I know its tradition to have your father give you away or your close male relative but Im thinking of breaking this tradition..
Me and my dad get on OK but not great and it wouldnt be an honour for him to walk me down the aisle so why should i have him? Im seriously thinking of having my 4 year old daughter give me away.. What do you guys thing? I thought it would be cute although I can imagine some ppl may think it to be tacky.
Got with the most wonderful man on 1/09/05
Got engaged to my sole mate on 1/09/06
Getting married on 1/09/12
Looking forward to becoming Mrs Houghton!
CommentAuthorMina
i think it's a lovely idea
CommentAuthormrs_houghton_2012
Thank you :) Thats providing she doesnt run the opposite way down the aisle lol x
Got with the most wonderful man on 1/09/05
Got engaged to my sole mate on 1/09/06
Getting married on 1/09/12
Looking forward to becoming Mrs Houghton!
CommentAuthorMina
now that would be funny; don't worry about what other people think, go with what you feel is good for you both
CommentAuthormartay (marie)
no i do not thiny its tacky. i had same dilemma and didnt really want my dad to give me away. i truly believe the role of giving someone away should be earnt, and as for my father.......well thats another thread. H2B is quite traditional and it did cause some disagreements.
when i finally asked my dad "are you giving me away at the wedding?" his reply was "what wedding?". needless to say i wasnt best impressed, then to add insult to injury he started moaning about why we are hiring suits. now hes not chipping in to the wedding at all, and considering hes always moaning he has no money i would of thought he'd of been grateful that we are paying!.
i too touched on the thought of my 8 yr old giving me away, but in the end i (stupidly) bowed to pressure.
dont make the same mistake as me, and do what your instinct and heart tells you
xx
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i think thats a really nice idea, and will look so cute
CommentAuthormrs_houghton_2012
Martay, I kind of feel as though I have to too. My dad is paying towards the wedding.. not a massive sum of money but he is only paying because my mum more or less forced him in to it lol (theyre divorced). Im his only daughter so it should be an honour and a priviledge but for him its not :( x
Got with the most wonderful man on 1/09/05
Got engaged to my sole mate on 1/09/06
Getting married on 1/09/12
Looking forward to becoming Mrs Houghton!
CommentAuthorkala
thats a lovely idea, go for it- what ever makes you happy at the end f the day x
CommentAuthormartay (marie)
hmm mrs houghton, tell me something i dont know.
my dad was banging on today about his need for new sofas etc, but came out with statement "if i get them this year, i wont be able to go away"... this is the guy who has numerous holidays a year but has no money.!!!
he hasnt offered a penny towards the wedding ("ive got no money") yet last week, h2bs mum gave me a cheque as she wants to pay for our daughters FG dress. and privelege.....nah just an inconvenience, as he cant go away as he normally does at that time of year!
all ive got to give to you are these 5 words tonight
Thank you for loving me, for being my eyes when i couldnt
see. for parting my lips when i couldnt breathe
thank you for loving me xxx
CommentAuthorsarahwasabride
im having my mum because she is the one that has been there for me the whole time- my dad left my mum when i was 15months old xxx
CommentAuthorSuzie Bear
Not at all tacky!! Very beautiful and ur guests will 'get it!' x
is Mrs Suzie Bear!!!!
Gotta be pink!!! :0)
I think I blinked and missed our wedding!! lol
CommentAuthorLil' Cakes
I think you should go for it. There's no point doing something that you're not happy with just cos it's tradition. It's your special day and you should do what you want. If I went to a wedding and the bride did what you'd like to do, I'd think it was really sweet. x
CommentAuthorMrs_Job
Go for it. I will be having my mum walk me down the aisle as im not at all close to my dad, have considered actually having my 2 girls but as they are only 1 and 2 they will probably run off as soon as they see their daddy. x
CommentAuthorMrsd
I think its a lovely idea! go for it. xx
CommentAuthorluvlifejen (mrs berr
gr8 idea hun most of my friends have had their children or their mums nothing wrong with breaking that tradition in my opinion xx
soon to be Mrs Berry 26.11.2011
CommentAuthorP
I'm not having my 'dad' either because it would not be an honour or a privelige, I don't know my dad other than to send a birthday card and a christmas card too, so my grandad is giving me away... but now i'm wondering whether I should have asked my mum as she has always been there for me?? xx
CommentAuthorluvlifejen (mrs berr
i think its up to you? could you get both them to walk with you? xx
soon to be Mrs Berry 26.11.2011
CommentAuthorP
Thats actually an idea, do you think having two people walk me up the aisle would look okay? xx
CommentAuthorluvlifejen (mrs berr
as long as it is wide enough. my friend has her 2 sons it looked lovely xx
soon to be Mrs Berry 26.11.2011
CommentAuthorP
I might consider that then...I said to her in the first place I didn't ask her because I was sure she would want to watch he only daughter walking up the aisle. Actually thinking about it with the size of my dress they both might not fit, I might have to go have another look around xx
CommentAuthorClareS
My dad stopped talking to me when me and ex split up 6 years ago. I think he knows I'm getting married again as my brother may have told him. I'm not too bothered if he knows or not as there wont be an invitation going to him. I've asked my mum to give me away as whatever has happened she's always been there to support me. You do what you're comfortable with x
