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Angelina Jolie
- Angelina Jolie has been married three times, and each of her weddings was markedly different. To her 1996 wedding to Johnny Lee Miller, the bride wore black rubber.
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Angelina Jolie
- When she became Mrs. Pitt in 2014, Jolie wore white. She was given away by her six kids, who carried the rings and helped design the dress, as well as walking their mom down the aisle.
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Hilary Duff
- Actress Hilary Duff tied the knot with musician Matthew Koma during an intimate ceremony in December 2019. The couple originally met at a business meeting in 2015.
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Hilary Duff
- They dated on and off for a while, and their baby girl was born in October 2018. When it came to the wedding, Duff walked down the aisle holding their daughter.
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Serena Williams
- When tennis star Serena Williams got married in November 2018, she walked herself down the aisle. Sources suggest her father pulled out last minute.
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Serena Williams
- According to People, Williams was understanding of her father, whom she understood wouldn't feel comfortable up there in front of all those people.
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Cindy Crawford
- Former supermodel Cindy Crawford has been married twice: once to Richard Gere (1991-1995), and then to Rande Gerber in 1998. The second time stuck!
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Cindy Crawford
- Her second wedding was the OG beach wedding. Crawford went barefoot, and the couple walked each other down the aisle.
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Kate Winslet
- Sources suggest that when actress Kate Winslet married her third husband, Edward Abel Smith, she was not given away by her father.
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Kate Winslet
- The private ceremony took place in New York and the actress was given away by none other than her 'Titanic' (1997) co-star Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Meghan Markle
- When Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in 2018, she walked herself to the chapel and was met by Prince Charles for her final steps to her husband-to-be.
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Meghan Markle
- This was a break from tradition; sources suggest Markle's father was going to do the duty, but that he was unable to attend the wedding because he was recovering from heart surgery.
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Kim Kardashian
- When the middle Kardashian sister married Kanye West in 2014, she walked herself down the aisle. Her marriage to the rapper was her third in total.
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Kim Kardashian
- It was only at her third wedding that she decided not to be given away, reporting that it seemed "silly" to stick with that tradition at age 33.
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Priyanka Chopra
- Actress and model Priyanka Chopra sadly lost her father to cancer in 2013, five years before she married Nick Jonas in 2018.
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Priyanka Chopra
- When it came to the wedding, Chopra asked her mother to walk her down the aisle in her father's place.
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Solange
- When Solange married her video director boyfriend in 2014, she walked herself down the aisle to the couple's favorite Donny Hathaway song.
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Solange
- Not having her father give her away was not the only tradition the younger Knowles sister broke. She also wore a jumpsuit and turned up to the ceremony on a bike.
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Lisa Marie Presley
- When Lisa Marie Presley married her fourth husband, guitarist and music producer Michael Lockwood, in 2006, she was given away by her mother, Priscilla Presley. Of course, Lisa Marie lost her famous father Elvis Presley in 1977, when she was just nine years old.
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Lisa Marie Presley
- The couple were together for 10 years, before Lisa Marie filed for divorce in 2016. They have two children together: fraternal twin girls born in October 2008.
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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
- When Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti married King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands and became Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, neither of her parents were present.
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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
- Her father was not allowed to attend due to his role as cabinet minister during the National Reorganization Process (the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina), and her mother did not want to attend without her husband.
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Princess Helena
- When Princess Helena married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein in 1866, she was given away by her mother, Queen Victoria.
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Princess Helena
- This was the first time someone in the British monarchy was given away by anyone other than their father. The Princess's father, Prince Albert, had sadly died five years earlier.
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Princess Beatrice
- The younger sister of Princess Helena, Princess Beatrice, was also given away by her mother, Queen Victoria.
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Princess Beatrice
- She got married almost 20 years after her sister, in 1885, and the groom was Prince Henry of Battenberg. Sources: (People) (The Guardian) (Hello!)
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Angelina Jolie
- Angelina Jolie has been married three times, and each of her weddings was markedly different. To her 1996 wedding to Johnny Lee Miller, the bride wore black rubber.
© Getty Images
1 / 27 Fotos
Angelina Jolie
- When she became Mrs. Pitt in 2014, Jolie wore white. She was given away by her six kids, who carried the rings and helped design the dress, as well as walking their mom down the aisle.
© Getty Images
2 / 27 Fotos
Hilary Duff
- Actress Hilary Duff tied the knot with musician Matthew Koma during an intimate ceremony in December 2019. The couple originally met at a business meeting in 2015.
