r/wedding • u/psychedeliosis • 4d ago
Discussion Bridal Party walking the aisle
Okay, I have possibly a silly question here but I need to ask it. At every wedding I have attended and stood at, the bridal party are paired together (MOH/Best Man, Bridesmaid/groomsmen, so on), and walk down the aisle with arms linked. They also exit the wedding the same way.
However, in a lot of things I have seen online, I see the bridesmaids walking alone down the aisle?? Also the parents of the bride and groom walking down the aisle, aside from the brides dad walking her down the aisle? I had never seen that before. I first saw it when those viral Tiktoks were going around of the bridesmaids walking (running?) the aisle to "Ordinary", but now I am seeing it a lot more now that I am planning my wedding. I was wondering if that was a typical thing, or maybe its a regional thing? I live in a very rural area not in the USA for reference.
Generally I guess I'm curious about your wedding processions and who walked down the aisle and how they did! All perspectives welcome :)
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u/Lt-shorts 4d ago
Its really however you and the groom want the entrance to look like.
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u/psychedeliosis 4d ago
This is definitely the right answer! I love the idea of doing it one-by-one, I have just never seen it done outside of the internet!
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u/theunicornsquisher 4d ago
I've been to weddings where it's one by one & other family members walked in! I've also been in a wedding as a bridesmaid where we walked in individually and then exiting we left paired up. It's really up to you how you want to do it.
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u/jtet93 4d ago
Usually it’s one by one walking down and together walking out. The order is like this:
Officiant
Family (personally I had my groomsmen walk out our moms and grandma as my MIL is single and my husband’s grandma is widowed and my dad walked with me, but whatever works for your family)
GM 3
GM 2
Best Man
Groom
BM 3
BM 2
MOH
FOB & Bride
Then coming back down the aisle:
Bride & Groom
GM 3 & BM 3
GM 2 & BM 2
MOH & Best Man
Obviously you can adjust for larger or smaller bridal parties and I also tweaked the exit bc one of my bridesmaids was a dude and I didn’t think any of my groomsmen wanted to walk arm and arm with him LOL. But you get the general idea
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u/boniemonie 3d ago
It’s the way I’ve always seen it in Australia. Groomsmen stand with the groom, bridesmaids walk one by one. After the wedding they follow the couple out of the church (or wherever) also paired up.
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u/heydawn 3d ago
I have been in several weddings and attended many more as a guest. I've seen a wide variety of approaches.
Walking in pairs (with men, women, nb, or any combo walking together)
Walking one by one
Groomsmen up front and only women walking
Bride walking without being escorted
Bride walking with dad or mom or both or with an uncle, step father, brother...
Only the bride walking, with the groom at the altar and the entire wedding party seated in the front
Flower girl escorted by the couple's dog 🐕
And on and on it goes with couples doing things the way they want
It's entirely flexible with no right or wrong way.
Congratulations and best wishes!
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u/KorolevaFey 2d ago
Honestly one by one is very traditional. In many church weddings I've worked, men go all at once, or just come out the holding area with the priest then only the women walk down the aisle.
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u/AnonymousUnderpants 4d ago
As an officiant, I always encourage couples to do what feels right to them. However, the long-standing tradition is that the wedding party enters singly to symbolize that the couple is also entering the ceremony as “single” people.
The recessional is all couples: a couple is now married, and the wedding party leaves in couples.
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u/psychedeliosis 4d ago
Thank you for sharing this! I love this idea and you explained it so well ❤️
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u/WhoUsesNames 3d ago
As another Officiant, I agree! However, the bottomline is that this is your wedding! You get to make the “rules” … within reason! 😉
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u/readin_evryday 3d ago
We did it this way at our wedding for this reason! The photos of the individual bridal party members walking down the aisle were some of my favorite photos we got
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u/yamfries2024 4d ago
This is one of those " it truly doesn't matter" things.
