the person I am today. I believe that they both should have the honor of giving me away. Now all I have to do, is make the aisle wider in order to accomodate the three of us and my dress up the aisle. (lol) Thanks for your input everyone!

~CanadianBride~

[usahgrad]

My father died when I was very little and my mother has been a huge influence on me since. She was a GREAT single mom. I wouldn't be prouder to have anyone else give me away. In fact, the daddy-daughter dance at the reception is going to be a mommy-daughter dance.

Here's my view on your question. This is YOUR wedding...YOUR big day. Do YOU think it's tacky to have both your parents walk you down the aisle? Because if you don't, and you have reasons why you want both of them to walk you down the aisle, then do it. You only get married once (in theory) so make sure you don't have any regrets about it.