Escorting your guests

Just a quick comment...I notice things at weddings and they nag at me later, so I'll be posting about them here :D LOL

Something that I've been noticing quite a bit lately at weddings is that many brides and grooms ask their ushers to escort women who are considered VIPs to their seats - grandmothers, great aunts, and of course, moms and stepmoms. This makes a lot of sense for the mother of the bride, as many times her husband is the bride's father, who may be waiting to walk her down the aisle. He can't be in two places at once.

The sentiment is very nice...however what brides often don't consider beforehand is what happens to the woman's husband (if she has one) while she is being escorted! Well, most of the time he walks behind her and the usher. LOL a little awkward, don't you think? So here's the poor husband (a VIP as well, like your grandfather, uncle, stepdad, etc.) walking behind his wife while another man escorts her!

I would suggest that if you are having your ushers escort female VIPs, you may want to let those who have husbands be escorted by them, rather than asking them to enter on the arm of an usher :) Obviously if someone needs extra help due to a physical impairment, you should use your best judgment.