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Marrige is considered an occasion of great rejoicing in the West as in China.But in the West the bride is spposed to be the happiest person of all.Only as she walks down the aisle or down the room to meet her bridegroom in the marriage cerernony must she preserve her dignity.At all other times she is happy,gay,and laughing.The groom is spposed to behave as if he had just been awarded the greatest prize in the world.
If one receives an announcement of wedding after it is over, a note of congratulation may be sent, but a gift is not necessary.
If one receives an invitation to the wedding, however, one must reply immediately, accepting or declining the invitation, and accompanying the the reply in either case with a gift. All gifts are sent to the bride. It is impolite to decline a wedding invation except for the most urgent reasons.It is the height of rudeness to arrive late at a wedding.If the wedding is in a home, one should arrive at least five minutes before the hour, as the wedding ceremony usually takes place exactly on the hour, as the wedding coremony usually takes place exactly on the hour set,and all the festivities come after.If the wedding is in a church one may arrive from five to fifteen minutes early. At a church wedding there will be ushers to show You to your seat. You must follow the usher and take the seat given you. Usually there will be seats reserved for family and close friends, and on no account may one sit in these seats unless requested to do so by the usher,who is acting on the bride‘s and groom‘s directions.It is \{usua\}lly customory for the guests to rise as the bride enters,you may be guided in this by what others do.
[One wears one‘s best clothes to a wedding,and \{usua\}[JP]lly all the family and near friends have new clothes for the occation. At a formal wedding,the bride is usually dressed all in white, with a white lace veil and a bouquet of white flowers.There bave, however, been many variations of this custom of late years,some brides preferring no veil or pink flowers, or even a pale colored dress. A woman who has been married before never wears white for her second wedding, as white is the symbol of virginity. The groom wears the usual formal black.
During the ceremony complete silence is maintained by the guests. If the wedding is in a home, friends step up immediately after the service is over to greet the bride and groom. Congratulations are offered to the groom and best wishes to the bride.If the wedding takes placl in a church, the grests all wait for the bride and groom and their party to leave the church before leaving themselves.
There is often a good deal of merriment at the wedding dinner or supper, but all forms of coarseness are in bad taste.Anything that might detract from the happiness of the newly-married couple is impolite. Sometimes rice and confetti are thrown at the bride and groom as they leave the house for their wedding trip or \"honeymoon.
If one receives an announcement of wedding after it is over, a note of congratulation may be sent, but a gift is not necessary.
If one receives an invitation to the wedding, however, one must reply immediately, accepting or declining the invitation, and accompanying the the reply in either case with a gift. All gifts are sent to the bride. It is impolite to decline a wedding invation except for the most urgent reasons.It is the height of rudeness to arrive late at a wedding.If the wedding is in a home, one should arrive at least five minutes before the hour, as the wedding ceremony usually takes place exactly on the hour, as the wedding coremony usually takes place exactly on the hour set,and all the festivities come after.If the wedding is in a church one may arrive from five to fifteen minutes early. At a church wedding there will be ushers to show You to your seat. You must follow the usher and take the seat given you. Usually there will be seats reserved for family and close friends, and on no account may one sit in these seats unless requested to do so by the usher,who is acting on the bride‘s and groom‘s directions.It is \{usua\}lly customory for the guests to rise as the bride enters,you may be guided in this by what others do.
[One wears one‘s best clothes to a wedding,and \{usua\}[JP]lly all the family and near friends have new clothes for the occation. At a formal wedding,the bride is usually dressed all in white, with a white lace veil and a bouquet of white flowers.There bave, however, been many variations of this custom of late years,some brides preferring no veil or pink flowers, or even a pale colored dress. A woman who has been married before never wears white for her second wedding, as white is the symbol of virginity. The groom wears the usual formal black.
During the ceremony complete silence is maintained by the guests. If the wedding is in a home, friends step up immediately after the service is over to greet the bride and groom. Congratulations are offered to the groom and best wishes to the bride.If the wedding takes placl in a church, the grests all wait for the bride and groom and their party to leave the church before leaving themselves.
There is often a good deal of merriment at the wedding dinner or supper, but all forms of coarseness are in bad taste.Anything that might detract from the happiness of the newly-married couple is impolite. Sometimes rice and confetti are thrown at the bride and groom as they leave the house for their wedding trip or \"honeymoon.