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Rehearsal 101
Wedding Etiquette
Tips for Home Weddings
Intimate Wedding Package
Vow Renewal
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Wedding etiquette
is not nearly as complicated as the shelves upon shelves of books in
the library and bookstore would have you believe. You really only
have to do one thing. Think COM.
COMmon Sense,
COMmon Courtesy and COMpassion
Sadly, I have seen brides and grooms practically destroy the
enjoyment of their special day because they were so concerned about
doing things the "correct way." One young man was distraught because
according to a book on wedding etiquette, the woman who had raised
and nurtured him since he was three years old was supposed to sit in
the second row while the woman who had given birth to him whom he
had not seen in five years was supposed to sit in the front.
Similarly, one young bride planned to walk down the aisle alone
because she could not choose between her father and her step-father
to escort her down the aisle.
In the first case, I spoke to the family and the two gracious
women both sat in the front row in seats of honor. In the second, we
widened the aisle and the two men walked on either side of the
bride. Family dynamics are going to vary greatly from wedding to
wedding. Not all dilemmas will have happy endings like the ones
above, but with common sense, common courtesy and compassion most
can be resolved creatively to everyone's satisfaction.
By all means consult wedding etiquette books if you have
questions, but please consider their information suggestions rather
than hard and fast rules. There is no "correct way" to have a
wedding. We have traditions and superstitions not dictates. If
something feels awkward or might hurt someone's feelings don't do
it. If something feels right and accommodates both your
circumstances and people's feelings do it.
It shouldn't be a "correct" wedding, it should be "your" wedding!
You decide how you want to enter, decide on the content for your
ceremony, decide how you will exit and decide how you will
celebrate. That is pretty much it.
If you have any questions please feel free to
contact me and I
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Wedding Etiquette