Hey guys I have a question about my FH family. He has divorced parents so when the parents and grandparents are being seated before the ceremony who walks down first. His mom and her boyfriend or his Dad and his wife? Were filling out our sheet for the RH and we dont know who to put first. Does it matter??
DnJ0809
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Same situation here. Good question. I was actually thinking MOG first. I dunno
Help, anyone?
lanamanitta
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It doesn't matter, truly, but Mom should go first. Your Dad gives you away, and though his Mom doesn't truly do that, it's an unspoken tradition that Daddy's Little Girl is marrying Momma's Boy.
Originally, and especially in Italian weddings, the Mother of the Groom was the one bawling her eyes out because she's losing her beloved son to another woman (who will of course, change him completely, LOL). In the old days, the Bride's family was happy to marry her off!!!!
While things have certainly changed (thank goodness), the tradition remains, and his Mom should come before his Dad if they are not together anymore. I read this a few years ago, and it makes sense, that the priority of parents at the wedding is as follows:
Father of Bride (who will walk down the aisle with her) Mother of Groom Mother of Bride Father of Groom
That doesn't mean they walk in that order, it's just 'who's most important.' The order of walking down the aisle would be your Mother, then His mother and father if together, or his mother then his father if not together, and your father walking you down the aisle, last.
Basically, those giving someone away are 'top priority' and the only one NOT really 'giving someone away' is the Father of the Groom. Silly, old school, I know, but eh, that's life! LOL.
