Both the bride and groom should be escorted down the aisle by their parents at Catholic weddings, says the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, because it “expresses the equality of the man and woman.”
“The bride and the groom enter freely and equally into marriage, and the entrance procession should reflect that,” said Father Rick Hilgartner, associate director of the U.S. Bishop’ Secretariat for Divine Worship.
The bishops offer 10 more suggestions for Catholic couples tying the knot here.
Photo by Zlatko Batistich.
