Do most brides have both their mother and father walk them down the aisle these days?

Traditions change with time and societal influence and so is this one. I think it has a lot to do with the bride's relationship with her parents. Escorting her into her new life is a charming idea with both parents or if in the case of a single parent home whichever person provided her with the most parenting. I personally like the idea of a woman walking into her new life as a strong individual and meeting her groom and both families at the alter and both families joining together. If my parents were alive that's how I would do it.

At the last wedding I went to only the father walked the bride down the aisle.

This is not a question anyone could possibly answer unless he or she had hard evidence from the millions of weddings that take place a year.

I've seen some weddings in which the bride's father walks the groom down the aisle holding a shotgun to his back!

I've seen others in which the children of the couple walk them down the aisle.

This is 2010 and we are lucky if people even bother getting married anymore!

I don't believe it has anything at all to do with time, but a desire of a bride to have both parents to walk her down the aisle. Traditionally it is her father's job, but not many people have been religiously following traditions in everything they do, so they do as they choose.

Not most. Some. Wedding traditions are no longer 'traditions'. I do know of one lass who did not want her Father to walk her down the aisle because it would interfere with the photographer getting the best shots of her. Funnily enough she had no problem with him paying for the Wedding/Reception. She just did not want his 'boofhead' in the way.

Then again I have been a "'Male' Matron of Honor'' (1x), the correct term for which being "Brides Honor Attendant" and a "'Male' Bridesmaid'' (4x), or more factually, a "Brides Attendant" at several weddings. These male roles being the Brides equivalent to 'Best Man' and "Groomsman' or Honor Guard as opposed to a Guard of Honor. The order of the processional is up to the individual and the number of the retinue.

I, personally, do not think that it really matters one way or the other. Customs and traditions are just guidelines. Modern women should think for themselves rather than follow hackneyed procedural 'pomp and circumstance', and do it the way that Mother and Grand-Mother went before her.

The last couple of weddings I went to,the bride walked down the aisle alone. I think that's the new tradition.

I think if the parents are divorced, that is often the case. My sister walked my niece down the aisle since her dad is dead. A lot of women walk themselves down the aisle--especially since they are older brides.

Truthfully? Most of my friends don't get married, so I haven't been to too many weddings.

Isn't it still just the father who walks the bride down the aisle?

VIVA LA RAZA!

I have been to only one wedding where the mother walked the bride down the aisle, and we don't really want to get into that one.

The bride gets to decide. Its her day. So although it seems to be popular it really isn't the norm. Whatever she wants is what is right. She can walk down alone if she wants to shine and meet her parents at the front and they can take her to her groom. It makes it all the more fun now to see what the choice will be at weddings. Whatever you chose make sure you do want you want in your heart. It is your day and yours alone and do what makes you happy and content. Good luck.