Who's walking who, down the isle?

She doesn’t need to be convinced, it’s your wedding.

I agree with Caytlyn. It’s your wedding. I come from a Jewish family but myself and FH are not religious, though we are having a chuppah and breaking the glass. It was a real struggle to come to a compromise with my parents about having them stand up with us under the chuppah(they will sit down before the vows). When I told them that I wanted to walk down the aisle myself, my mom was upset, but I put my foot down. I am a grown woman and don’t need my parents to give me away. You should put your foot down as well.

I agree with PP. it’s your wedding and not your mothers, so you should do what is most comfortable for you, and not worry about upsetting anyone.

I feel you. I didn't want to choose or make them feel like they were having to share in the moment by asking them both so I decided to walk myself.

I agree with the others. This is your day so you get to choose what you want and I think it makes total sense. Just tell her what you are doing and if she doesn’t like it you need to tell her that’s your final decision.

My 11 year old son will be walking me down the aisle.

It’s entirely up to you who does or doesn’t walk you down the aisle. My father walked me down the aisle but we didn’t do the whole “who gives this woman” thing because I didn’t want to feel like property.

Your wedding, your decision

I am having my dad walk me down the aisle and then my step dad is going to stand up when my dad hands me off to FH so that he and my dad can both hug me and shake FH's hand!

I have a father and step-father as well. My 13 year old son will be walking me down the aisle. Both dads are okay but my stepmom is not too happy with this but I said this is what I want to include my son in my wedding. That is what is important.

I think that it your wedding, so it should be the way you feel more comfortable.

It's your wedding. I have a father, a step-father, and an uncle, the latter of which had the biggest hand in raising me. I plan to walk myself halfway down the aisle, and my FH will meet me and we will walk hand-in-hand the rest of the way together. We are going to "meet in the middle".

I’m walking alone (and we also selected not to have a bridal party). FH will walk in, then his parents, then my parents and then Me. Nice and simple!


Your dad is fine with it, so that’s what matters.

I think it's perfectly fine to walk yourself down the aisle. Do what feels right to you. It's you and your future husband's day and no one else's.

I'm less than 100 days out from my wedding and smack dab in the middle of this same situation at my mothers hand. She just made the assumption that I wanted my step dad to walk me down the isle, too. This is the furthest from what I want and now I, too, have to find out how to get out of it.