HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-02-04, Page 27THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1987. PAGE 27.
Ushers should understand
duties involved
It’s your buddy’s wedding and
you’veagreedtobeanusher. Piece
of cake? Only if you are sure of what
to do. The main requirements:
haveyourclothesreadyand pay
attention duringthe rehearsal. But
Diamonds still best-loved symbol
Diamonds are always found
where love and a woman reign. Al!
the hoped-for joys and fulfillments
enfolded in the promise of love, the
being cherished and knowing it,
are locked securely in the radiant
glow of a diamond forever. Tradi
tion is unable to name the day when
the diamond was made the blazing
guardian of love, so long has it
Gifts For
Your
Best
Man
• special lighters
• exquisite pipes
• celebration cigars
Thank your
wedding party
in style with
a gift from
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Festival Square
Stratford
271-6939
even before the eve of the wedding,
it doesn’t hurt to know what’s in
store for you.
First, be prepared to arrive atthe
church one hour before the cere
mony. Your boutonniere should be
brilliantly shone the way to an
all-enduring happiness. Seeming
ly, women have always recognized
the diamond as love’s own stone.
Unfailingly, diamonds are a
girl’sbest friend ... all her life. She
may be romanced by a diamond
from the very beginning, when a
glowing father gives his little jewel
of a baby daughter a locket or ring
glistening with that exquistely
perfect jewel, a tiny diamond. No
other stone can say so much of what
is bursting in a new father’s heart.
And long after she has left
babyhood behind, his little gir I -
turned-woman will remember and
hold dear the diamond that is the
keeper of her father’s love.
Romance is
in the Air
We carry
a large
slection of
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Rings
Wedding
Bands
Watches
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357-1911
135 Wallace, Listowel
291-3280
ready in the vestry or the coat
room. For formal daytime or
informal weddings, the stem of the
boutonniere is put through the
buttonhole and pinned from the
back so the pin doesn’t show.
There can be a diamond to mark
each transition, each important
milestone as a woman progresses
through life. These are the very
special gifts that parents choose for
capturing forever the sweet-sad
memory of a daughter grown to
adulthood.
Bridal Centre For
Wedding Gowns
Bridal Veils & Hat.
Lingerie
Incitation
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Shoes
Mother o f the Bride Dresses
53 Downiest.
STRATFORD
273-0023
Be sure to have a typed list of
people occupying reserved pews.
Stand at the door, and as each
woman guest arrives, ask if she is a
friend of the bride or the groom.
Offer your right arm, giving
preference to the eldest if several
arrive at the same time - the others
may follow or wait as they prefer.
As you lead the woman to her seat,
her escort should trail behind you.
A male guest arriving alone merely
follows on your right.
Friends of the bride are seated
on the left, of the groom on the right
(at a Jewish wedding it is just the
opposite). If one side of the church
appears to be filling faster than the
other, try to achieve a moderate
balance.
A few minutes before the
processional, escort the groom’s
parents to the first right pew facing
the altar. After they have been
seated, roll the white carpet down
the aisle if one is to be used. Once
the runner has been set down,
quietly direct late arrivals to seats
at the rear of the church.
The mother of the bride is the
last person to enter the church
before the bridal party, and the
first to tread the runner. She
should be escorted by the head
usher to the first left pew, second
seat in it. The aisle seat is saved for
the bride’s father after he gives his
daughter away.
Divorced parents are not seated
together. Instead, the bride’s
mother and her friends are seated
in thefirstpewon the left, while the
father and his friends occupy the
third pew on the left.
The bride is last to arrive, and at
a signal from the back of the church
that she is ready, the clergyman
enters from the vestry, followed by
the groom and best man, who take
their places at the right-centre
facing the altar. The ushers then
move to the front of the church and
take a position to the best man’s
right. The processional and wedd
ing ceremony proceed.
In the recessional following the
ceremony, ushers escort brides
maids on their right arms until the
entire wedding party leaves the
church.
At the reception, ushers are
expected to escort elderly guests to
the receiving line, introduce
guests where possible, dance w ith
members of the wedding party,
arrange transportation for guests if
necessary, and generally be help
ful.
HOURS:
Monday to Wednesday 9:00-5:30
Saturday9:00-5:30
Thursday & Friday 9:00-9:00