Ideas for wedding procession

My mom walked down with her friends son who was like 10. It was adorable!

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with pairing up people of different ages.


You also don’t need to pair up your wedding party if you don’t want to. Since my husband had 3 on his side and I only had 2 we went with just having people walk during the professional and recessional on their own instead of being paired up with one another.

What we're doing is having both sides of the wedding walk separately instead of paired up. My FH's oldest nephew is going to be one of his groomsmen, at the time of our wedding he will be just shy of 14.

We have a pretty untraditional and uneven wedding party, so this is what works for us but it also takes some pressure off a 14 year old having to walk down the aisle with a woman in her late twenties that he's never met before.

I would ask your daughter and the groomsman how they feel. If they think it might be weird then everyone could walk solo. For the most part eyes are going to be on the newlyweds during the processional, so don't worry too much about what guests might think!

I agree with Gloria as well as Kelcie - I don't see anything wrong with her walking down with an adult, but if either you think it's weird or she is too uncomfortable with it then I would have the wedding party walk down singularly. Groomsman, Bestman, Groom (and Mom usually), Bridesmaid (daughter), Maid of Honour, Bride (and son).

Every couple has their personal choices that work for them being traditional or non-traditional. Your daughter feels uncomfortable walking with someone older, she can walk solo.

If your daughter isn’t comfortable being paired off with somebody much older, perhaps everybody could walk down solo? We had some different age demographics in the wedding party when my dad re-married. Rather than walking in pairs, the guys took their place at the alter with my dad and the officiant beforehand. The BMs and MOH (my stepsister and I and two of my stepmom’s friends) then walked in on our own during the processional itself. Whereas your wedding party is smaller, the best man and groomsman could also participate and walk the aisle themselves.


Just some food for thought! I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with pairing them despite the age gap, but your daughter’s comfort is obviously an important consideration good luck!

Absolutely nothing wrong with it and it is very common nowadays! Not to mention- it is your wedding and you should do what you envision. Again though- it’s very common to incorporate kids nowadays so don’t even let that be a worry! Good luck!