My fiance and I are planning to get married and this makes the third time for both of us. The situation is since family members wish to witness the wedding we have opted to have a small wedding in our home rather than go to the Justice of the Peace. It appears we are looking at approximately 25 guests with immediate family and a few close friends. My dilemma is, do we need to have a Maid of Honor and Best Man stand with us or can we just stand before the Preacher ourselves? Should I have a bouquet of flowers, what is the appropriate dress attire, etc...? We don't want anything fancy or expensive, just very quiet, simple, but tasteful. As far as food, would it be appropriate to serve finger sandwiches, punch, and a wedding cake. Most importantly we want to be married and happy, but we also want to make our family and friends happy and feel apart of our wedding as well. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions to offer? Thank you in advance for your time. Che
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Sep 15, 2005, 7:01 PM
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Re: [Che] Etiquette for small wedding for a third marriage
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Dear Che,
You don't need attendants. All you need is someone to sign as witnesses. So, ask two of your guests to sign for you.
You can have any type of bouquet you wish along with the dress. Match your dress with the formality of your wedding though, so you don't look out of place.
Your reception sounds like a perfect party. Don't worry about the food and beverages. It sounds like you have a good idea of what to do.
Re: [Et.byRebecca] Etiquette for small wedding for a third marriage
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Thank you very much Rebecca for replying to my post. I had a feeling I was doing ok, but you know how it is when you don't want to offend anyone or look like a total dork, lol. But, of course, someone is always going to be unhappy or disapprove no matter what you do, right? [crazy] Again, thank you for your help.
Che
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Well, although it's probably true that "you can't please all the people all the time", I think if you use common sense and the logic of etiquette, you can please most of the people most of the time.
Thank you for thinking about others' feelings and for caring about your guests. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
Etiquette for small wedding for a third marriage
