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Just Said Yes October 2023

Seating of the Parents or Seating of the Mothers

Nicole, on March 11, 2022 at 3:47 PM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 1 5
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So I’m at a crossroads trying to figure this out. Is it common for just the mothers and grandmothers to be escorted by an usher, and have the grandfathers and father of the groom already be sitting?


I’ve thought about having all the grandparents and the groom’s father walk, but then they would be following behind the usher and grandmothers/mother of groom…And that seemed strange to me.
Groom has one set of grandparents and I have pair and a step grandfather who is a widower, and a grandfather who is a bit estranged from the family, so they would have to walk by themselves.

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Latest activity by Taylor, on March 11, 2022 at 11:59 PM
  • Samantha
    Super August 2022
    Samantha ·
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    Typically the usher is walking the female down the aisle while the male walks a few steps behind in the more traditional weddings I've attended. I've also seen the couple in question walk each other down the aisle without an usher at all. Ultimately it's entirely up to you!

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  • Sarah
    Master September 2019
    Sarah ·
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    Why can’t the grandparents and parents just walk together without ushers? Have the two grandfathers that are single walk down together. We didn’t have grandparents walk, but at my cousin’s wedding my grandparents just walked together down the aisle. At my first wedding the groom’s parents just walked with their significant others down the aisle and my mom was the only one escorted by a groomsman.
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  • Paige
    VIP October 2022
    Paige ·
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    You could opt to have the grandmothers escorted by their significant other, FOG escort the MOG, then maybe one of the single grandfathers escort the MOB. Depending on how many members are in your bridal party, you could have the remaining single grandfather escort a bridesmaid and then the corresponding groomsman already at the front, or the grandfather could escort the bridesmaid on one side with a groomsman on the other side.

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  • Bird
    Super June 2021
    Bird ·
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    My uncle, my grandmothers son, escorted my grandmother down the aisle since her husband passed away. Same for my husbands grandmother. Then, his parents walked arm in arm. My dad walked me down the aisle. So the only person who had an usher was my mom.


    I’m not too into tradition tho so I have no idea if this is the correct way to do it.
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  • Taylor
    VIP October 2022
    Taylor ·
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    I think it all depends on preferences. I’m having a very small wedding party so my mother & stepfather will walk together, his parents together, my bridesmaid, my MOH who is my sister walking with our father and then me. But we’re not the most traditional
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