Dad Officiating

Hi everyone! I’ve been reading these forums all throughout my planning and it’s been a huge help!

My fiancé and I want my dad to officiate our ceremony. He’s a great public speaker, is funny and he’s happy and excited to do it. Plus, officiants in our area charge $500+ so this is just an added benefit to our budget haha. Most forums I’ve seen the brides dad is a pastor but that isn’t the case here. My dad will just get a one day designation through our state to perform the ceremony.

I’m wondering how he should walk me down the aisle. I still really want him to do that, so do we walk down the aisle, he shakes my fiancé’s hand, and just steps around to the other side? And I guess he can’t “give me away” which I know is kind of outdated anyway. Any brides who have done this before...any suggestions? Or has anyone seen this done before?

Also any suggestions on how I should include my mom? She hates public speaking so I can’t have her do a reading but I don’t want her to feel left out since my dad will be such a big part of the ceremony.