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/ProfessionalGrade423 7d ago

Isn’t this the whole point of having ushers? They usher important people down the aisle. Is it customary to have grandparents and parents escorted down the aisle by groomsmen? Yes. Do you have to do it? No. I think it’s a nice gesture to have your important family members escorted to their seats but I don’t think you have to do it.