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Seating
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Photo by
Stacie Kirkwood Photography
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The bride's family and guests sit on the left
and the groom's on the right. If one of you are expecting more guests than the
other, you should ask guests to sit evenly distributed throughout the church.
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You should reserve seats for your
immediate family. Seats can be reserved by marking them with
ribbons or flowers.
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The
first and second rows are reserved for the immediate family,
parents, siblings and grandparents. If your parents are divorced, the parent
you lived with sits in the first row with your stepparent. Your
other parent and their family sit in the second row.
The third through six rows are usually reserved for
uncles, aunts, cousins, godparents and any other special guests.
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In a Christian ceremony, the
mother of the bride is always seated last.
(The groom's mother is seated right before the bride's
mother). Once the
bride's mother has taken her seat, the ceremony begins.
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Traditionally, in a Christian
ceremony the bride's family is seated on the left (when the guests
enter from the back). The
groom's family is seated on the right.
For a Jewish wedding, it is reversed.
If either the bride or the groom have a much larger family
than the other, it is a good idea to seat the guests on either
side so it looks balanced.
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If it is a formal wedding,
the ushers will escort the female guests to their seats while her
male escort follows them. If
your ceremony is informal, the ushers can greet your guests at the
door and say, "Please follow me".
For every 50 guests, you should have one usher.
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