What ceremony arrival options are there?

When planning your wedding ceremony one of the first difficult decisions to make is how the couple make their entrance.

Traditionally the bride’s entrance is eagerly anticipated as she walks down the aisle with her father who “gives her away” to her groom.

This tradition has very unflattering roots because it dates back to when women did not have the same property owning & working rights as men and were therefore seen as a financial liability being passed from father to husband. In the UK, women only received the same property rights as men less than 100 years ago in 1926.

These days, whilst the tradition is still popular, most wedding officials will offer to drop the “giving away part” to a more acceptable “who presents this bride to be married?”.

The modern sentiment is that it is an honour bestowed on the father of the bride to accompany his daughter in her final steps towards her new married life.

As Mother’s Day approaches in the UK however, what about considering the honour going to the bride’s mother, or perhaps have both parents accompany her?

When it is impossible or not possible to choose between parents, increasingly brides choose to arrive independently, with their best friend or with their groom.

So what about with same-sex weddings? With two brides & two grooms it is popular for the couple to arrive part-accompanied, part-together.

The couple hold hands & lean on each other as they arrive for their wedding, as they will thereafter.

With modern weddings, there are no set rules & with a celebrant you can blend the traditional with the contemporary as you desire.

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