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0The bride wore a traditional white dress by Sassi Holford and a tiara lent to her by her mother-in-law.02br
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00She was led into the chapel by her father Brian. Her bridesmaids, wearing light green dresses, included Peter's sister Zara Phillips. After the ceremony, the couple left in a horse-drawn carriage for their reception.02br
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00Does it imply she walked behind her father since her father led her?02br
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00Can I replace 'led' with 'walked' or 'ushered' and still retain its meaning?02br
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0 led by - here means - escorted by - so she walked next to her father. You can use escorted here "She was escorted into the chapel by her father", but walked or ushered would not be appropriate here. 0-

— Optilang

  • 0 led by - here means - escorted by - so she walked next to her father.
  • You can use escorted here "She was escorted into the chapel by her father", but walked or ushered would not be appropriate here.
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0 led by - here means - escorted by - so she walked next to her father. You can use escorted here "She was escorted into the chapel by her father", but walked or ushered would not be appropriate here. 0-
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0 Could you explain why the other two are not appropriate?02br
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0 In fact, on reflection "walked" would be ok here.02br
00To usher means to show people to their seats, an action carried out by an usher. So there would be ushers at the wedding who would welcome the guests and show them to their seats eg Bride's guests on the left, grooms on the right. 02br
00The father of the bride has a far more important role in the wedding ceremony
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0Thanks, Optilang. 02br
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00Let's look at the word walk for a second.02br
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00If I make a transformation from passive to active as follows:02br
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00She was walked into the chapel by her father ...02br
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00Her father walked her into the chappel...02br
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00The active sentence sounds a
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0 Yes I agree - most commonly walked is used to talk about escorting the bride up the aisle in church.02br
00The bride was walked up the aisle by her father, although I have heard - her father walked her up the aisle.02br
00I think led/escorted into the chapel is better than walked here as the bride and her father are entering a building in a ceremonial fashion. 0-
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0Thanks a lot, Optilang!!0-
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0Another option is "the bride was given in marriage by her father." To those familiar with the mechanics of the traditional wedding, this covers everything---the walk up the aisle, the response to the officiant, and then Dad's graceful mid-ceremony exit to the pew, perhaps dashing away a sentimental tear as he goes. 0-
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0I suspect that they are being a bit vague on the details as this sounds like someone reporting on a royal wedding (Peter Philips's?) and they wouldn't have had access into the church. The reporter was standing outside so can only comment on what happened there. 0-
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0Thanks for the new phrase, Delmobile. I'll be using it very soon 050010id1
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0 In conversation, you would say "give away." The phrase I used is only for newspaper write-ups and things like that. 02br
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00I want a real old-fashioned traditional wedding. I want to walk down the aisle with my daddy and have him give me away. 02br
00I was so touched when Stella asked me to give her away when she marries Dav
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