WEDDING HINTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 282, 13 November 1929, Page 10

WEDDING HINTS

FOR SUMMER BRIDES.

(By “Stella.”)

With the summer coming many weddings arc being planned. An English paper gives excellent and helpful ideas for those who arc not sure of how to manage this great day. It is tho page’s or bridesmaids’ business to get to the church porch at least ten minutes before the ceremony. There they find their bouquets waiting for them (if these have not been given beforehand), and also some friend to see that frocks are straight and every detail right before they range themselves on each side of the porch to await tho bride. The brides appearance is heralded by her mother, who leaves the nouse immediately before her daughter. If she has a grown-up son he acts as an escort, other wise she takes her place in the front seat reserved for her, leaving the outside seat for her husband to step into after ho has performed bis duty of “giving away.” The left side of the nave is by tradi tion reserved for the bride's friends, the right for those of the bridegroom.

The bride is escorted by her father, or whoever takes his place in giving her away. He offers her his right arm in tho usual way, but on the return from, the altar the bridegroom should give his left.

Tho chief bridesmaid should hold tho bride's bouquet throughout the ceremony.

Neither bridesmaids nor pages take any part in the service beyond standing in their places. When the Wedding March neals out the bridesmaids follow tho bride from tho vestry (whore they have been escorted after the ceremony Dy the groomsmen). Close after follow the bride’s and bridegroom's parents —without taking arms now-a-jlays. The bride’s mother quickly slips away to her house, so that sho may be there to receive her guests. The guests should not leave the church before the bride, but follow her.