Plan a theme for the rehearsal dinner and weave it throughout your centerpieces, attire, or entertainment. One couple had all the guests arrive in Western garb for their hoedown barbecue rehearsal dinner, complete with hay bales and square dancing, while another served up make-you-own-fajitas at a Mexican fiesta.
Consider alternative locations and styles for the rehearsal [...]
Here is some advice wedding etiquette when giving a toast
So they asked you to give the wedding toast, what should you do? Here are some tips to make you and the bride and groom look good. Remember: you want this to be a truly memorable experience.
Write down what you want [...]
For the wedding rehearsal (which will probably be earlier on the day of the rehearsal dinner), have baseball caps or T-shirts printed with “bride” and “groom” for you and your fiancé to wear. You may even want to make versions for other wedding party members, such as your bridesmaid of the mother of the groom.
Take [...]
Wedding etiquette is considering your guest’s pocketbook. Destination weddings are popular choices for modern brides who want a unique wedding. But it can be a burden for guests who want to be there but may not have the finances or the time off work. What was once a one or two day affair can stretch [...]
Wedding Etiquette According to Glamour magazine
Mix and Match the bridesmaid dresses
The last thing your bridesmaids want is to be stuck with a dress that is unflattering. When you choose wedding dresses for your bridesmaids, take this advice to heart:
“DON’T obey the old rule that bridesmaid gowns must always match! There are very few [...]
A guys’ or girls’ night out is a fun way to get ready for the big day. Just don’t let the male or female bonding get too out of control, of you’re liable to create some premarital turmoil. Talk as a couple before you venture your separate ways for your bachelor and bachelorette parties, so [...]
Wedding Etiquette issues often involve what to most people would be the yummiest part of the wedding ceremony.
The cake! the cake!
In a new and thoroughly informative article ientitled “The Cake: Cakes Bring Tiers of Joy in the Tulsa (Okla.) World newspaper, writer Natalie Mikles offers some practical advice on cake-related Wedding Etiquette.
One of the first topics she [...]
Wedding Etiquette has special considerations when it comes to Mormon weddings.
And we’re seeking more of them.
I’ve read in several places that the Mormon faith- and its Church of the Latter-Day Saints adherents- are one of the faster-growing faiths in North America. Often cited as reasons are higher birth rates and the fruits of energetic conversion [...]