Bride is walked down the aisle by dad and step dad in heartwarming moment

02 July 2023 , 17:38

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Bride is walked down the aisle by dad and step dad in heartwarming moment

In many wedding traditions, the bride's father will walk her down the aisle. Of course, depending on your personal circumstances, this may differ - but many brides will still want their dad to give them away.

One woman was lucky enough to have two men walk her down the aisle, however, after her dad grabbed the hand of his daughter's stepdad so they could both walk her down the aisle and treasure the memory forever.

Bride Amy Walkinshaw, 31, knew as soon as she got engaged to Ryan Walkinshaw, 31, that she wanted both men to be involved in giving her away on her big day.

Amy had her dad and stepdad walk her down the aisle (Yuliia Sokolenko / SWNS)

Her stepdad was really surprised (Yuliia Sokolenko / SWNS)

Amy, from Essex, was raised by both dad, Andy Collins, 58, a train driver, and her stepdad, Jeff Bennett, 64, a project manager - who has been in her life for the past two decades.

On her wedding day, Saturday June 24 2023, she wanted to honour both father figures, so she asked dad Andy to go and surprise Jeff by grabbing him from the audience to walk down with himself and Amy.

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Student Amy said: "Jeff has been in my life for 20 years, he is basically a second dad to me.

"I always imagined if I got married I'd ask him to walk me down the aisle as well as my dad.

"Jeff didn't know it was coming either - you can tell in the video the shock on Jeff's face, I knew how much it meant to him.

Amy said she knew that it meant a lot to her stepdad (Macenzie Collins / SWNS)

Amy came up with the adorable plan (Macenzie Collins / SWNS)

"The main thing to come out of it is to show there doesn't have to be animosity. You can ask a step-parent without upsetting your biological dad too."

Amy said Jeff and Andy didn't know each other too well, as they live a distance apart, but Andy "agreed straight away" when she asked if Jeff could walk her down the aisle as well.

On the day, Amy's younger half-sister, Macenzie Collins, 23, watched the emotional moment.

Macenzie, a meetings and events assistant, said: "Me and my sister have lived 150 miles from each other since I was born so we don't see each other a lot, so, it was really nice to share that moment with each other.

"I don't know Jeff that well either, but that just made it more special that we all got to be there together as a blended family."

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Danielle Kate Wroe