Hi Iva,
I am no expert,but I found the following on the net.
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http://ourmarriage.com/html/ask_fran...vorced_pa.html
Seating Divorced Parents
Dear Fran:
My parents divorced recently. I'm not sure where they should be seated during the ceremony. Neither have remarried, and they are on speaking terms. My dad is going to walk me down the aisle. When he sits down, do they sit together or on different pews? Also, when the pastor asks, "who gives this woman to be married to this man," can he still say, "her mother and I," or does he have to say, "I do", since they are divorced?
Anna H.
Dear Anna:
It is certainly proper for your father to sit on the front pew with your mother, following his walking you down the aisle. When neither parent has remarried and they are on good terms, their sitting together shows a mutual relationship and united front in wishing you a lifetime of love and happiness.
If it happens they would prefer not to sit together, then the parent you are not living with would sit on the second or third pew behind the parent you are living with. If you are living with neither parent, it is usually the mother of the bride who is seated on the front pew and the father who sits behind. As a matter of interest, although it is not the case in your situation, when a parent has remarried, their new spouse is seated with them.
In answer to your question concerning your father's response to the question of "who gives this woman to be married to this man?", it is correct either way he chooses to answer. More appropriately, it is correct either way "you" choose to ask him to answer.
Sincerely,
Fran
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http://etiquette.lifetips.com/tip/12...f-parents.html
Proper Wedding Seating of Parents
When the bride and groom's parents are together, they are seated in the front pew of the church, near the aisle. The bride's parents sit in the left pew and the groom's parents are seated in the right pew.
There are exceptions for certain circumstances. If either the bride or groom has a widowed parent, that parent may certainly invite a guest to be seated with him or her.
It becomes a bit more complicated if the parents of the bride or groom are divorced. The mother and stepfather if there is one, will sit in the front pew as already described.
In the next few pews, the immediate family will be seated. This includes grandparents, siblings, and so on.
The bride or groom's father will be seated in the next pew behind the rows of the mother's immediate family. If the father is remarried, his family will be seated with him. If there are hard feelings in the family, the father's wife may choose to sit elsewhere in the church, and further back.
If the bride or groom is closer to a stepmother or is not on good terms with the mother, the father and stepmother may be seated in the front pew instead of the mother.
Still one more exception is that if the divorced parents get along well and everyone would be happy with the situation, it is sometimes perfectly acceptable to seat the parents and stepparents all in the front pew, but only if all agree to it.
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Hope these help you.. :)