3 Wedding Etiquette Situations To Take Note Of
Wedding etiquette is all about making people feel at home and treating them with proper respect. You want to implement proper wedding etiquette in your wedding simply to make people comfortable and to make them feel more at ease at your wedding. In this article, we will discuss some of the more familiar forms of etiquette to consider when planning your for your wedding day.
1) Wedding invitation etiquette
When you send out a wedding invitation to someone who is married, you should also extend an invitation to their spouse. This is just common courtesy although sometimes this can be forgotten at times. If the couple doesn’t live together, then single invitations can be sent accordingly - as feelings will more than likely not be hurt in the process.
If your guest is dating someone, sending an invitation to both are optional, but not required. However if you are going to send out invitations to both parties, try to get the name of the second person so that you can make them feel welcomed. If you can’t figure out the name of the other person, then simply include “and guest” on the wedding invitation card.
2) Family etiquette
Usually the groom’s family calls the bride’s family if the groom and bride’s parents haven’t met before the engagement. This is just proper courtesy. However the bride’s parents can call if the groom’s parent’s doesn’t call first. Structure is very important when introducing family members and this is just a formal way of doing things.
If the groom’s parents have separated and are no longer together, then whichever parent has the best relationship with the groom should meet the bride’s parents. If both the groom’s and bride’s parents are divorced, then the parent who has the best relationship with the groom should meet the parent that the bride suggests.
If no party begins the meeting process, then the bride and groom should take the initiative and make sure that both families meet. This is done to avoid any weird meeting situations on the wedding day.
3) Etiquette when giving gifts
Gifts are awesome, but it’s important to be thankful when receiving gifts - and even when not receiving any. Here are some tips to remember about gift etiquette:
- Don’t include or acknowledge anything about gifts on the wedding invitation
- Use referrals to make know your registry information. Or if you have a website or someone throws you a wedding shower, make your registry information know here also.
- If you receive a gift of cash, be thankful. But you should know that there is no kind way to ask for cash gifts. This can only be done by referrals or word of mouth
- Wait until after your wedding to use your gifts.
- If your wedding gets cancelled for any reason, then it is only right to return all gifts back to the proper parties
- Never try to place a “worth” on a gift. Be open, receptive, and thankful when receiving gifts as a kind gesture is worth more than dollar value
These tips about wedding etiquette will go along way when it comes to planning your wedding. Be sure keep these tips in mind when planning for your special day.