In most weddings how come the bride goes down the Isle and not the groom?

David B: In most weddings how come the bride goes down the Isle and not the groom?
The groom waits at the alter to receive his bride.Why not the other way around? In a gay wedding who decides to go down the Isle?

Answers and Views:

Answer by 3dogmom
In a real wedding, the dad walks his daughter down the isle to symbolize turning over the responsibility of her to her groom, who is waiting anxiously.

Answer by Winston
It is the woman who is given away to the man.
He is waiting for it to happen.

Answer by Sophiesmama
it’s aisle, not isle…

Answer by STRESSED spells DESSERTS
It’s an old tradition. One that my future groom and I are not going to follow. A lot of grooms choose to walk to aisle these days, and a lot don’t. It just depends on the couple. As far as a gay wedding I have no idea as it’s not legal in my state. Most of those aren’t done in a church so they don’t have a room to wait in so my guess is they booth walk the walk.

I think people are misunderstanding. He is not saying that the groom walks the bride. The groom walks out with the preacher down the aisle (so I’ve seen) and then the bridesmaids THEN the bride and her dad.

Answer by luvinmyjarhead
It is say to be bad luck for the groom to walk down the aisle. Im not really sure why but that is what they say.

Answer by truefirstedition
This is a very old tradition dating back to the time when marriages were business transactions (to strengthen family alliances, to build fortunes, to consolidate political power, to merge land ownership, etc) rather than romantic affairs. The bride in these situations, sadly, was as much a piece of property as whatever money, land, or political favors were changing hands in the deal. Her father – her caretaker, because women were considered rather helpless back then – was giving the bride away to the groom, who would be her new caretaker and master. It’s connected to the tradition of “love, honor, and obey” in the vows – the woman said “obey,” the man didn’t. So that’s why the bride walks down the aisle – she is being given to the groom by her family, he is receiving her into his family.

At a modern wedding, straight, gay, or whatever, the couple can choose how they want to enter the church – walking together, one walking in and the other at the altar, both walking separately, etc. There is no particular rule, it depends on what the couple wants the gesture to mean.

Answer by E
He has to wait to take authority from her mom or dad then they join hands and get married,