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What to do when you invite someone round, how to set the table, how to arrange the
seating.
A few simple rules for you to remember.
The wedding should be decided by both the spouses respecting their characters and their life styles.
If the spouses choose to give a certain solemnity to the ceremony, it is better to arrange every little detail taking time.
| WEDDING
CARDS |
| Usually, they should be sent a month before the date. The guest list should be made out in advance and should not be forgot the assistants (the
ex-housekeeper, the house tailor, etc..). Sending the wedding cards is up to the
bride's family. The bride will ask to the bridegroom's family how many wedding cards they need for their relatives and
friends, and will not forget to give them the needed envelopes. The
bride's and bridegroom's family should confront the two lists of guests to make sure they will not send double wedding
cards.
Who wants to keep up the tradition will choose a double refined and elegant card. The
bride's parents will announce their daughter's wedding on the left page, while the
bridegroom's parents will announce their son's wedding on the right page. The wedding date and the
ceremony's place in the middle, and the new spouses' residence at the
bottom. Relatives and friends will be invited to the wedding party with another card.
The addresses on the envelopes will be strictly written by hand.
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| THE
WEDDING LIST |
For those spouses who think to invite many
friends, it is customary to make a wedding list. The fiancé and the fiancée choose articles they would like to receive as presents in one or more
shops.
It is better to not make the list rushing or without the partner, because the articles chosen are going to be placed in the new house.
The presents are to be sent a few days before the wedding ceremony and, as the fiancée and fiancé receive the
presents, the fiancée thanks the sender. Another custom is to send thanksgivings within two months from the wedding date.
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| BONBONNIERS |
For what concerns the
bonbonniers, the etiquette is very severe.
The bonbonniers should be sent or delivered to the wedding guests by the
bride's best friend about 20 days after the wedding accompanied by a small card with the spouses' names and the wedding date written down. Nowadays, it became a custom due to
practicality, to give the bonbonniers to the guests at the end of the wedding party.
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