Re: Who will walk Meghan down the aisle

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@151949 wrote:
When I was a young bride my father had suffered a stroke 4 months before my wedding. He was not able to walk me down the aisle. Well, I have tons of Uncles , cousins & brothers so finding a substitute was no problem but the fact was I loved my Dad,he was the apple of my eye my entire life. I was so happy that he was well enough to be at my wedding that the walk down the aisle was minor to me. And no one could substitute for him. So I told him he had raised me to be a strong woman who could stand on her own 2 feet and walk down that aisle alone. And I did.
I wonder what Meghan is going to do?

Another touching story from my wedding - if anyone is interested. My Dad was still pretty much of the time in a wheelchair at the time of my wedding but - as a surprise to me - he and my Mom had been practicing & practicing and At the appropriate time for the dance with daughter bride & her Dad he stood up and we danced. Well, mostly he just leaned on me and shuffled a bit , but it meant the world to both of us.He got a standing ovation from the guests at the wedding.I cried thru the whole dance.

LoriLori · ‎03-12-2010

@Stray wrote:
@vermint wrote:
@Stray William is acting as Harry's best man, so not free to walk MM down the aisle.
@vermint- he could do both...I'm not really following the whole thing. I did read she was having only children attendants but that might not be accurate so I figured he was available.

She said she didn't feel comfortable choosing one among her friends so she's having only children but it's usual to have a maid of honor, as Pippa was for Katherine. But I respect Meghan's decision. I know others who have done the same and it beats those weddings where the bride can't choose and there's eight or ten bridesmaids LOL.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

But - isn't the most important part of the best man's job to be there for the groom and emotionally support him on the day of the wedding? While he is getting dressed?

BettyNewbie · ‎10-05-2015

King Olav V of Norway walked his future daughter-in-law Sonja Haraldsen down the aisle at her wedding to Crown Prince Harald in 1968.

I thought this was interesting......it wont happen in this case....but interesting......I think it was the plan all along for her mom to walk her

12andcounting · ‎03-10-2010

I, for one, couldn't possibly care less who walks her down the aisle, whether she walks down the aisle at all, or anything else regarding this couple. I just don't get the fascination. JMO

Pearlee · ‎06-11-2011

This entire discussion is premature given we really don't know whether the father is going to the wedding or not.

BirkiLady · ‎02-22-2015

@151949 wrote:
@faeriemoon wrote:
If it were me, I'd walk myself down the aisle; but if she is close to her mother and wants her to do it, that's her choice.

The idea of "giving the bride away" has never sat well with me.
Most of the things in weddings are just old fashioned and no longer apply to modern women. They are simply done because it's traditional.I believe the Anglican church has taken out the "Who gives this woman to be married to this man." from the ceremony.

In 1969, I refused to repeat the "to obey" part of the wedding vows in our pre-nuptial counseling. Apparently it was a first for our Church. Once past that hurdle, everyone we knew dropped that line from their wedding vows, too! At the sit-down dinner following our wedding, my mom and MIL were so proud of us for having the nerve to insist on NOT having me say those words in my vows!! We honestly didn't think anyone would notice.

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