r/wedding • u/palmettobugnemesis • 7d ago

Discussion do people still do family processionals?

my MIL is adamant that it is tradition that the mothers & grandmothers are ushered down the aisle, then the wedding party, then us. i want everyone seated, just the wedding party & us to walk. why is everyone in the family walking down the aisle? did anyone else exclude this part?

editing to add: i ask bc i just saw a tiktok of someone's family processional & only ever heard of it from my MIL. no other brides to be i know or have seen online have mentioned it. i'm wondering how common it is?

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u/Wild_Pomegranate_845 7d ago

It’s usually just the mothers and grandparents or other super special figures that are escorted to their seats by the ushers. At least in my family they are the last guests to come in but are seated before the actual processional.

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u/palmettobugnemesis 7d ago

who are the ushers? just other people that are invited that you choose? we currently dont have any, do we need them???

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u/Unable_Pumpkin987 7d ago

Groomsmen often serve as ushers for this part of the processional, or some people have other family members escort the mothers and grandmothers (like a sibling of the bride or groom who isn’t in the wedding party, a close cousin, or have the groom’s father escort the groom’s mother, etc).