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• When There are no Ushers or Bridesmaids
  on Oct 16, 2012 in Bridesmaids The Wedding Party Ushers
  From "Our Deportment", by John H. Young, 1881. When there are no bridesmaids or ushers the marriage ceremonials at the church are as follows: The members of the bride's family proceed to the church before the bride, who follows with her mother. Th...
• Free Best Man Speeches
  on Sep 4, 2012 in Best Man
  Here's a link to an interesting website that is giving away "best man" speeches. Use this to get started with some ideas on how to best give a speech, and personalize these to your particular bride and groom. Enjoy! -- The Editorhttp://www.squidoo.co...
• The Duties of the Best Man
  on Aug 22, 2012 in Best Man
  His first actual duty is that of packer and expressman; he must see that everything necessary for the journey is packed, and that the groom does not absent-mindedly put the furnishings of his room in his valise and leave his belongings hanging in the...
• The Bridesmaids
  on Jan 15, 2012 in Bridesmaids The Wedding Party
  Although the number of bridesmaids is entirely a matter of choice, it is the fashion at an elaborate church wedding to have not less than five nor more than ten. A maid or matron of honor, two little pages or flower girls, and, if it is desired, a th...
• The Church Wedding
  on Jan 15, 2012 in Consultations
  The bride and groom decide between them the church where they wish the wedding to take place and the clergyman whom they wish to officiate. When there is no religious difference between the couple the matter is a very simple one and the church which...
• How to Handle Long Engagements
  on Jan 13, 2012 in Engagements
  Unless the engaged couple are both so young, or by temperament so irresponsible, that their parents think it best for them to wait until time is given a chance to prove the stability of their affection, no one can honestly advocate a long-delayed mar...
• Engaged Couple In Public
  on Feb 16, 2010 in Engagements
  There is said to be still preserved somewhere in Massachusetts a whispering reed through the long hollow length of which lovers were wont to whisper messages of tenderness to each other while separated by a room's length and the inevitable chaperonag...
• The Engagement Ring
  on Jul 5, 2009 in Engagements
  It is doubtful if he who carries a solitaire ring enclosed in a little square box and produces it from his pocket upon the instant that she says "Yes," exists outside of the moving pictures! As a matter of fact, the accepted suitor usually consults h...
• Who Should be Bridesmaids
  on Feb 23, 2009 in Bridesmaids
  The bridesmaids should include the unmarried sisters of the bride; but it is considered an anomaly for an elder sister to perform this function. The pleasing novelty for several years past, of an addition to the number of bridesmaids varying from two...
• Bridesmaids And Ushers' Dinner
  on Aug 23, 2008 in Bridesmaids The Wedding Party Ushers
  If a wedding is being held in the country, or where most of the bridesmaids or ushers come from a distance, and they are therefore stopping at the bride's house, or with her neighbors, there is naturally a "dinner" in order to provide for the visitor...

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