Bride handover gets the green light from the Church of Sweden

Published 12 October 2024 at 14.06

Domestic. The S-marked proposal to ban so-called bride delivery within the Church of Sweden has been voted down by the church meeting, reports the Christian newspaper Dagen.

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The American tradition of handing over the bride – that the bride is led to the altar by her father – has become more popular in Sweden in recent years, not least thanks to American film and television.

But many within the Social Democrats believe that the tradition meant a declaration of incompetence by the woman and is an expression of patriarchal oppression, and through a motion from the member Sara Waldenfors (S) it was intended that the Church of Sweden would be prohibited from performing weddings in that way.

When the question of introducing a ban was tried by the church meeting, but the answer was a resounding no, reports Dagen.

Both S and Sara Waldenfors now state that they respect the decision that bride handover will be allowed in the future as well.