Who should escort the MOB?

[Clover]

My wedding is less than a month away and last night I realized there is an important detail that I hadn''t really thought about - who will escort my mother? I really like the tradition of being escorted by my dad and I think my mom would prefer to be seated before the processional and also lighting the unity candle with MOG. We planned on having the groomsmen also act as ushers and I know that the MOB is usually escorted by an usher that is close to her. The problem is that she doesn''t know any of the groomsmen except for FH''s brother and the MOG already has dibs on him. Can the FOB also escort the MOB and then return to the back of the church? Should I ask a male cousin that my mother is close with to be an usher? Neither of my grandfathers are alive, so that is not an option.

 

[Elmorton]

I''m an only child, so much the same dilemma - I had my groom escort my mom He walked her in, turned around, walked his own mother in, and then joined the groomsmen to walk in together. It looked really nice and it was really sweet to have those photos of my mom on my DH''s arm.

 

[anniee19]

I also had my groom escort my mom. Our officiant suggested it, and it turned out to be really nice. First he sat his own mom and then went back and sat my mom. Like Elmorton, we got some really sweet photos of it.

 

[sap483]

Do you have an uncle or a cousin that isn''t in the wedding party, but that you''re very close with? We had that problem with DH''s grandather. We had his cousin, who wasn''t in the wedding party escort DH''s grandpa in, and it was a lovely way to include her in the ceremony.

 

[tlh]

I like the idea of having your FI walk his mother down. Seat her.
Go back for your mother, seat her... and take his place up front. Once the MOB is seated it is the que that the wedding party will begin to process. Unless there is someone your mother would really like have walk her down, I think this is fantastic. Have you asked your mother? She may already have something in her mind already, and maybe help you solve this problem! If not, you can pose her the alternative...

 

[brightlight]

I really like the idea of the groom escorting your mom! All his groomsmen can enter first and line up at the front. Then, the groom and your mom can enter. That's really sweet! Another option is having both your mom and dad escort you down the aisle.

 

[CDNinNYC]

We were going to have my uncle walk my mom but he ended up running late to the ceremony so I had my brother/man of honour do it.

I like the idea of your FI, an uncle or cousin walking your mom.

 

[ficklefaye]

can FH''s bro escort both mothers? just an option, at one wedding i''ve been to, one of the groomsmen escorted one person then went back and escorted a different person, but i was thinking maybe he can walk up with one lady on either side?