Wedding Catholic Protocal Controversy

I am pretty big on following the rubrics. I had no idea that this was suggested:

At Whispers:

Having both bride and groom escorted down the aisle by their parents expresses equality of the man and woman. That’s also the suggestion of the Catholic Rite of Marriage....“The bride and the groom enter freely and equally into marriage, and the entrance procession should reflect that.”

Bottom line: it gets boiled down to "No Daddy-Daughter Walk" real quick... then all the rest -- again, fairly or not, Ritual be damned... all regardless of the immemorial custom's origin -- namely, that the bride is a piece of property being given from one "owner" to another.Just please don't shoot the messenger. Please.

Much more at the link. I think on the whole Catholic Churches do a good job in the wedding department. For instance I rarely hear secular songs etc.

I think this custom in the USA is a good one to keep and I see no harm in the Girl Daddy walk down the aisle. As a priest commented on the Whispers thread

For the record, it can't be underscored enough that the USCCB note signals no change of anything -- it's simply a mention of the entrance protocol as it's optimally envisioned in the Rite.Especially for pastoral reasons -- e.g. if a couple's going to get married outside the church unless the bride gets to do it (...and, indeed, this has happened) -- the father-daughter walk down the aisle remains acceptable as an "immemorial custom," unless the competent authority of a place determines otherwise. And good luck to anyone who, even with the best of intentions, seeks to pick that fight.

Sometimes in Liturgy folks need to pick their battles. Needless to say this is a minefield it might be wise to avoid.