I know I'm coming late to the party (ha!), but I'd like to offer a suggestion regarding walking down the aisle. It seems to me--considering your dad/step-dad dilemma--everyone involved in raising you should walk you down the aisle (dad, step-dad, and mother). At the last two weddings I've been to, the groom walked down the aisle with his parents and was followed by the bride walking down the aisle with her parents. They all meet at the front of the church, the parents shake hands or hug, everyone kisses the bride and groom, and then the bride and groom walk forward to the officiant and the wedding begins (fwiw, these were very traditional Catholic weddings).
This seems--to me, at least--to be a really really good way to go. It updates a tradition, your dad still gets to give you away (in a slightly modified sense), your mom gets to be involved, and the groom's parents are recognized for their contribution to their son's upbringing, as well. It's also very and immediately symbolic of a joining of families while celebrating a new partnership. The focus then shifts from 'giving away' to joining together.
And, of course, congratulations!
would it be terribly inappropriate for a lurker to kindly and timidly request an invite? i'd really like the 1 gb space (especially with my uni account about to die)...
I know I'm coming late to the party (ha!), but I'd like to offer a suggestion regarding walking down the aisle. It seems to me--considering your dad/step-dad dilemma--everyone involved in raising you should walk you down the aisle (dad, step-dad, and mother). At the last two weddings I've been to, the groom walked down the aisle with his parents and was followed by the bride walking down the aisle with her parents. They all meet at the front of the church, the parents shake hands or hug, everyone kisses the bride and groom, and then the bride and groom walk forward to the officiant and the wedding begins (fwiw, these were very traditional Catholic weddings). This seems--to me, at least--to be a really really good way to go. It updates a tradition, your dad still gets to give you away (in a slightly modified sense), your mom gets to be involved, and the groom's parents are recognized for their contribution to their son's upbringing, as well. It's also very and immediately symbolic of a joining of families while celebrating a new partnership. The focus then shifts from 'giving away' to joining together. And, of course, congratulations!
posted by lumiere 20 years ago
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would it be terribly inappropriate for a lurker to kindly and timidly request an invite? i'd really like the 1 gb space (especially with my uni account about to die)...
posted by lumiere 20 years ago
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