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    • lozzatea
      CommentAuthorlozzatea
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    bit of adivse Lovely Ladies
    what are you having: Bride and Father to walk down the aisle 1st and BMs to follow or vise versa?
    what is tradition? xx
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    • charlottelee
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    mine are all going down first. think tradition is maid of honour behind everyone else in front

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    • lozzatea
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    in front of you?
    or
    they walk all the way to the front, then you enter the room?
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    • charlottelee
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    Depends if you want people to be looking at you. I sending mine all the way down so everyone looking at my dress not struggling to see past

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    • mcewan07
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    in uk they traditionally walk behind you.

    But we are starting to adopt the us tradition more and more, where they walk in front of you.

    I want them to walk in front of me, so im the last one down. But my gran, minister etc all say that is the wrong way.I guess ill need to wait and see
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    • Spud
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    ooo i never thought of this...
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    • Mel D
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    I had two BMs walking in together, then when they were about halfway down my MOH walked in, then when she was halfway down I walked in xx

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    • janetx71
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    im having it the american way they are all going first xx
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    • lala "mod" bunni
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    i`m doing it so my daughters walk in in age order ... youngest first ..

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    • lala "mod" bunni
      CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
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    rbh do it the way your happiest ......my feeling is that if my bn`s walk in first they get thier moment too

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    • sbride
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    This is the order I did

    Oldest Flower Girl and Page boy
    BM & Flower Girl
    MOH & Flower Girl
    Me & Dad

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    • x~Hails~x
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    Uk's tradition is behind so they can sort at your train etc but in amaerica then tend to go first!

    Im going to have my fg with both pb's first, then my jbm, bm, bm, cbm then me and dad last, so i can make my grand entrance!

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    • jo Santa
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    Sadly, I don't think my eldest two children will be at my wedding. I wanted my son to give us away. At the moment I am thinking that Jenny and I will walk down the aisle together which I think will be fitting as our family is mostly me, my daughter and my h2b.

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    • felicity.h
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    My reverand was a little annoyed I picked bridesmaids first but I stuck to my guns. She asked me why and I said just because that's the way I want to do it. I love doing things back to front really. Just to be a pain in the bum plus I'm walking on my own so atleast I'm not the first to walk in. Takes the pressure of me a little but then.
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    • ljeh92
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    my bms are going then my cheif bm then me and my dad

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    • CommentAuthor~ஜ~Tiggs Daltry~ஜ~
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    there is no set tradition,theres no right or wrong,i went first with my dad and son and my 2 bridesmaids were behind me
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    • shellay
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    all my fg's and bm's and pb, are going first then when they have all reached the end of the aisle i will start to walk in, the music is timed perfectly to get to the end as it just about finishes if they go to plan :) x

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    • selina
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    i think i am having them walk down first
    2 pageboys
    my two youngest neices
    then the eldest neice
    then my moh and my daughter
    the me and my dad
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    • Spud
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    i think im going to go with bms first then me n my dad
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    • Roxy
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    I think my flowergirls will go first, to sprinkle thier peatals, then bm, cheif bm, then mum and I. I personally think that people will be able to appreciate everyone in the birdal party!
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    • lovelylainee
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    It depends on the ceremony.

    Church ceremonies traditionally the bridesmaids follow the bride down the aisle because the bride has to turn to give her bouquet to her maid of honour to hold during the ceremony and vows.

    More modern ceremonies like Prince William's, the bride goes down the aisle after the bridesmaids when they are at the front of the room so that her entrance is grander. A lot of civil ceremonies do this also as it allows the bridesmaids to take their places at the front so the bride can join her fiance before the registrar without her bridesmaids pushing past her to take their seats.

