Give Away the Bride: Difference between revisions

'''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?

 

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!

 

* 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.