The wedding has its own traditions, etiquette, own rules. Step2Love prepared a memo for the bride and groom, a kind of cheat sheet to help you successfully pass the main exam of your life: your own wedding.

A bride goes to the right hand of a groom and can take his hand. A groom takes a bride by the elbow, holds by her waist in order to help her. It looks very nice from the side when the newlyweds go hand in hand.

Witnesses stand behind the bride and groom, shifting slightly to the side. Witnesses hold the crown during all wedding. When young people exchange rings, the bouquet of the bride is passed to the witness.

During the wedding ceremony a bride should say only one word: “yes”. But she must do this loudly, clearly and only when she fully listens to the question.

The groom keeps wedding rings to himself. In the registry office before the ceremony, he hands over the rings to the workers of the institution. If the rings were on left hands after the engagement, they are changed to the right after the wedding.

You need to enter slowly into the church. It needs to stand in silence there, hold children by the hands. Cross yourself leaving the church. It is forbidden to talk during prayer. Women should be with a head covered in the temple, men, on the contrary, without a headdress. In the temple people can’t look at each other and even evaluate their actions – everything that happens here is considered to be purely personal.

The newlyweds greet guests at the entrance to the hall, where the celebration will take place. The groom greets guests with a bow, the bride – with a nod of the head. Newlyweds bow to their parents.

Young people do not necessarily have to drink everything that they are poured during the celebration. You just need to touch your lips to a glass of wine or champagne.

The groom should take care of the bride during the banquet: move her chair, offer different dishes. Thankful speech at the end of the holiday should be pronounced by the groom on behalf of the family.

Before sitting down at the table the bride should remove the gloves if she has them on her hands. The removed gloves can not be put on the table.

During the celebration young people should find time and talk personally to each of the guests. At the end of the holiday young people are allowed to disappear without saying goodbye – such a departure “in English style” will not be considered as a violation of rules or etiquette.

Step2Love hopes these tips will be useful in organization of your wedding. We wish you good luck and happiness.