    Hope this helps xxx

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    • Katie
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    MyBridesmaid is going first then me and my Dad. I want everyone to see how pretty she is but then to see how I am and not be looking past me to look at her lol

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    • stressed to max b2b
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    the originak tradition for england is bride and father walk down follwed by flower girls and bridesmiads.
    american way is bridesmaids and flower girls followed by bride and dad.

    im personally havin flower girls and bridesmaid then me and my dad cause i want my sister and friends and my daughter to see me walking down the isle aswell x

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    • lollilou
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    I want a grand entrance! lol So my bms are all going down before me.xx
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    • Helenia
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    I'm thinking I get more of a grand entrance if I go first than if they do, so that's what I'm doing. :)




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    • Laticschick Holland
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    i will be having

    5 year old flower girl
    bridesmaid (best mate)
    bridesmaid (twin sister)

    then MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

    xxx
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    • MrsC2b
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    my flower girls and bridemaids are going before me with my daughter and sister going first as my daughter is the ringbearer. then just my maid of honour behind me x
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    • kimmy
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    My two Pageboys will walk in first then my Two BM's and then me and my mum :D
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    • NishaVyas88
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    Mine are going before me

    Flowergirl
    Bridesmaid 1
    Bridesmaid 2
    MoH
    Me

    I don't know whether to have my brother-in-law2b walking down with my MoH or the flowergirl.
    MoH- I think of her as my sister, so it would be fitting for h2b's brother to walk with her
    Flowergirl- she's his half sister and might be nervous walking down first on her own. Or might just veer off and do her own thing, since she's only a toddler.

    Also h2b's brother isn't a groomsmen as we didn't think he was able to come until recently, but we want him to be part of the day, since he's not part of the bridal party (if he becomes a groomsmen, my sisters will pitch fits because I don't want them as bridesmaids)
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    • MissSL
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    Erm.. i'm gonna have to go with me and my dad first then MOH after... I don't have any BMs..
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    • lil miss sunshine
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    i#m having BM, me and dad and then MOH to make sure my dress is fixed and to stop me from runnin away (lol)

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    • Gazza 122
      CommentAuthorGazza 122
     
    I would like this order....
    My little flower girl to walk down with my son (ringbearer)
    My daughter and half sister (BM's)
    My 2 besties (BM's)
    Me.......and someone!?!?!?!

    i did want to walk in with H2B, just to be quirky....but i dont think he was keen as he wanted to see me at the top of the aisle. xx




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    • star12345
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    I think I might send the bridesmaids first so that they get some attention. Without sounding like a diva, I don't want everyone to be looking at me and ignoring them if they're behind me (I'm spending enough on them so people can flippin' well have a good look at them, lol) x
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    • Clarabella
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    Im gonna have my flower girls first then my bridesmaids and then my mum and me as shes giving me away

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    • Enny
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    tbh haven't decided yet...

    probably the 2pageboys first they wont understand each other though as one is my godson from germany the other my nephew2b both will be 5/ 5and a half by than... wanting a flowergirl but no little girls in the family so after that is 1bm sil2b than i guess me dont know if my dad or mum is walking with me... might ask my uncle to walk me down as i'm not as close to my dad and dont really wanna upset mum if i walk with dad nor dad if i walk with mum so i guess either walking alone or maybe my lovely uncle... after myself i guess i need my moh as she can look after my train / dress etc... but of course depending on the dress might be she is walking before myself :)
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    • YourFirstDanceBride
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    Mine went before me so it went

    Bridesmaid
    Bridesmaid
    MOH and flower girl
    Me and dad

    That way everyone gets to see the bridesmaids before you make your big entrance and also they could file to the side out of the way as soon as they got to the front instead of having to climb round me to get out of the way!
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    • Mrs Buzzlightyear
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    i am having
    page boy
    flower girls
    bridesmaids 1 at a time
    maid of honer
    me & my dad

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    • Hoxxyhula
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    I want bridesmaids first, but Chris is having a real hissy fit about this and wants me to come down first..still have not agreed!
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    • Stave
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    I think we will be doing BM's, me then MOH -
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    • Happilymarried Mrs G
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    I dont know yet how this would work. I deally it would be flower girl, 2 bm and my bridemaster then me and my dad. Realistically though i am thinking my fg is only young and may not errrr cooperate with my plans lol. I would have her walking down with my bridemaster but that would mean either he would have to go before the bms or the fg would have to go after the bms, which doesnt really fit.
    I may send all 3 girls in together, one either side of the little fg. Then the bridemaster behind them and then me and my dad...... arg i dunno.
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    • Stave
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    Its difficult to make a decision isnt it!
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    • lozzatea
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    Thanks Ladies - its looking like most of you are having your BMs going down before you x
 

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