How to Honor Parents at a Wedding

Video Transcript

"A few ways to honor your parents at your wedding...there's a few ways to do it and one way you can do it is actually at your rehearsal dinner where you have the stage, where you can actually make some speeches about whoever's in your wedding party, but especially your parents. Most of the time, your parents are the ones paying for your wedding, so you really do want to make it clear that they are a part of your wedding. At the reception for the next day, you also want to make sure that you bring them out on the dance floor and have that first dance with your father, and even bring your mom out and have that dance. During the ceremony, a great way is to actually put flowers on them to honor them by knowing that they are a part of the wedding party and your parents. A good way to do that also is to have them enter in their own processional. To have them have their own music, have them seated by ushers or walk each other down the isle. Your parents are a huge part of the wedding especially because you wouldn't be here without them. So, make sure that you take some time and to honor them in whatever way you choose to, giving a speech about them, or making sure that everybody knows they are your parents by dancing with them."