Parent Entrances?

Are all of you ladies doing parent entrances? We aren't sure what to do, my mom is super against it and FH's mom is for it. It's causing me a lot of stress and I obviously want to make my mom happy.

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I didn't want to but now I'm thinking I might. I explained to the DJ why I don't want to. My dad is dead, but was remarried before that. So it's my mom and step mom. FH's parents are divorced and only his dad is remarried. Soooo, awkward city. But our DJ recommended 'the mother and stepmother of the bride' and the same for the groom (his dad is a groomsman). I still don't know. My mom and stepmom get along, and FH's stepmom is amazing and would go along with it. But my FMIL is.... Well, my mom said if you can't say anything nice...

Parent Entrances? - Long Island Weddings

We are, I think its nice :)

Parent Entrances? - Long Island Weddings

My parents are divorced, mom is dating someone (seriously) and my dad is engaged so its def a little awkward... lol

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Yes, we are going to do it. Both sets of my grandparents are still alive but won't be making an entrance at the reception.

Parent Entrances? - Long Island Weddings

i didnt think about it, i guess i just assumed we would do it. why is your mom against it?

Parent Entrances? - Long Island Weddings

We are, and we are using music that was in movies to introduce not only them but everyone in the wedding party too.
Ex: Oh Yeah by Yelo - Ferris Buellers Day off for MOH and BM
Concerning Hobbits - LOTR Fellowship - His parents, sounds a little Irish, they are, and they won't even know it's from this as it's not something they would watch.
Celebrate - Cool and the Gang, Mom's favorite song - don't laugh, but it meets the criteria as it was in Muppets from Space
All you need is Love - Yellow Submarine, for his brother and one of my bridesmaids.
We haven't figured out the other ushers and bridesmaid yet, and I'm not giving ours away. ;)

Why is Mom against it? Is she shy and doesn't like being the center of attention for a couple minutes or is it something else?

Good luck deciding.

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We are! Our moms would have so much fun with it, and our dads will just have to go along! We have an awkward situation too.. my parents are still married, FH dad is remarried, and his mom is single. So, two happy couples and his mom. However, I am going to let her be escorted by whoever she wants! My cousins mother is a widow, and at his wedding she was walked out by her best friends- a couple. She had one on each side and had a great time with it. So I am going with that vibe.

Your mom might feel a little better if you give her a more slower paced song, where she would have to dance or be hooted and hollered at. It could be more like her walk down the aisle. Save the crazy stuff for your bridal party, or do individual songs for each couple, like KimnAndy suggested!

Parent Entrances? - Long Island Weddings

Thanks ladies. I will def go with a slow song for her, she isn't the dancing into the room type, neither is my dad. That's a great idea!

The reason she doesn't want to walk in is partly because she is shy, but it's also because she feels bad that her and my dad couldn't help out more with the wedding expenses. Of course she will do it if that's what we decide, I just feel bad that they feel so bad about it. It's a tricky situation.

Parent Entrances? - Long Island Weddings

Yes, I think we are doing entrances for both parents and bridal party.

Parent Entrances? - Long Island Weddings

We are doing it, my parents are divorced and both re married but they are going to walk in together as parents of the bride, they get along really well. FH mother is deceased so his Dad will be introduced with my FSIL who I love and I'm happy she gets to be incorporated in my wedding this way

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We are. The grandparents (we only have 1 set left - my material grandparents), FH parents, and my parents are all walking in to 'Love and Marriage.' Its a little odd to use that song because my parents are actually divorced - but they get along really well and both of them thought the song was cute (not to mention it was the theme song to 'Married with Children,' which my parents watched religiously together back in the day).

Parent Entrances? - Long Island Weddings

That's a great song to walk into! My parents used to watch that all of the time too!

Unfortunately, this whole parents walking in thing caused a huge fight between FH and I. He doesn't understand how my parents feel and everything got so blown out of proportion. Why do these little wedding things become to complicated? oy!

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I know! Just wait until you get to the seating chart - THATS a good time had by all. FH and I had our first wedding blow out regarding that just recently. Me and FMIL/FFIL tried to tell FH that we couldn't put one aunt/uncle at a 'prime' table near the bride and groom and then put the other aunt/uncle back in the weeds somewhere without likely offending someone, but he just didn't understand the 'big deal.' Thank god me and FMIL won that one. Of course, when it comes to seating his friends, he wants everyone to be happy and at a table with all their other friends - never mind that would mean having 6 ppl at one table and 12 at another. Jeez.....