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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-06-19, Page 44'PAGE 1:zn. Church Has Protocol For Formal Wedding At a formal church wedding, whether daytime or evening, there's a definite seating' arrangement. Relatives and friends of 'the bride are seated on the . left of the church's center aisle, and those of thegroom On the right. When the ceremony " is . . about to take place, the ........tuideg-Itsz- .tits'..s...;-7'1119 tll•e ..is -ushered to her seat in the first pew on • the right side, her husband walking behind her. Then the bride's mother is .escorted to her seat in the first pew on the left side. At the strains of the wedding., march, the clergyman, the bridegroom and the best man. will emerge at the altar or Chancel from the vestry of a side door vyhere they have been waiting for the bridal party. The procession -begins at the first. beat of the march, everyone starting with his left toot 'in this order: 'The ushers march in pairs, shortest ones., leading, each pair about five paces apart. • Bridesmaids walk' either alone or in pairs keeping the same steady pacing. Next, the •niatron•of honor • or maid of honor. •Then -the , ring bearer, followed by the, flower girl-, About eight steps behind the flower girl is the bride at her ;father's right, on his right arum. The wedding guests have been standing for the procession. Bridal party inemhers take their positions this way. . When they reach the Chancel, ,ushers take their places to the right ,'and bridesmaid to the left. • Maid of honor- stands to the left of,•,the ,bride on .the left side of the altar, Flower girl also stands on the left .next to or a little behind the maid of, honor.. The ring hearer stands on flit right side to the right of the hest ,man or slightly behind .him. When the bride and her father reach the bridal assemblage, she releases her father's, right • arm and the groom steps •up^•tomeet her. They then move ,together until they are facing the clergyman. The bride's father stands slightly behind her and to the left. The ceremony depends on the ritual. of the church after this point. In mostweddings, - the bride's fathtir gives her away and then sits down ' beside her mother,. girl; the ring bearer, the maid of honor with the best man, the bridesmaids and ushers. . After the bridal party reaches the end of • tie pews, ' two ushers return to the first pews to escort the bride's and .The bride hands her bouquettito.her maid of honor about the time the best man Becomes ready to hand•'over the "ring. groom's mothers from the ' church. - The guests must stay in their pews until the members of the families haverreached. e bridal party or the v tibule. he differences in dinnerware` All' year round these days,. prospective brides buy china for themselves, mothers buy china.- for th.eir engaged slaughters, ftnd , friends buy china for brief! showers. To - all of them, the china, depart, ments at -first sight look like a wonderland ,of treasures—but .� .�•hances are that they all end up .feeling like :Vice at that Nery confusing tea party! Porcelain, bone china, ear- thenware. pottery --different looks, .different prices. lots of questions. • All this ceramic tableware starts from basic clay, but its processing before it gets to the store is the key to its final designation. .Bone china or, porcelain is :;enerally accepted to .be 'the' -upper crust" of the• china world. and for very good rea- son, but other types have vir- tues al.l their own and could suit your• lifestyle :equally well, :Su consider your budg- et, your need's and your per- sonal •taste.'and learn some- thing of the characteristicts of each and their performance rating l eforehand. A _ ' Despite its .fragile' appear - alive, bone china is tough and. resistant to chipping: and breaking. The glaze will not crackle, and if you take care in stacking and storage, bone China tableware can last a Iifetime. One of the reasons is that after the raw material is . most appealing of all the ter's art. ,Earthenware is fired ac lower temperatures than • 'bone china; allowing the /ap- plication of splendid coi2rs that would , be lost at higher temperatures. The painting is,done under the glaze and is therefore just a.boirt indestructible. It costs less than china and its ac; signs tend more towards' charm than formal beauty. • Earthenware's gay patterns and warm colors ()nits grace- ful shapes, make, it the favor- ite of many people who use it withrmagination • to create unusual casual settings. But it can adapt equally well to . more formal occasions, de- pending on the,, accessories used with it.. • Earthenware is often called by other names—faience, semi -porcelain, ironstaone; and so on—but your best .guarantee of getting a hard, chip•resistant body with' a smooth brilliant glaze is the , reputation of the manufactur- er, Pottery' is the '•heaviest; of the principal types of dinner- ware afid is made of refined clays fired at low tempera- tures. It is available glazed 'or- ' unglazed and is opaque and porous. What it lacks iii 'dura- bility it makes up'.in low cost,.... and certainly has a place in most homes, pot - Gifts the Bride WiiIinv.i 1 1 1 .I The right touch for that special i '-'day... see our collection of dif- ferent wedding gifts. 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'this little • secret was first putfinto pract- ' ical -use by England's„ Josiah •-- Spode in the 1790s when 'all European -potters were' str'iv ing to reproduce the porce, lain that was being imported, from .China: Spode's formula was. the -first successful' one, and is still the one used today t for all the world's, finest bone china. ° • earthenware has older ori- gins. It was the type of .ware . produced by all the famous k�'•nglish potteries as they fPeveloped a°n Sta'ffordsh: re two hundred or more - years ago. and it.. is . perhaps the After the ceremony', the mai& of honor returns the n bouquet to the "'bride. The gro m may .' kiss the bride, and if the veil ,ist covering her face, the maid of honor will have lifted it up, She will 'then take the 'groom's right arm which he has offered, facing the ` centre aisle and they will- begin the recessional; ' As the 'recessional music " plays, the wedding party goes up the aisle in this order: the bride and' groom, the flower Bridal dress to be made - to --order? Be `sure to •allow' plenty of timeArto 8 weeks + is usual, art4t may be advisable to owmore time than that, If -you want to be sure yf c gown is absolutely pe • 4' MARRIAGE The age of eighteen is thebest time for women to marry. and the ' age of t{irty-seven, or a little less. for men, Easy, comfortable living starts with i$ualily furniture 8LACKSTONE FURNITURE 34 WEST STREET GODERICH FOR VaIu,e ° —Styling: Quality .... n " We'll help you create beautiful rooms that will reflect you - - at your best! 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