A woman has faced a major scrutiny after asking her half sister to walk her down the aisle, as her in-laws have branded it inappropriate.
The woman had been raised by her half sister for much of her life after she heartbreakingly lost her mum at a young age. She's never met her dad, so wanted to honour her special relationship with her sister on her big day.
But when the bride-to-be suggested the idea to her fiancé and his family, they were not happy as they are very traditional and felt the job should be done by a man rather than her sister.
In a Reddit post, the woman added that her future father-in-law did think he would be walking her down the aisle as she does not have male relatives, but she is adamant about having her sister do the job.
The woman, who remained anonymous, explained: "My sister chose to be my guardian and her father's family went low-contact with her as a result. In order to raise me she gave up a lot; her relationship with her father, college, her 20s, and so much more.
"A few months ago I got engaged and I told my sister that in addition to being my maid of honor, I also wanted her to be the one to walk me down the aisle."
Her sister was over the moon with this and was very excited but when the bride-to-be spoke to her fiancé, he was not happy.
"He said that it was great that my sister was my maid of honour, but that her having two roles wasn't and that it wasn't appropriate for her to walk me down the aisle since that's usually done by a man," she wrote.
"I told him that I appreciate his father being willing to fill that role, but that the one who made me the person I am is my sister and so it's right that she be the one to give me away. It turned into an argument that's spread to my in-laws.
"My mother-in-law called me a few days ago to say that although she understands how important my sister is to me, that it's also my fiancé's wedding and I shouldn't be putting my sister before him on his day."
Her sister has since offered to stand down but the bride-to-be is not wanting to change her mind.
In response, many sided with the bride and said she should be able to have her sister walk her down the aisle.
One person wrote: "She sounds absolutely incredible and well deserving of the honor of walking you down the aisle."
While another stated: "I would have serious reservations about marrying someone who was blatantly dismissive of my plan to honor the person who raised me."
A third penned: "Don't marry him. This will be the rest of your life. Your sister will never be respected because she isn't a man."
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