© Getty Images
3 / 27 Fotos
Hilary Duff
- They dated on and off for a while, and their baby girl was born in October 2018. When it came to the wedding, Duff walked down the aisle holding their daughter.
© Getty Images
4 / 27 Fotos
Serena Williams
- When tennis star Serena Williams got married in November 2018, she walked herself down the aisle. Sources suggest her father pulled out last minute.
© Getty Images
5 / 27 Fotos
Serena Williams
- According to People, Williams was understanding of her father, whom she understood wouldn't feel comfortable up there in front of all those people.
© Getty Images
6 / 27 Fotos
Cindy Crawford
- Former supermodel Cindy Crawford has been married twice: once to Richard Gere (1991-1995), and then to Rande Gerber in 1998. The second time stuck!
© Getty Images
7 / 27 Fotos
Cindy Crawford
- Her second wedding was the OG beach wedding. Crawford went barefoot, and the couple walked each other down the aisle.
© Getty Images
8 / 27 Fotos
Kate Winslet
- Sources suggest that when actress Kate Winslet married her third husband, Edward Abel Smith, she was not given away by her father.
© Getty Images
9 / 27 Fotos
Kate Winslet
- The private ceremony took place in New York and the actress was given away by none other than her 'Titanic' (1997) co-star Leonardo DiCaprio.
© Getty Images
10 / 27 Fotos
Meghan Markle
- When Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in 2018, she walked herself to the chapel and was met by Prince Charles for her final steps to her husband-to-be.
© Getty Images
11 / 27 Fotos
Meghan Markle
- This was a break from tradition; sources suggest Markle's father was going to do the duty, but that he was unable to attend the wedding because he was recovering from heart surgery.
© Getty Images
12 / 27 Fotos
Kim Kardashian
- When the middle Kardashian sister married Kanye West in 2014, she walked herself down the aisle. Her marriage to the rapper was her third in total.
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13 / 27 Fotos
Kim Kardashian
- It was only at her third wedding that she decided not to be given away, reporting that it seemed "silly" to stick with that tradition at age 33.
© Getty Images
14 / 27 Fotos
Priyanka Chopra
- Actress and model Priyanka Chopra sadly lost her father to cancer in 2013, five years before she married Nick Jonas in 2018.
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15 / 27 Fotos
Priyanka Chopra
- When it came to the wedding, Chopra asked her mother to walk her down the aisle in her father's place.
© Getty Images
16 / 27 Fotos
Solange
- When Solange married her video director boyfriend in 2014, she walked herself down the aisle to the couple's favorite Donny Hathaway song.
© Getty Images
17 / 27 Fotos
Solange
- Not having her father give her away was not the only tradition the younger Knowles sister broke. She also wore a jumpsuit and turned up to the ceremony on a bike.
© Getty Images
18 / 27 Fotos
Lisa Marie Presley
- When Lisa Marie Presley married her fourth husband, guitarist and music producer Michael Lockwood, in 2006, she was given away by her mother, Priscilla Presley. Of course, Lisa Marie lost her famous father Elvis Presley in 1977, when she was just nine years old.
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Lisa Marie Presley
- The couple were together for 10 years, before Lisa Marie filed for divorce in 2016. They have two children together: fraternal twin girls born in October 2008.
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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
- When Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti married King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands and became Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, neither of her parents were present.
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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
- Her father was not allowed to attend due to his role as cabinet minister during the National Reorganization Process (the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina), and her mother did not want to attend without her husband.
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Princess Helena
- When Princess Helena married Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein in 1866, she was given away by her mother, Queen Victoria.
© Getty Images
23 / 27 Fotos
Princess Helena
- This was the first time someone in the British monarchy was given away by anyone other than their father. The Princess's father, Prince Albert, had sadly died five years earlier.
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Princess Beatrice
- The younger sister of Princess Helena, Princess Beatrice, was also given away by her mother, Queen Victoria.
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Princess Beatrice
- She got married almost 20 years after her sister, in 1885, and the groom was Prince Henry of Battenberg. Sources: (People) (The Guardian) (Hello!)
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Breaking traditions: famous brides who walked down the aisle without their fathers
These famous women weren't afraid to break with tradition
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When it comes to weddings, there is no end to tradition. From the bride wearing white to the throwing of the bouquet, there are many customs for the bride and groom to follow, should they so choose. These traditions include the father walking the bride down the aisle and 'giving her away.' While many people choose to follow this tradition in the 21st century, many others do not.
Check out this gallery to read about famous brides who weren't given away by their fathers.
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