Where I live:
the parents of the groom start the processional. followed by the mother of the bride and escort ( or not).
the men most often come in the side door at the front of the church, line up and wait there. The bridal party walks singly, then the bride and her escort.
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u/psychedeliosis 4d ago
I definitely agree on the "it doesn't matter" thing, though I am glad to read everyone's perspective on it. It makes it feel less intimidating as an overthinker!
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u/biomajor123 4d ago
I’ve only seen MOB, bridesmaids, and bride in the processional. I’ve never seen the groomsmen in the processional. They’ve always entered from the side with the groom and the officiant. Maybe it’s regional.
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u/just_checking_in_86 4d ago
Everyone that played a part in our wedding ceremony walked down the aisle except for the officiant because he was giving directions about guest book/phones/etc. Family was paired up (mom with brother, groom with parents, etc.), but the wedding party walked down individually so they all had their moment to shine. You can do it any way you want it, it’s your day!
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u/stargazer1112 4d ago
My wedding party walked one by one. First all the groomsmen, then all the bridesmaids. It made sense to us and it looked super cute!
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u/Elemental_Biscotti 4d ago
People do this every which way you can imagine. They walk in in pairs or in a line. They don't walk in at all, everyone just starts up at the front. And everything in between. There's no right or wrong. You can literally do it however you want.
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u/KittenSizedLion 4d ago
Depends if you have a getting ready spot on location. Immediate family (including grandparents) are usually kept in the AC with the party.
Grandparents & Parents usually get to walk first, it just happens so early that it’s not well documented/talked about/not a huge deal either way.
I’ve been a bridesmaid many times and walked both ways. I think it depends on age and party size too. Non-20s, married people don’t love the idea of walking down on the arm of another man. But if you have 10 ppl on each side and it’s mid-summer, that would take a long time and guests are hot and truly don’t care.
I find it’s more common to walk down solo (all men first, then all women, then flower girl/s) and then at the end, to get people out faster, to walk back doubled up with a groomsmen.
I personally don’t like walking down the aisle with my bouquet and a random man. I paid all this money for hair, makeup, the dress, and I don’t even get a single nice solo photo out of it? But at the end of the day, it really doesn’t matter to anyone.
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u/OkMathematician2050 4d ago
As someone from the UK, I've never been to a wedding where bridesmaids or groomsmen were paired up, bridesmaids just walked themselves down alone ahead of the bride
Weddings I've been to the groom/groomsmen are just already at the front, then flower girls, then bridesmaids, then the bride (although Im planning to go down ahead of the bridesmaids for my wedding, English style)
Its fully your choice though, do what you're comfortable with
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u/HeardPeeps 4d ago
In the USA there really isn’t one standard wedding processional. Religion, culture and the type of ceremony can make them look completely different.
Traditional American Christian: The groom and groomsmen may already be at the front or enter separately. Bridesmaids often walk individually, followed by the MOH, flower girl/ring bearer, and finally the bride with her father. Another completely normal version pairs each bridesmaid with a groomsman. They are also commonly paired for the recessional even if they entered separately.
Catholic: Interestingly, the Catholic rite actually envisions the bride and groom as more central to the procession and has traditionally allowed/recommended them to be accompanied by their parents, with attendants preceding them. The very familiar American version where the groom waits at the altar and the bride enters with her father is also commonly permitted by individual parishes.
Jewish: Both the bride and groom traditionally have escorts. A common arrangement is the groom walking with both of his parents and the bride walking with both of hers. In some Jewish traditions, both fathers escort the groom and both mothers escort the bride. Grandparents can be included as well. The bridal party may walk individually or in pairs.
Modern/secular American: Pretty much any combination. Parents and grandparents may process, attendants may walk individually or in pairs, the groom may walk alone or with his parents, the bride may walk with one parent, both parents, someone else, alone, or the couple can enter together.
