Ceremony Etiquette You May Not Know
May 29, 2009 by Christine Gooding
Filed under Featured Wedding Blogs, Wedding Etiquette
You may be a serial wedding guest attendee at your friends and families’ weddings but it is never too late to brush up on practical ceremony etiquette.
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The first thing you can do for the wedding couple is to arrive on time. It doesn’t matter that most weddings don’t begin at the exact hour indicated in the invitation. It is still good manners to show up on time.
If you are going to be late or arrive after the appointed time, you can do the following:
- If the processional is underway, don’t stroll down the aisle at the same time as the wedding party. If the processional is underway, wait in an area outside and/or out of the way until the processional has been completed.
- Exercise discretion: you may prefer to be up front, but this time, you should sit in the back to avoid drawing attention away from the ceremony underway. Enter and seat yourself as quickly and quietly as you can.
- If you are attending a religious ceremony of a faith other than your own, be respectful. Be discreet in your non-participation.This is not the event for making a political statement.
- If you are unfamiliar with the religious rituals, go with the crowd. Watch what others are doing and do you best to follow along or blend in.
Have you got other ceremony etiquette that you’d like to add on our list here?
Via TWC
Don’t try to upstage the bride!
I’m always shake my head at the people who try to become the center or attention at a wedding. It’s the bride and groom’s day — let them have it to shine and always remember.