Walking Mob down the aisle

At my cousins wedding their mom walked down with her son who was also a groomsman. He just ran around and got back into line. Thankfully they had a smaller venue

It's often not anyone. The MOB can just seat herself like any other guest, although she (like other close relatives) typically has a seat reserved for her.

My brother walked my mom down.

My brother is walking my mom down.

My brothers walked my mom down. They weren't groomsmen. Anyone or no one can walk your mom down. If you don't want it to be a groomsman, that's fine, just let her pick.

My big brother is walking my mom. She could walk by herself! I think an uncle would be a little odd unless they have a close relationship or something.

Son in law rather than your dad's uncle . Groomsmen usually do double duty for family women's escorts, when there are no separate ushers. Mothers are not part of the procession, they are usually the last to be seated unless they request otherwise. Some mothers ask to be seated earlier so they can see the ceremony area , look at others coming in, before the last minute . If that is her wish, your Dad could escort her to her seat. My FMIL had been happy but crying all the way down the aisle, when 3 of her children were married in the spring and summer. So at ours in Oct, her request was to be seated early. That may sort out who is best. Lots choose to sit earlier.

My brother walked my mom, but I’ve seen a groomsmen do it and loop back just fine.

My brother won’t be at our wedding, so I guess my mom will walk alone.

I don’t have any brothers and the reason he can’t loop back around is because he is next in the processional.

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So you wait 2 minutes for the processional.

View Quoted Comment The bridal party is walking to the same music as the parents and grandparents.

My dad is walking my mom down the aisle then circling back to walk me down the aisle. I’ve been to weddings where someone circles back & it’s totally fine.

View Quoted Comment See now, that would be feasible!

I don’t have any ushers and no brothers, so my mom and my future mother in law are walking together. My future father in law is officiating so it left them both with nobody to walk with and this was our solution. Otherwise we would have probably had all three walk together honestly.

My future husband is walking his mom and my mom down the aisle together at the start of the ceremony and then will stay at the front. Our officiant is stressed about how it will work since typically the mothers are seated as an indication that the ceremony is starting. My FH is super shy, so I don’t think he will mind sharing his grand entrance. From the beginning, he wanted to walk his mom to her seat and I love the symbolism of him walking my mom too, as she is his new mom.

My dad seated my mom, and then came back and waited with me while the bridal party processed down, then he walked me. No big deal.

My brother will be walking my mom down the aisle. He's not a groomsmen but I still wanted him to be included in the processional so that's why I paired him with my mom. Do you or FH have any siblings that could fit in that role?

View Quoted Comment All of our siblings are in the bridal party 😅 I mentioned it’d work for my dad to walk her but she thought it’d be weird.

View Quoted Comment So have them do it. And have the seating end, then a 3 minute pause, before starting the processional. Which is the traditional thing. Only recent TV and Movies have set an example of having mother's or parents be part of the processional, as though they are in the ceremony. Traditionally, they are not, they are last seated, as honored guests. Before the processional gathers and starts. A couple minutes to settle in a seat, and for everyone to sit quietly for a minute or two, check the program, and see how beautiful the venue or church is, once people are seated and no one blocks the view. If you follow that traditional plan then it is easy for someone to be a family or grandmother, mother escirt, then go and join the wedding party.