|
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 dress
Since little girls, women start dreaming about the wedding dress, but now that the fatidic moment has come, are they sure they have considered all the details?
The main rules say that the wedding dress should match with the spouses' character and with the chosen ceremony. For this reason, start leafing through trend magazines, and visiting ateliers at least 4 or 5 months before the ceremony, so that you will have chosen the wedding dress at least 3 months before the wedding date and still have enough time to make the proper changes.
The last try should be made a week before the wedding, wearing all the accessories if they have not been bought in the same store where the wedding dress has been.
Remember that not all the brides are lucky to be perfect body shaped as the models in the magazines are. Here
are some tips. We suggest to wear a dress slightly flared and cut under the breast to minimize wide hips. Those girls who are skinny could focus on loose, flowing, and vaporous dresses, which are not to advise to who is short.
The choice of the wedding dress depends on which part of the day the ceremony will to take place.
As a matter of fact, if the ceremony will take place in the morning, the bride's dress should be more formal, and it is allowed to use elegant and posh fabrics. On the contrary, if the ceremony will take place in the afternoon, it is better to chose flowing dresses and light fabrics.
It is better to have the wedding dress delivered at home at least a couple of days before the wedding ceremony, to make sure it will perfectly fit.
For him
The bridegroom's dress should match with the bride's.
If the ceremony takes place during the morning, the etiquette suggest that the bridegroom, the fathers, the best men, and the spouses' brothers should wear the morning suit.
For a less formal ceremony, even a classic suit with a single-breasted jacket, without vents
and made with combed fabric. The trousers should be without turn-up.
It is better to avoid short and light socks, and the smoking or tuxedo, which is better to wear during gala evenings but not during ceremonies.
Entrance and the arrangements in the Church
On the wedding day, the entrance of the guests should be within the prearranged time.
The bride should be the last person to arrive. A canonical delay, which should not be more than 10 minutes , is allowed to the bride.
The bridegroom should arrive, instead, in advance and stop in the church courtyard to entertain the guests.
At the prearranged time, the bridegroom goes to the altar accompanied by his mother at his right side. Afterwards, the best men get in the church and arrange themselves: the bridegroom's on the right and the bride's on the left. Then the bride's mother arm in arm with a male relative.
The guests' arrangements should follow a precise rule. The bridegroom and his relatives and friends are on the right while the bride and her relatives and friends are on the left. The first rows of seats are for the closest relatives (parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and then on according to the degree of kinship.
Once all the guests are in the church, the bride is the last to enter arm in arm with her father preceded by possible little pageboys and the maids of honour (if there are some.)
The etiquette advise not to clap at the end of the ceremony to respect the sacredness of the place.
Some clever advices
It is advised to the spouses, the parents, and the bestmen to try the ceremony at least once to avoid falls and small upsets.
Once out of the church, the spouses should accept the throwing of the rice.
Moreover, it is better not to make the guests wait too much time for the wedding reception because of the pictures to take.
|