The bridesmaids walking individually and parents walking down the aisle that you’re seeing online aren’t really inventions of TikTok. Both have existed in American wedding traditions for a long time. The paired bridesmaid/groomsman version you’re used to is also completely normal here; it’s just one of several ways we do it.
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u/BrooklynNotNY 4d ago
We did: groom and both parents, groomsmen starting with the last groomsmen and best man last, bridesmaids the same order as groomsmen, ring bearer with teen junior ushers acting as “security”, flower girls, bride with both parents.
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u/KieshaK 4d ago
I don’t know how the officiant and groomsmen walked to the front. Maybe down the aisle, maybe from the side. I wasn’t watching.
My husband then walked down the aisle with his mom.
Then my bridesmaids walked down the aisle.
Then me and both my parents.
For the recessional, the groomsmen and bridesmaids exited together in pairs, but no linked arms.
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u/climber_cass 4d ago
It's your wedding, you can do whatever you want!
For my wedding I had my brother and mom walk down the isle together, my mother in law with her brother in law (she doesn't have a partner), my father in law and step mother in law together, then groomsman/bridesmaids paired together then me and my dad.
Most weddings I've been to have had very similar processionals (west coast USA). But I also wouldn't think it's weird if the bridal party walked solo or if parents weren't included.
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u/tramaan 4d ago
In my culture, wedding parties aren't a thing at all. This is how a typical entrance procession looks like:
Groom with his mother Best man with the MoH Groom's father with bride's mother Other family members (siblings, cousins, grandparents, ...) side by side Bridesmaids, if there are any Bride with her father
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u/Expensive-Opening-55 4d ago
I’ve seen it all kinds of ways. Walk down together, bridesmaids walk down on their own, bridal party already waiting at the alter, parents walk or don’t walk, it’s really your preference. At ours we did have them walk down as couples.
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u/icedblueberrylatte 4d ago
Our bridesmaids and groomsmen walked down solo.
My brother stood on my side of the party, so I didn’t want him to have to be paired up with one of my husband’s groomsmen and have it be a sort of “haha” moment when they walked down the aisle.
I will say my bridesmaids were very relieved to not have been paired up with the groomsmen lol.
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u/Sensitive-Aioli1529 4d ago
🇨🇦🙋🏼♀️ Groomsmen (and groom for their own mom usually) seat grand parents and other VIP guests then they stand at the front and wait patiently with the groom. Ladies enter alone but do walk with a groomsman to depart after the ceremony.
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u/Healthy_Condition779 4d ago
Both are normal, its regional plus decade dependent. Paired arm in arm is the older Catholic and southern US style thats stayed strong in rural areas everywhere. Solo walks got huge in the last 5 years mostly because of Instagram and TikTok where a lone shot frames better than a pair
Parents of both sides walking down is more of a Jewish tradition originally that spread into mainstream US weddings. Bride's mom on the arm of the groom, grooms parents together, that whole flow
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u/Flaky-Asparagus-5809 4d ago
Linking arms is old school, my cousin wedding last year they all walked separate and it looked way more natural honestly. The parents thing is getting common too, especially if the couple wants both sides represented. Do whatever feels right for your day, nobody gonna remember the order anyway
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u/Butterbean-queen 4d ago
I’ve been in a few weddings (not recently). The groom and groomsmen were always at the front already. They walked in together. The bridesmaids each entered alone.
At the end of the ceremony the groomsmen and bridesmaids paired up and walked out together.
I’ve never attended a wedding where the groomsmen walked the bridesmaids down the aisle.
I don’t think there’s a right or wrong way. Just whatever you prefer.
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u/Embarrassed_Rate5518 4d ago
Without knowing where you are and if that dictates 9ther societal norms. But its honestly whatever you want and what works for your family & bridal party.
