Who gives this bride away.

I would say IMO the man who your Closest too and has set the best examples for you,and who has always been there no matter what.🙂

Why are women still insistent on being given away? I'm assuming that you are an adult who is willing choosing to be married. There is no reason for a person to be given to anyone. Walking with a supportive person or two in wonderful, but being given away is just not ok

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I'm kind of in the same boat. I'm having my mother and step father walk me down the aisle. I haven't been close with my father in years. For who gives her away I'm going to have my mother. In your case, I would have all of them say that they do. They all sound like they have had an impact to you in your life.

You could have them all give you away collectively. That way you aren't really singling any one of them out, and acknowledging that they are all very special to you.
I only have one father, but when our pastor asked him who gives this woman away, he answered, her mother and I do.
Hope this helps!

You could just not have that question asked. Just a seem less pass off.

I would go with whoever you are closest with, who is most influential in your life. I think it is great you are sticking with tradition. It doesn't matter what anyone else is doing it is your day.

I would go with one person who you feel closest to. Three sounds like 1) too many cooks in the soup and 2) you are trying to please too many people and 3 awfully crowded in the aisle!

Sounds like you want your uncle or your stepdad, the one who you don't choose will understand, plus you have plenty of time to decide!!!

Let's say you ask stepdad - your uncle can always give a toast!

I agree with the above that 3 would be kind of crowded. I would have your dad do it but when the pastor asks who gives her away, have your dad say I do, along with her stepfather and her uncle

View Quoted Comment Because even as a strong independent woman I love the sentimental aspect of it. Everyone is different and I don’t expect anyone to have to do it. We reworded it though to be less of just giving and more of an acceptance and blessing.

OP you can have them all do it at once honestly. You would just have to reword it. I have it reworded to include both my mother and father. Then the same for my FH. I can find an example and send it if you are interested.

View Quoted Comment There is a HUGE difference between a familial blessing and being given away. The church denomination I belong to doesn't have wording for giving anyone to anybody. Both sets of parents are asked if they offer their blessing and support. My daughter was married in another denomination and chose to use the family blessing, her in-laws loved that it included them as well.

Most ceremonies don't even include this wording anymore. I've had 2 weddings, both religious, and neither one had that wording.

A friend of mine had her 2 brothers and her father walk her down the aisle. She started with her younger brother, a third of the way down the aisle he passed her to her older brother who walked her a 3rd of the way, and finally passed her to her father. It was beautiful.

If you were to do something like that I would say uncle, stepdad, dad. If you are looking to be "given away" that's your dad's role.

My dad is walking me down the aisle but we're skipping the who gives this bride part. He'll just walk me, give me a hug, shake my FH's hand and go sit with my siblings.

No one 'gave me away' since it's my own choice, but I did have my mom and my dad both walk me down be aisle. With the three of us and my dress, it was a very tight fit so I think an additional person would have been impossible. I love the idea above to walk with everyone separately!

View Quoted Comment That is awesome they loved it! I just thought of them as the same way. I don’t mind if someone wants to do the traditional giving away or a new way. I agree I’m all about the person giving of their own free will. Mine asks that then says that the bride and groom also wishes to be given by their parents. Kind of a sentimental way. I don’t think anyone needs the actually possessionally given away as a way of but more as being given of a sentimental way. Hope that helps

Well I just got married on the 19th and I am a true daddy's girl and this one is my 2nd marriage and my dad wasn't there for my first one it was a court house wedding but that is not here nor there but this wedding was a real deal this time. My daddy did walk me down the aisle and he give me away. I do have 2 redheaded son one is almost 18 and one just turned 8 at the beginning of this month and if my dad wasn't here I would have had a one of my son's on one arm, and I would have had the other son on the other arm and had them both walk me down the aisle and give me away!! In your case I would do like it has been suggested if you are not very close to your real dad have him walk you down the aisle part of the the way then have your uncle and your step dad meet maybe in the middle and walk you the rest of the way and both your step dad and your uncle can give you away there is nothing in the rule book that says both of them can't give you away!! I don't think both of them giving you away will hurt their feelings either!!