| How To Set Your Wedding Style |
| By Wedding Resources |
Published
02/3/2005
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Weddings
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How To Set Your Wedding Style
Is it going to be a traditional wedding or a unique, destination ceremony? Is your invitation list going to be 100s strong or a small, intimate one? Before you can delve into some of the exciting decisions like your gown, your cake or your honeymoon, you and your fiancé will need to decide on the style of your wedding; is it going to be formal or informal, large or small, inside or outside? A Formal Wedding... - The bride wears a long, white or ivory gown with a chapel train and veil.
- The bridesmaids wear floor-length gowns.
- The groom and his attendants wear formal attire.
- The bride's attendants include a maid or matron of honor, five to ten bridesmaids, and a flower girl.
- The groom's attendants include a best man, one usher for every fifty guests (or one usher for each bridesmaid), and a ring bearer.
- The ceremony takes place at a church, synagogue, large home, or garden.
- The invitations and announcements are engraved.
A Semi-Formal Wedding... - The bride wears a long, white or ivory gown with a short train and veil.
- The bridesmaids wear floor-length gowns or a current style of dress.
- The groom and his attendants wear tuxedos.
- The bride's attendants included a maid or matron of honor and three to seven bridesmaids; a flower girl is optional.
- The groom's attendants include a best man and one usher for every fifty guests (or one for each bridesmaid); a ring bearer is optional.
- The ceremony takes place at a church, synagogue, chapel, home, garden, or hotel.
- The invitations and announcements are engraved or thermographed.
An Informal Wedding... - The bride wears a white or pastel dress or suit.
- The bridesmaid wears a dress complementary to the bride's dress.
- The groom and his attendant wear well-groomed suits.
- The bride's attendant is a maid or matron of honor.
- The groom's attendant is a best man (an usher is selected, if needed to seat guests).
- The ceremony usually takes place at a chapel, garden, home, or hotel.
- The invitations are handwritten or verbal.
A Military Wedding... - Military weddings are usually held in a church or chapel and are a formal style, with military personnel in full-dress uniform, including medals. Civilian members of the wedding party dress in complementary formal attire.
- In a military wedding, the bridal couple usually walks through an arch of swords/sabers in the recessionals as they exit the building. Other aspects of a military wedding are essentially the same as in any other wedding.
Helpful Hints... - The time of your wedding should be compatible with the weather in your area.
- You should plan an early morning or evening wedding if it is the summer time or you are in a warm area.
- You should plan a midday or early afternoon wedding if you are is the wintertime or you are in a cold area.
- Have a few dates in mind before meeting with your officiant to select a wedding date.
- Verify these dates with possible reception sites before making your final choice.
- Second-time brides are freer today to choose the style of wedding and reception they desire, but in no way should a second wedding be seen as competing with the first.
- If this is a second marriage and you are considering a religious ceremony, you may need to confirm that the church and officiant are willing to perform the wedding service.
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