Wedding Etiquette

To assist you prepare for your special day, we have prepared a suggested wedding etiquette.

On arrival during photographs, aperitifs can be offered to your guests.

The Receiving Line

This is a formal greeting of your guests when you arrive at the Hotel, or as the party enters the dining room for the wedding breakfast.

• Bride's Mother
• Groom's Father
• Bride & Groom
• Groom's Mother
• Bride's Father
• Bridesmaids (optional)
• Best Man (optional)

Cutting the Cake

The Toastmaster (or Best Man) announces the cutting of the cake. The first slice is then cut by the Bride & Groom, and during the speeches the cake is sliced for your guests.

Top Table Seating Plan

When preparing your seating plan, the top table should be as follows:

Toasts & Speeches

These follow the cutting of the cake, and are made in the following order.

• A Toast to the Bride & Groom. This is normally done by a dose friend or the father of the bride.
• A Toast to the Bridesmaid(s). This is proposed by the Bridegroom, following his response to the first toast.
• The Best Man would then respond to the Bridegroom's speech on behalf of the bridesmaid(s), he also reads all the telegrams to the guests.

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