Seating of Stepparents 

• Where are stepparents normally seated during the wedding ceremony and when are they seated? My fiancé has his two birth parents but my parents are divorced and remarried. Some animosity exists between my mother and my father. Also, my father will be escorting me down the aisle.

Response: Normally, when any tension exists, we recommend that the stepmother be seated on the second row, left side, just before the seating of the groom’s parents in the front row, right side. Next, your mother and stepfather would be seated in the front row, left side. A seat should be saved next to your stepmother for your father.

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