who walking in first?

I am having it American style, BM's and ushers together first and then me and my dad last. I just think it's nicer that way that you are the final focus of attention and the BM's/Ushers get noticed too.

I will probably have my bridesmaids walking down first to give me time to get myself together ?

My church doesnt give me the choice - I walk in first. The good thing is the tog will get great pics of me & my dad (were very close) but the sad thing is everyone will be looking behind me to see what colour the BM's are in!

So maybe worth checking what your church allow...

I'm having my little page boys and younger BMs go in first followed by the older bridesmaids, then i'll walk in last with my mum who is giving me away. I think it's nice if the bride walks in last then everyones attention is on her and your bridal party get their moment too.

Thankfully I have the choice and am choosing to send the BM's, ushers, pageboys and flowergirls down first and so then everyone can aaaaah at them before I crash the party!

Nobody will be looking behind you to see what colour the BMs are in will they??? All eyes on the bride, surely!

When I was last BM, we followed the bride in and I felt it was a bit of a waste really - our dresses were not cheap, and everything was paid for by the bride's parents, and nobody was paying attention to the effort that had gone into our outfits - I felt a bit bad at the money that had been spent!

I wasnt my girls to go first and have their own bit of limelight before I come in and steal it all back mwahahahahahaha

I am letting my bridesmaids go in first so that they have their moment otherwise the guests may be focusing on my dress and ignore them!! It will depend on your ceremony though, my friend wanted to go in last and they made her go first (that was in a CofE church) but I am in a Catholic church and my priest is so laid back he said whatever I want I can have as it's my day so my bridesmaids are going in first - also I am having Pachelbel's Canon in D which (if u know the music) builds up as it goes along so I want to walk in near the end and it has reached its 'peak' then!

I'm going first - it's a better option given the formation of our dinky little church!

I'll be going in first. I do like the idea of the BMs going in first, but have talked it through with them and they're both very self conscious and they don't want all the attention focussed on them. They said they would rather I go first so less people would be looking at them!

The vicar went first, then my bridesmaid and flowergirl, then me and my dad.

I'm going on my own (no BMs) so I get all the glory! Mwah ha ha.

(Actually probably not as my daughter will be singing at the time and she's so good all eyes will be on her. That's fine!)

When I was bridesmaid I wished I had been allowed to go first so I could get to the end and then turn around and see my friend walking down the aisle too instead of see the back of her head as we followed.

I would ask your H2b want his preference is? My H2b said he wants me to come in first..... he said he is not that interested in seeing my sisters.....

Have you asked your OH? I was trying to decide this and happened to mention it to him, assuming he wouldn't care, but turns out he did care very much so, and it was important to him to see me first without anyone else in the way.

I am glad to do it that way, especially since I learned it is the good old fashioned British way rah rah

I'm getting married in Australia where the tradition is the same as the US - BMs first. I was BM for my sister a couple of weeks ago and we went first and I liked it. Like someone else said earlier, our dresses weren't cheap and my sis had kept the colour scheme a surprise (she ended up choosing a colour that nobody expected), so it was nice for people to get a proper look at our dresses and the colour, before turning attention to the bride.

I definitely want my BMs to have their moment of glory too, so will be getting them to go first.

Snap!! I love how it feels all 'dramatic!'

Yeah another good point. My BM's outfits have cost me just shy of a grand and they are (IMO) gorgeous so I want everyone to see how gorgeous they look too

BMs first is about the only good idea those Yanks ever had! My BMs will go first, them me and OH follow. But thats really only because our 'aisle' is about four paces long and the BMs wouldn't really get in if they came behind.

Oh, i hadn't even thought about the church wanting you to do it a certain way!! i will double check - but if i am allowed I guess vicar goes first, then my sister and step-daughter, then my 2 bms, then me and my dad (who will be a crying wreck!!!!) - want my girls to have their moment of glory!! and i will have time to tell my dad to pull himself together - ha ha!! Even the thought of walking up the aisle makes me so blimmin nervous!! i'm not shy and don't mind being the centre of attention, but this is scary (and exciting!!)!!!!

Double snap! I too am having this, but I haven't decided a good moment to walk in yet. I like the gentle start of it too, so not bothered about the 'peak' bit!

I too am having pachabel Canon in D. Absolutely love it and makes me go all goose pimply. I am sending my 8 BM down first. Think my step sons also want to walk down with the gaggle of girls! I will then walk down with my dad and the thought of it makes me so teary I don't know how I am going to hold it together!

I am hoping for sunshine (20th August so fingers crossed) as my aisle to walk down is outside to an outdoor gazebo where the ceremony is hopefully taking place

I had my 2 flower girls go first, then me and my 2 brothers then my bridesmaids!

I have said for my flowergirl to walk in with the usher.

then my BM, then my MOH

and then me and my dad.

I want everyone to look at how cute the FG & usher looks and then how pretty my bridesmaids look and then people can turn and look at me (how vain does that sound LOL)

I'm having that music too and that's also what I thought Time the entries to the music. I'm having a civil ceremony so there';s felxibility. My BMs are also opposites. One is really tall and one short so short one first then tall, then me and dad!

I'm having Pachelbel too! And have decided to have my bm's and pageboys go in first. Only thing i a little worried about is that my dress doesn't get caught anywhere or have any other dramas with as there will be no one there to sort it out

Lol my aisle is not that long so hopefully my dress wont have any issues!

Well so far we have the same music and the same wedding date (a year apart) so what else?! Haha, you obviously have good taste ?

I'm going down the aisle first - I like the English tradition, and also this way my MOH can keep an eye on the back of my dress and make sure it's arranged nicely once I've reached H2B (which I suspect is why this tradition started in the first place - so the BMs could manage any long trains!)

All of this... I have a train, not a huge train, but I have to turn a corner to walk down the aisle so it might get a bit bunched.

When I pictured my wedding in my head as a little girl it was always me first then bridesmaids.

My flower girls are going first (hopefully), then myself, then my two adult bridesmaids.

I havent decided yet or checked but its a civil ceremony so i suppose it will be fine for us to have which ever way we want.

I think that I may get the BM's to enter first and then I can have a minute alone with my dad before he walks me down the aisle!

xx

I want my bridemaids to go in first followed by me and my Dad.

I'm getting married in a CoE church so will speak to the priest but hopefully he will let me come in last. I didnt realise certain churches said you have to go first