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{{quote|'''Dick''': ''[explaining Earth weddings]'' The ceremony begins with the bride being given away.
'''Sally''': Excuse me? Given away? Like an object? As in, "free girl with every large fries"?
'''Tommy''': Hey, there are free girls? Can I go?
'''Harry''': Fries? Can I go?
|''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''}}
In Western weddings, the bride's father walks her down the aisle to the altar where the vows are exchanged, a holdover from the days of [[Arranged Marriage]]. Nowadays, it's a symbol of endearment towards the most important man in her life before the groom came into the picture, and he "gives her away" to the groom. If her father is unavailable or didn't fill that role in her life, her brother, close friend, or mentor figure are popular choices to stand in his place, but it might even be her son if the bride is an older woman. Because this is a ubiquitous part of Western weddings, only list examples where something notable happens between the bride and her father before or during the walk, or if someone other than her father does the honor, or even examples where [[Gender Flip|the groom]] is given away!
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* When [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Reed and Sue Richards]] got married, her brother Johnny walked her down the aisle, since their parents are dead. This happens in [[The Movie]] as well, following a truly touching moment between Sue and Johnny.
* When Donna Troy gets married, she has her closest friend [[Nightwing|Dick Grayson]] walk her down the aisle, as she doesn't have a father.
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Guys and Dolls]]''. At the end of the movie Miss Adelaide marries Nathan Detroit and Sarah Brown marries Sky Masterson. Miss Adelaide is given away by Lieutenant Brannigan and Sarah is given away by Arvide Abernathy, an older man who works with her at the Save A Soul mission. Watch it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnvpxVF0ApM here starting at 2:05]{{dead link}}.
* The Bride in ''[[Kill Bill]]'' asks her boss/mentor/ex-lover {{spoiler|by whom she's pregnant}} Bill to pose as her father for her wedding. [[It Got Worse]].
* The entire plot of ''[[Father of the Bride]]'' is exploring this trope.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* A similar custom exists in ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]],'' except the bride's ''mother'' takes part, as does the groom's father; each parent lists what their child is bringing to the marriage (the groom's land, the wife's dowry, etc.) When Roran marries Katrina they both have stand-ins, however, since their respective parents are deceased. (Roran has Horst, an older male friend and father-figure, and Katrina has Birgit, who was a friend of her mother's.)
* ''[[Around the World
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Phoebe from ''[[
** In an earlier episode of ''[[
* ''[[
* In ''[[
* In the ''[[
* This was brought up for Dana's wedding in ''[[
* On ''[[
* In the [[Series Finale]] of ''[[Golden Girls]]'' (''Golden Palace?'' [[Canon
* Lwaxana Troi on ''[[Star Trek:
* In the episode where she leaves ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'', Kate is getting married to a man but her parents don't attend because they think it's too rushed. Drew, despite having been married to her and still loving her, gives her away at the ceremony and wishes her a happy life.
* On ''[[
* In the ''[[
* Though the wedding between Angela Martine and Robert Tomlinson in the ''[[Star Trek:
* In ''[[
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== [[Music]] ==
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== [[Theatre]] ==
* ''[[Mamma Mia!]]'': partly because the main character doesn't know who her real dad is, partly because he wasn't there when she was growing up, regardless, she asks {{spoiler|her mother}} to give her away.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In the ending of ''[[King's Quest VI]]'', if King Caliphim and Queen Allaria are brought [[Back
** It's also notable in that the Green Isles also asks someone to speak for the ''groom'' as well. If Alexander rescues the genie, then Graham does the honors. If not, then [[The Captain|Captain Saladin]] of the guard dogs will speak on Alex's behalf.
* An aversion in the [[Fan Sequel]] ''[[The Silver Lining (
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[Something
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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