Invitations are usually issued by the couple themselves. The bride may choose to walk down the aisle alone or with the groom. If she chooses to have her father walk her down the aisle, he leaves her at his pew and she walks to the groom alone. Children of previous marriages should be asked to participate and given a special role. The Jill Curtis helpsite for parents and grandparents.
Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience. When she expressed difficulty in grasping the concept of marriage, her father decided to pull out his wedding photo album, thinking visual images would help. One page after another, he pointed out the bride arriving at the church, the entrance, the wedding ceremony, the recessional, the reception, etc. A daughter comes home from the peace corps in Uganda and surprises her Jewish mother who is in the process of lighting the Friday night candles and serving the matza ball soup. The mother is so thrilled she can't stop hugging and kissing her daughter.