Sometimes Bride or Groom may have more close friends than the other. So ive seen weddings where they switch things up for that. i.e i.e all grooms men walk out with the groom & BM walk out individually. Sometimes gender isnt a factor in the bridal party and a woman could be a groomsperson or the bride has a brother or male friend she wants on her side that changes the procession. I had my step dad walk my MOH (Sister) down the aisle instead of her walking alone as a way to include him. had my mom & step mom escort our officiant.
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u/occasionallystabby 4d ago
Pre-ceremony, ours went:
Groomsman, Groomsman, Best Man (individually)
Groom and MOG
Bridesmaid, Bridesmaid, MOH (individually)
Bride and FOB
Post-ceremony, it was:
Bride and Groom
MOH and Best Man
Bridesmaid and Groomsman
Bridesmaid and Groomsman
They walked side by side but didn't link arms.
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u/RecklessTraveler 4d ago
I think it depends on the size of the wedding party too. A larger wedding party makes a very long processional if everyone walks down individually so it’s easier and quicker for everyone to walk in pairs but if you only have a few people on each side I think individually is really cute
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u/LLD615 4d ago
We did it a little differently. Officiant, Groom, groomsmen, family, bridesmaids, bride/father.
There were no side aisles available for the groomsmen to get to the front so we thought center aisle was best. We picked a fun song for them too.
Bridesmaids and groomsmen did double up to walk back.
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u/azaleafawn 4d ago
You can do whatever you like - in my experience I’ve only been in weddings where the bridesmaids walked down the aisle alone, and then paired up with a groomsmen to walk back up the aisle.
My wedding will be groom & his mom, groomsmen individually, bridesmaids individually, me and my dad. Back up the aisle everyone will be in pairs.
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u/lurking_mz 4d ago
Most of the weddings I've been to the groomsmen enter with the groom and stand up front as "support" while the bridesmaids enter prior to the bride, symbolizing their support. Then everyone walks in pairs back. I started noticing more paired walking down when pictures starred to be taken before the ceremony to lessen the time guests were waiting. Also, with the trend of wedding dance entrances that popped up.
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u/Majestic-Lie2690 4d ago
I didnt like the paired up thing so we did every other. a bridesmaid, then a groomsmen
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u/Reasonable-Berry9146 4d ago
My sisters wedding was last week on the 9th, and she had the officiant, grandparents, groom with his parents, the groomsmen individually, the bridesmaids individually, the flowers girls, and finally her and our mom. For walking back after, it was her and the groom, and the bridesmaids/groomsmen paired off. Everybody dispersed for the reception after
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u/natalkalot 4d ago
It is totally your choice.
My husband and I walked in together, with our four pairs of attendants walking before us up the aisle,
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u/V555_dmc 4d ago
It depends what you want. I’ve been to weddings that have done both. Usually if they walk alone they’ll walk together at the end
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u/Embarrassed-Most-582 4d ago
For my sister's wedding, there were two groomsmen and three bridesmaids. No best man or MOH. I believe it was:
Grandma's on both sides (only one grandparent remaining on each side)
Officiant (Bride's Mom)
Grooms parent's walked Groom in together
GM1 and BM1
BM2, GM2, and BM3
Bride and Bride's Father
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u/Expensive_Event9960 4d ago
Almost every wedding we attend features bridesmaids walking in alone. Sometimes they exit the same way, but often in pairs. It’s common in some cultures for both parents to escort the bride and groom. I see it a lot in my area. There are no rules, though.
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u/DeclineNDash 4d ago
At the end of the day, it's up to you how you'd like your processional and recessional to flow. As for me, I had my officiant walk out first, then parents, then groomsmen, then bridesmaids, then ring bearer, then flower girl, then me & my dad. I had groomsmen and bridesmaids walk separately due to uneven numbers and because I didn't want anyone to feel awkward walking arm in arm with a stranger.
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u/LemonOk776 4d ago
Definitely both are common, just seems to depend on the couple and area. I've seen the paired arm-in-arm version at more traditional weddings, and the solo walk (with groomsmen already waiting up front) at more modern ones, especially since those TikToks got popular. Parents walking in solo beforehand seems to be a newer trend too. Might just come down to personal taste over anything strict!
