What is the walking order at a wedding?

Question

Who goes first? Does the groom, the best man and the groomsman walk down the aisle or do they just stand down there? Does it go bridesmaid, maid of honor, flowergirl, ringbearer, dad and bride?

Answer 1

it really depends on how you want to do it.  the basic way is the groom seats his parents then waits at the altar.  then the best man comes down with the mother of the bride and waits with the groom.  then you have the bridesmaids with their groomsman walking down then the flower girl and ring bearer together and then you and your dad.  you can do variations to it if you would like.

Answer 2

you got it right and the groom doesn't walk down the aisle it is bridesmaids (with groomsmen), maid of honor(with best man), flowergirl, ringbearer, dad and bride

good luck and congrats

Answer 3

The groomsmen can either walk down the aisle, or line up, entering from a side door. The groom can enter with the groomsmen or enter from the main door to escort his grandmother(s) and mother down the aisle.

Then the bridesmaids enter--the first will stand at the end, and those following will stand progressively closer to the bride.

Then enters the Maid of Honor/Matron of Honor.

The flowergirl(s) enter next. If you have only one flowergirl, the ringbearer can walk with her.

Then the bride either alone, or escorted.

After the ceremony:

Bride/Groom

MOH/BM

FG/RB

BM/GM

etc.

Answer 4

it depends on how you want to do it.  I understand recently the groom and groomsmen have started walking down the aisles now.

at all the weddings I've ever been to the groom and groomsmen walk in from a side door and line up in their place.  The only ones who have walked down the aisle were the bridesmaids, MOH, flowergirl, ringbearer, and the bride (w/ mom &/or dad optional).  

You have the order right.

this is your wedding.  Do it however you want.

congrats!

Answer 5

If you are the bride, it's totally up to you! Traditionally, the groom, best man, and any other grooms man come in first, but from the side, not down the aisle. The bridesmaids go first, then the maid of honor, the the ring bearer and flower girl (I had mine walk together and hold hands, it was super cute!), then the bride with her dad, or in my case I had my son give me away because I'm not really close to my dad and he was 8, and convinced he was too old to be a ring bearer! It was very sweet for the traditional daddy/daughter dance to be with my son! And on the way back out, it's pretty much the opposite of how you came in, of course this time the bride and groom are together and the best man walks with the maid of honor and so on. Good luck and congrats on the wedding!

Answer 6

This depends on the type of wedding - various religions have their own standards, and secular ones can be whatever you want, and either can be tailored to match the people who are participating.

Groomsmen

Bridesmaids

Parents of the Groom

Parents of the Bride

Bride and Groom

Is a fairly basic one. [All] Grandparents go in before the parents.

Whoops, forgot to specify that this is for a Christian wedding processional.

Answer 7

Traditionally, the groom (and sometimes his best man) enter by the alter as the music begins. Then the wedding party walks in as follows:

The mother of the bride and the family of the groom are seated by ushers. Grandparents also.

Bridesmaids and groomsmen enter in pairs (alternately, groomsmen may wait at the front of the church with the groom, and bridesmaids can walk individually down the aisle).

Maid-of-honor and best man (unless he is already at the front of the church).

Ring bearer and flower girl together, or ring bearer and then the flower girl - the flower girl should be the last person to enter before the bride (only the bride and her escort should step on the petals).

Bride with her father or another escort of her choosing, or alone if she chooses.

Note that in a Catholic wedding, the priest, readers, and gift-bearers (those carrying the Eucharist) will process together into the church before any of the wedding party. Other religious denominations may have similar traditions.

Answer 8

it all depends on your personal style. What we did at ours-

groom and groomsmen all at the front in this order from left to right (remember the men are on the right side) Jr groomsman, groomsman, groomsman, best man, groom.

one my one my girls walked down in this order-

Jr bridesmaid, bridesmaid, bridesmaid, maid of honor.

When each of the bridesmaids mad it to the front, the grooms men escorted her up the middle of the steps and they each broke off and went their own way to their standing spots. it actually looked really cool, and flowed together very well.

Anyway, after they went, the flower girl and ring bearer went, and then my dad and I. My husband met me at the front and after we did the whole "who gives this woman" thing, we joined hands and walked up the center together.

As far as walking out.. we walked out 1st, then the ring bearer and flower girl, and then the GM & BM walked out arm in arm together.