Your Practical Wedding Day Questions Answered
If you have been wondering about things like what to do with your bouquet during the ring exchange or how you will use the restroom in your bridal gown, you will find the answers to your practical wedding day questions right here…
What Do I Do With My Bouquet During The Ring Exchange? The answer is your maid of honor will hold it. You can practice the hand off during the wedding rehearsal. Some brides hold their bouquets until right before the exchange of rings, but many will pass the bouquet to their maid of honor upon arrival at the altar. She will return the bouquet to you at the conclusion of the ceremony before the recessional.
How Do I Use The Restroom While Wearing My Wedding Gown? Every bride has this question, but you are not likely to find the answer in Emily Post or Miss Manners! The answer is with help from your bridesmaids and a sense of humor. If your gown is very full, you will need one bridesmaid on each side of you to hold it up while you use the facilities. When the restroom has stalls, sometimes the bridesmaids each have to stand in a stall on either side of the bride’s! A good rule of thumb is to drink only as much as you need to stay hydrated so you do not have to attempt this maneuver too many times. Stay away from coffee and tea to minimize your trips to the loo.
What Should I Do With Cash Gifts Received At The Reception? This is a good problem to have! If you are lucky, lots of little envelopes with cash or checks will be slipped to you at your wedding reception. Alternatively, some couples set out a box for envelopes. You want to make sure that all of that cash is secure, of course, so it is important to have a plan. If setting out a box, be sure that it is something decorative, but locking (and heavy, so it cannot simply be carried off). Place the box inside the reception room, not in an entryway. A great idea is for the bride and groom to give one of their parents a deposit slip for their bank account before the wedding. At the end of the reception, simply hand the checks and cash over to that person, and they can deposit them for you while you head off on your honeymoon. Keep a little of all that cash with you to have fun on your vacation!
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When Is It Held? Usually the rehearsal dinner is held shortly after the wedding rehearsal on the day before the wedding itself. Sometimes one event flows directly into the other, although there may also be a lapse of a couple of hours in between. The time of day is important, as well. Ideally, you want to have your rehearsal dinner end fairly early, so that the bride and groom can get plenty of rest for their big day.
Who Should Be Invited? The key players in the rehearsal dinner are the bride and groom, their wedding party, the parents of the bride and groom (in any form or number!), and the officiant and his or her spouse. It is often common to add extended family and out-of-town guests to the list of invitees, as well.
Who Pays For It? The traditional answer was the parents of the groom, and this is still often the case. However, in many families, the old rules about who pays for what at a wedding are no longer strictly observed (which is usually a relief for the bride’s parents, who had to foot the bill for most of the wedding costs).
How Formal Should It Be? The formality of the rehearsal dinner in no way needs to match the level of formality of the wedding. You could be having a very grand black tie wedding with all of your guests in tuxedos, gowns, and their best wedding jewelry. That does not mean that your rehearsal dinner the day before the wedding can’t be a clam bake on the beach. In fact, a more relaxed atmosphere can be ideal for letting both sides of the family get to know one another better before the wedding.