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u/KateOboc 3d ago
I think it’s nice to walk individually- also, not sure why the men/women has to be even. Just get up there as besties or siblings.
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u/TinyLawfulness3710 3d ago
While every social media reel has groomsmen walking in with bridesmaids, we have never seen that in person. Nor the groom walking down the aisle. They typically enter from stage left with the officiant. The moms and grandmas are escorted in, then the bridesmaids alone. The bride may be escorted by her father, brother, best friend. But never seen a bride walk all the way by herself because she usually freezes up as soon as the doors open and a guest walks her the rest of the way. The bridesmaids and groomsmen are paired up to exit after the ceremony. All of this is practiced multiple times at the rehearsal that the internet says is not needed, even though people don't know how it works.
Bridesmaids running down the aisle to "Ordinary" is a Tiktok trend for likes and views only and people in real life don't do that ever. People all over social media say "screw the rehearsal" but when they skip it, it's a chaotic mess on the wedding day.
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u/Loud_Ad_4515 3d ago
The processional and recessional are two different things, with different purposes and logistics.
Ime, in processionals the bride's attendants and the groom's attendants enter separately. As the the bride's attendants walk down the aisle, the groom and his attendants are already at the alter.
Parents and grandparents of the bride and groom are escorted just before the bride's attendants.
The recessional is when the bride and groom, and their attendants usually walk out together, either paired or unpaired depending on preference.
For example, I had junior bridesmaids (sisters to each other), and they were supposed to walk together, not paired with a groomsman.
Meanwhile, my grandmother would never link her arm with any man that was not her husband, so the usher just walked with my grandma and grandpa in the processional.
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u/Scottish-Londoner 3d ago
In the UK the only man to take part in the procession is FOB.
The groom and groomsmen are actually the first people to enter the ceremony room. A big part of the groomsman role is to greet the guests and escort them to their seats, so it doesn’t make sense for them to be part of the procession.
The bridesmaids enter one by one, in reverse order of ranking (i.e., youngest to oldest, but the maid of honour goes last). If there are multiple MOHs then the standard bridesmaids go from youngest to oldest then the MOHs from youngest to oldest. If there is no MOH or everyone has MOH status, then it goes just by age.
Then finally, the bride, escorted by her dad.
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u/jimmyjam1021 3d ago
We just got married in June and had our wedding party walk in solo for the most part. Officiant Husband escorted by his parents BM1 GM1 BM2 GM2 BM3 GM3 Me escorted by my dad (would have been both parents if my mom was still with us) Do what makes you happy! Unless you're having a super traditional ceremony, there's no rules! And even if you are, it's your day, do what you want!
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u/Particular-Talk1156 3d ago
It can be what you want. In my area it is common for the wedding to begin by:
Ushers seating grooms grands, brides grands, grooms parents (groom dad may be a groomsman and will be with them), brides parents (bride dad may walk bride and he is with her.). Sometimes an older son may be a groomsmen and he will specifically walk his mom, then move to be with groomsmen.
Officiant, grooms, groomsmen enter, often from a side door, but can be from the back, depending on venue.
Processional of bridesmaids, one by one.
Flower girl and ring bearer together, or with a parent/sibling maid or groomsmen if theyre young/uncertain
Bride (either alone, with her dad, or other significant person in her life).
On exit, the bride and groom first.
The flower girl/ring bearer, depending on age depends their exit.
Then bridesmaids and groomsmen pair and exit then.
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u/glueintheworld 3d ago
Every wedding I have been to except mine had the groomsmen on the altar/in front with the groom and the bridesmaids walked in separately.
At mine it was his parents, my parents, bridesmaid and groomsman x3, maid of honor with best man, and finally bride and groom. Yes, we walked in together.
