Wedding etiquette if described in short is the practices and forms prescribed by social convention or by authority to make your wedding day flawless. Wedding etiquette is a very important part of planning a wedding.This article aims to give an overview on the basics of wedding etiquette which are followed by most weddings.
Did you know, true wedding etiquette says guests are supposed to write a formal letter stating whether they are able to come or not? Do not hesitate to call some of your guests whom you have not gotten a reply from to determine if they are coming.
You have to take into consideration on the guests’ marital status when sending out the invitation cards where their partners’ name should be included if the guest is married or engaged. Inviting single guests with a date is a thoughtful gesture, but depends on whether you want to mention bringing a guest or not.
It is a wedding etiquette to welcome and thank all guests for coming to the reception. Often enough, the bride and groom will be at the receiving entrance to welcome the guests themselves. Ushers can be used to assists guests find their seats faster.
Family and guests of the bride should be on the left, the groom’s guests and family on the right. A table plan should be displayed to help guests find their seats quickly. When devising the seating plan, try to group together guests who know each other.
Usually the father of the bride will be the first one to deliver the wedding speech followed by the bridegroom. Wedding etiquette requires that the father of the bride will do the honors and welcome everyone to wedding reception since he is the person responsible for the bill. The groom will need to thank his new father-in-law for the fantastic reception.
It is simply tradition but not wedding etiquette for father and daughter to have their customary dance. There are other traditions such as the cutting of the cake, throwing the bouquet and so on. These can be done any way you please.
