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Liz W
Savvy November 2021

Processional order - help!

Liz W, on August 24, 2021 at 6:21 PM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 0 4

Hi everyone! We are trying to figure out how to arrange our processional but there are a few complications so I would really appreciate any advice you can give! Smiley heart

First, my grandfather has a lot of trouble walking (since we picked the venue, he broke his ankle and has started using a walker full-time) and the processional will have to go down a flight of stairs, so I don't want to risk having him fall. There is an elevator, but I'm not sure where it lets out exactly, and even getting down the aisle to his seat would be very challenging for him, so I'm thinking maybe have him seated in a special place up front so that he has ample time to get settled before the ceremony rather than walking in the processional. But then the challenge is how to get a boutonniere to him without everyone seeing me too early? (I wanted him to have a boutonniere regardless of whether he is able to be in the processional.)

Second complication - my MIL was a single mom and did not have any other children, so we thought it would be nice if my fiance could walk her to her seat and have my brother (one of the groomsmen) walk my mom to her seat. But that still leaves the Best Man and another groomsman, so I'm not sure how that would work if the groom and one groomsman walk the mothers in, but the others don't? Is it weird to have the Best Man and one groomsman already at the front? Should they walk in behind the moms? There is 1 MOH and 2 bridesmaids, but then one of the bridesmaids wouldn't have someone to walk with them, which seems odd.

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Latest activity by Jessyca, on August 27, 2021 at 5:01 PM
  • Jasmine
    Master August 2021
    Jasmine ·
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    Our florist handed out all the boutonnieres and corsages to everyone for us. As for the wedding party, my husband's best man was standing with him from the start and my MOH walked alone. You can see about having your brother walk your mother to her seat and then head back to formation to walk with the other bridesmaid.

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  • S
    Super September 2022
    Sarah ·
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    You don't have to be the one to hand your grandfather the boutonniere, the florist or a parent can do that for you.

    My brother will be walking my mom down the aisle and he is also a groomsman. I will either already have the other groomsmen up front or have my brother loop back around to join the others in the processional. Both of these options are pretty common so you can choose which you'd prefer.

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  • Meghan
    Master October 2019
    Meghan ·
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    Your grandfather will already have his bout on before the wedding starts. You don’t hand it to him. We had one of the grandmas, who has trouble with walking, sit at a seat at the very back of the ceremony chair rows. She was escorted from there.


    Bridesmaids don’t need to be escorted. Everyone can walk down alone. You can have the 2 groomsmen escort then stand up front, then have the others join. Or, they can escort, come back to the back, and start the wedding party precessional from there.
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  • Jessyca
    Dedicated September 2021
    Jessyca ·
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    Agree with everyone on the bout, not your job to pass them out.

    For processional it seems like you have a couple of options:

    How is you grandpa related to you (maternal or paternal?) Your mom can meet your granpda at the bottom of the stairs or in the back row like Meghan^^ suggested (he can be placed there) and walk with him while MIL walks with your fiance. Then you are left with an even bridal party to walk.

    Do your moms know and like each other? if so, they can walk together.

    If the best option is for groomsmen and fiance to walk moms down the aisle, groomsman can also walk your mom, drop her off, and then go back for a bridesmaid.

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