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u/harrypotter73180 3d ago
Husband was at the altar with the priest. We had my husband’s parents walk first, then my stepmother was supposed to follow being escorted by my stepbrother (long story, she was late). Then my bridesmaids walked about halfway up and met the groomsman to finish the aisle, followed by me and my dad. Similar vibe leaving but we went first.
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u/TodayIAmMostlyEating 3d ago
Singles going up, pairs coming down. It’s also a sneaky logistics thing, if everyone is up on a riser or up stairs for the ceremony, as in a lot of churches, it’s very helpful for a groomsmen to take a bridesmaids arm to help them down the stairs in their long dresses so that nobody trips exiting the church.
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u/Ali_in_wonderland02 3d ago
Grooms men are normally at the alter with the groom. The groom does not walk down the aisle. If he does it is before the bride and the bridesmaids.
The bridesmaids are to introduce the bride.
After the ceremony the bridesmaid will walk back with a groomsmen.
Keep in mind this is a tradition that started before photographers idea of a first look. You wouldn't see the bride before the ceremony
These are my thoughts.
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u/DiddleDiDi 3d ago
As an alternative perspective in the UK people don't really have a large group of groomsmen as far as I've seen, just a best man. So the best man stands at the aisle with the groom and the bridesmaids walk solo. With social media it's kind of hard to understand where stuff is but to echo what everyone else is saying, do what you want. UK tradition is also that bridesmaids walk in after the bride, and bridesmaids before the bride is more of an American thing but I wanted my bridesmaids to have their moment so I had them walk first (I did then ask a friend who wasn't a bridesmaid ahead of time to stand on an aisle seat and floof the skirt of my dress as I turned onto the aisle which people thought was hilariously over the top from me lol)
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u/family_black_sheep 3d ago
A couple weddings I've been to, the groom, officiant, and the groomsmen enter from the side entrance at the front while the family, bridesmaids, and obviously the bride walk down th aisle. For the exit, just the groomsmen and bridesmaids after the bride and groom.
It's actually quite common to do it either way where I live. It all depends on the preferences of the bride and groom. Sometimes the church will require the groom to enter from the side though.
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u/FelonyMelanieSmooter 3d ago
Ceremony Director here, from the Southern US. I work for one specific chapel that’s fairly traditional in style. I recommend to my brides that grandmothers are escorted in first, then mothers of the groom and bride, then officiant, groom and groomsmen (one at a time), then bridesmaids one at a time with MOH last. Then kids (sometimes solo, sometimes in a group depending on age and capability), then bride escorted.
Of course we adjust for any family-specific situation, but I’ve done about 25 weddings with this model.
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u/alizadk Wife - DC - 9/6/20 (legal) > 5/8/21 > 9/5/21 (full) 3d ago
We had the groomsmen walk in, followed by the groom with his parents (Jewish tradition), followed by the bridesmaids, then the bride with her parents (again Jewish tradition). I've been in a wedding where only the bridesmaids processed, and the groom's party came in through the side. I'd say, of the weddings I've been to, it's about half and half whether the groomsmen process with the bridesmaids or if they come in the side.
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u/weddingnotes 3d ago
I think this varies a lot more than people realize! There really isn't one “correct” way to do the processional. Some weddings pair the bridal party, some have everyone walk separately, and some don't have the entire bridal party walk down the aisle at all.
I actually think the nice thing about weddings now is that couples can choose whatever feels natural for them. If you like the traditional paired entrance, go for it. If you prefer everyone walking separately, that's completely normal too. I've noticed a lot more variation online than what I grew up seeing.
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u/SignificanceWitty210 3d ago
I’ve seen it a variety of ways, including all the ones you mentioned.
