Prelude – 30 minutes of music while guests get seated. At the bottom of the page is music to consider, along with this, this, or this !
RIGHT/groom side LEFT/bride side
Guests enter/sit and then the older relatives are seated:
Seating of the Groom's grandmother
Seating of the Bride's grandmother
Seating of the Groom's parents
Seating of the Bride's mother
Minister and Groom + the Groomsmen, if they are not escorting the Bridesmaids down the aisle to the altar
Bridesmaids enter, usually down the center aisle, one at a time. If the Groomsmen are escorting the Bridesmaids, they enter together.
Maid or Matron of Honor enters. If she is being escorted by the Best Man, they enter together.
Flower Girl and Ring Bearer enter.
Brothers of the bride and groom usually seat their mothers, fathers and grandparents; the head usher can do it if the brothers are in the wedding party
Because the early Anglo Saxon groom so often had to defend his bride from would-be kidnappers, she stood to his left, leaving his sword-arm free. The "best" warrior in the tribe stood by the groom and was responsible for helping defend the bride, thus the placement for the modern day best man.
Start on time - hopefully, after all or most guests have arrived . . Processional Music (like this !)
The Processional Music begins now (after all others are in position), when The Bride and her father enter - Typically the Bride's mother will stand as a signal for all of the guests to stand. Sometimes the Minister will announce, "All rise for the Bride."
Part 1 of Wedding Ceremony - This is part 1
Thanks for breaking it down into parts!
Jackie
Rating:
9 out of
10
