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the job of being an usher
[W rnot that.difficultii#you e -$u a that=toAdo
- So its your best buddy's
YIraddingand -you've .agreed
-lobe one Of -his _ushers.
Fieoe: of cake, right?
it ran be, but only if you
are sure of -what fo;do on
the big day.-
-
ay.-• You ahould:arrive at the
church onebour before the
ceremony. Your
boutonniere ahouldbe
ready inthe-Vestry or coat
mom. For=.formal<daytime
or informal weddings, the
stemgoes through the
.buttonhold-and pinned
from the beckao.the-pin
doesn't show.
Be sure to-have,a typed
list of people occupying
resesveal pews. As each
-.female.guest arrives, aakif
she is.a* and of the -bride
or of the:groont. Offer your
right arm: Give preference
to the eldest if several
arrive at the same time -
the others mayfollow or
-.wait',.as they prefer.
-'Asyou lead the woman to
•her -seat, her escort -should
trail-behindyou. Amale
;guest:arriving:alone merl3ly
follows on your right.
•F'riendsof the;•bride,are.
-seated on thele®:, -of the
:groom= the right. •
However, if wie aide ,of the
church appears to be filling
faster tharrthe other, try to
echieve+a balance.
-A few minutes before tete
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 .stele, if
one is to be need. Once the
runner has been set dawn,
quietly direct later tiarrivals
to.eeateat the rear of the
church.
'The Mother of the bride
is the last person Wester
the•rhurchbefore the.
!:bridalparty.She-should be
eecort d -by the head usher
to the fustleft:pew, second
seat in. The aisle -seat is
caved for the bride'sfather,
after hegives the bride
away.
Divorced parents are not
-seated together: bistMd,
the bride's snother • and her
.fiiendsareseatied in the
-"first pew on the deft, while
the.father:and his friends
appy the third pew on the
.Deft.
After- the bridal -party is
in place, the .ushers move
to thefront of the church
•andatand on thetight.side
of the best man:
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