Maid of Honour - MUST she walk down aisle

[2009bride]

Hi would like to hear your views on whether it is a MUST that the MOH walks down the aisle.

 

[jojy]

so far never heard of it before.

 

[jadeite]

For church weddings yes. First is the flowergirl, then the pageboy with the rings, then the maid of honor, then the bride with her father.

 

[superfly]

yes, for church weddings traditionally the maid of honour walks down the aisle before the bride. the best man stands at the altar with the groom.
personally i think it's a nice tradition to follow if you're having a church wedding and you have a maid of honour

 

[fifteenmay]

Hi Another qn:should the bridesmaids and groomsman stay at the church alter during the vows session in church?

 

[cyys]

hi fifteenmay, i think it depends on your church...my priest didn't allow my bridesmaids/groomsmen to stand at the altar, so I set aside the first two aisles for them to sit once the ceremony started.
also, a church wedding usually lasts at least 20-30 mins (longer if you have mass), so I think it might be rather tiring for them to remain standing at the altar?

 

[2009bride]

Thanks Jadeite and Superfly! Yes I'm having a church wedding. Is it ok if I don't have any flower girl, page boy or bridesmaid? Just my maid of honour walking down the aisle before me? I am trying to minimise the bridal party because of costs.

 

[cyys]

hi 2009 bride,

I think it's really up to you and your FH...for my wedding, I didn't have a flowergirl or pageboy, though I did bridesmaids and a maid of honour. although it's really cute to have a flowergirl or pageboy, I didn't want the hassle of worrying about coordinating the kids, the adults already give me enough headaches

anyway, I think as long as you and your FH are happy, the wedding will be lovely and no one will really mind how big/small your bridal party is. best of luck!

 

[2009bride]

Thanks for sharing CY

What is the ideal age for a flowergirl or paigeboy? Just in case we decide to go for it... not too young but not too old... you think 2+ is ok?

 

[cyys]

from attending friends' weddings, i think ~4 yrs old is the ideal age, as the kids would understand instructions better and won't be as easily frightened.

I attended a wedding where the pageboy was about 2+, though he was ok during the rehearsals, on the actual day itself - less than 30 seconds after walking down the aisle - he got scared and turned around and ran away. the whole thing was quite funny actually, though the bride and groom might have felt otherwise