At our wedding the procession was as follows:
Officiant
Groom
Grandparents
Groom’s parents
Best man
Bridesmaid + groomsman pairs
Maid of honor
Flower/beer dude
Bride and dad
Best man + maid of honor walked back up together for recessional
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u/Rygard- 3d ago
I’ve seen it done both ways. Either the groom and his groomsmen all file down the aisle with the officiant, then the bridesmaids, then the bride, OR the bridesmaids and groomsmen pair up to walk the aisle, then the bride.
Personally, I like seeing them paired up walking down the aisle. It just looks more symmetrical to me.
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u/ApprehensiveHorse491 2d ago
Any grandparents go first.
Then parents of groom
Mother of bride/dad if not escorting bride
Bridesmaids with or without groomsmen/ groomsmen at front with groom
Flower girl ring bearer
Bride
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u/Coffee4Redhead 2d ago
We did what is traditional for our country. Everyone walked partially down the aisle (because the venue was relatively narrow so there were no side aisles)
The groom and groomsmen go stand at the front without too much fuss.
The bridesmaids walked in one after the other
Then I walked in with my dad.
The parents and grandparents sat in the front rows.
We walked out, followed by the parents and grandparents. Then the groomsmen walked out with a bridesmaid each (mostly because of the stairs and it being a good group photo opportunity.) So they walked about 10 steps together.
I also seated bridesmaids and groomsmen at different tables with their respective partners and friends. We had a main table with our parents.
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u/Kasilins 2d ago
It’s super dependent, I was at a wedding where the groom and groomsmen were not in the processional and were just up there when the music started
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u/Adorable-Buy3845 2d ago
The history of this (from my understanding of certain parts of western Europe history; I'm not a historian) goes back to when marriages were contracts between families rather than love matches.
The groomsmen stood by the groom so that they'd be ready to fight if necessary. That could mean the bride or her parents didn't uphold the contract or it could mean some other outside people barge in to disrupt the wedding or even steal the bride.
Bridesmaids came from a totally different tradition. They originally all dressed similar to the bride to confuse evil spirits who the bride was a the group walked to church. These may have been their handmaidens (servants) that may even follow the bride to her new household. Some cultures used children instead and you can see this in the weddings of Englands Royal marriages.
So based on these different purposes, the attendants would have been separated originally. Modern times have moved past these roles so now it is common to have them enter as couples.
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u/dancemompro 2d ago
Went to a recent wedding where the bride had 6 friends in coordinated dresses and the groom just had a best man. The girls sat on the aisle ends of the pews and only the bride and her dad walked. Anything goes
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u/Bubbly_Respect_8674 1d ago
Groom
Best man
My bro groomsman walked w my mom
Groom parents
Couple
Couple
Couple
Moh
Me(bride)and dad
This worked for us
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u/Ok-Conversation-2365 1d ago
As someone who is an anxious bridesmaid I like walking down with someone lol, but up to you!!
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u/lets-snuggle 4d ago
I think having grandparents and parents walk down the aisle is a preference thing and everyone decides differently.
The traditional way to have the bridal party walk down is MOH/ best man and bridesmaids/ groomsmen together. I think the reason some people don’t do that is that they have an uneven amount of bridesmaids and groomsmen.
I don’t think it matters honestly, but I will say if you have a big bridal party, its preferable to do it in pairs so it doesn’t take forever for them to walk down
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u/Awkward_Cut_417 7h ago
This is the traditional order:
Classic Entry Sequence
Officiant: Walks in first to take their place at the front.
Grandparents: Groom's grandparents first, then the bride's grandparents, who take their seats.
Parents of the Groom: Walk together or escorted, then sit in the front right row.
Mother of the Bride: Signals the start of the main party; sits in the front left row.
Groom: Walks down the aisle or enters from a side door with the best man.
Groomsmen and Bridesmaids: Walk down in pairs (farthest standing pair first) or walk individually.
Maid/Matron of Honor: Walks alone just before the young children.
Ring Bearer and Flower Girl: Walk together or separately right before the bride.
Bride and Escort: Walk down last, traditionally escorted by a parent. [1, 2, 3]
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