In Britain arrangements for inviting and entertaining guests at a wedding are usually the responsibility of the bride's family.
In
Britain
arrangements
for
inviting
and
entertaining
guests
at
a
wedding
are
usually
the
responsibility
of
the
bride
's
family
.
In most cases it is mainly friends and relations of both families who are invited but when bride's father is a businessman of some kind, the wedding reception may provide a useful occasion for establishing social connections with clients or customers and other people whose goodwill may be of advantage to him.it is, however, the bride's mother who has the job of sending out the formal printed invitation cards.
In
most
cases
it
is
mainly
friends
and
relations
of
both
families
who
are
invited
but
when
bride
's
father
is
a
businessman
of
some
kind
,
the
wedding
reception
may
provide
a
useful
occasion
for
establishing
social
connections
with
clients
or
customers
and
other
people
whose
goodwill
may
be
of
advantage
to
him.it
is
,
however
,
the
bride
's
mother
who
has
the
job
of
sending
out
the
formal
printed
invitation
cards
.
In the case of a church wedding, the vicar of each parish in which the bride and bridegroom live is normally informed about a month in advance of the ceremony so that an announcement of the coming wedding can be made in church on each of three Sundays before it takes place.
In
the
case
of
a
church
wedding
,
the
vicar
of
each
parish
in
which
the
bride
and
bridegroom
live
is
normally
informed
about
a
month
in
advance
of
the
ceremony
so
that
an
announcement
of
the
coming
wedding
can
be
made
in
church
on
each
of
three
Sundays
before
it
takes
place
.
Anyone who may know of an existing marriage of either partner is ordered to give information, though this means of avoiding bigamy must have been more effective in the days when people attend the religious service and the bride usually wears the traditional long white dress and veil, while her bridesmaids, who are children, wear long dresses in attractive colors.
Anyone
who
may
know
of
an
existing
marriage
of
either
partner
is
ordered
to
give
information
,
though
this
means
of
avoiding
bigamy
must
have
been
more
effective
in
the
days
when
people
attend
the
religious
service
and
the
bride
usually
wears
the
traditional
long
white
dress
and
veil
,
while
her
bridesmaids
,
who
are
children
,
wear
long
dresses
in
attractive
colors
.
This may also happen in the case of a civil wedding in a register office but is probably less usual.
This
may
also
happen
in
the
case
of
a
civil
wedding
in
a
register
office
but
is
probably
less
usual
.
The reception which follows may be held in a restaurant, a local hall or, when there are few guests, in the bride's own home.
The
reception
which
follows
may
be
held
in
a
restaurant
,
a
local
hall
or
,
when
there
are
few
guests
,
in
the
bride
's
own
home
.
Refreshments are provided, a special iced wedding-cake is cut (usually to the accompaniment of speeches) and distributed to the guests, toasts are drunk and dancing may follow.
Refreshments
are
provided
,
a
special
iced
wedding-cake
is
cut
(
usually
to
the
accompaniment
of
speeches
)
and
distributed
to
the
guests
,
toasts
are
drunk
and
dancing
may
follow
.
At some point in the celebrations, the bride goes off to change into everyday clothes and then leaves the party with her husband to go on their honeymoon, the journey they will make together, often in romantic surrounding abroad.
At
some
point
in
the
celebrations
,
the
bride
goes
off
to
change
into
everyday
clothes
and
then
leaves
the
party
with
her
husband
to
go
on
their
honeymoon
,
the
journey
they
will
make
together
,
often
in
romantic
surrounding
abroad
.
In Britain arrangements for inviting and entertaining guests at a wedding are usually the responsibility of the bride's family. In most cases it is mainly friends and relations of both families who are invited but when bride's father is a businessman of some kind, the wedding reception may provide a useful occasion for establishing social connections with clients or customers and other people whose goodwill may be of advantage to him.it is, however, the bride's mother who has the job of sending out the formal printed invitation cards.  In the case of a church wedding, the vicar of each parish in which the bride and bridegroom live is normally informed about a month in advance of the ceremony so that an announcement of the coming wedding can be made in church on each of three Sundays before it takes place. Anyone who may know of an existing marriage of either partner is ordered to give information, though this means of avoiding bigamy must have been more effective in the days when people attend the religious service and the bride usually wears the traditional long white dress and veil, while her bridesmaids, who are children, wear long dresses in attractive colors. This may also happen in the case of a civil wedding in a register office but is probably less usual.  The reception which follows may be held in a restaurant, a local hall or, when there are few guests, in the bride's own home. Refreshments are provided, a special iced wedding-cake is cut (usually to the accompaniment of speeches) and distributed to the guests, toasts are drunk and dancing may follow. At some point in the celebrations, the bride goes off to change into everyday clothes and then leaves the party with her husband to go on their honeymoon, the journey they will make together, often in romantic surrounding abroad.