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Page 118
CHURCH. The ushers should arrive at the
church before the guests.
Each usher should have a list of all the
intended guests for whom special places are set
aside, and should check off the names of the
guests as they arrive. He should know the
various guests and where to place them; but
if he does not know them personally, he
should consult his list.
The upper ends of the middle aisles of
both sides are usually reserved for invited
guests, and are distinguished from the rest
of the church by having a white ribbon or a
string of flowers stretched across the aisle.
The immediate family and special guests
occupy the front seats, the family and the
guests of the bride taking the left side and
those of the groom the right side of the
aisle. Other guests should be given the best
seats, according to their priority in arriving.
It is in bad taste for an usher to reserve
seats for his own friends as against the
first-comers.
In seating guests, the usher should give
his left arm to a woman and escort her to
her seat while her escort follows.
Before the arrival of the bridal party the
ushers take the ribbons at either end, and,
walking the length of the aisle, close it
against intrusion. Upon the arrival of the
bride they form in pairs in the vestibule and
lead the procession, followed by the bridesmaids,
also in pairs. When they approach
the altar they separate, one-half to the right
and one-half to the left. The bridesmaids do
likewise, and stand in front of the ushers.
At the conclusion of the ceremony they
follow last in the procession to the vestibule,
where, after giving their best wishes to the
bride and congratulations to the groom, they
hasten as soon as possible to the bride's home
to assist in introducing and meeting the
guests at the reception or breakfast.
DRESS. At a morning or afternoon wedding they
wear black frock coats.
At an evening wedding they wear full
evening dress, also white kid gloves, which are
not removed during the ceremony.
Hats should be left in the vestibule.
FLOWERS. If the boutonniers are given by the
bride, they should go to her house to receive
them and to have her place them in the lapels
of their coats; or the boutonniers may be
kept at the church in the care of the sexton.
GLOVES. For morning or an afternoon wedding
the gloves are gray. At an evening wedding
the gloves are white kid. The gloves are
not removed during the ceremony.
JEWELRY. They wear the scarf-pins or cuff-
buttons given to them by the groom.
NECKTIES. At a morning or afternoon wedding
the neckties are usually of some delicate color.
At an evening wedding the neckties are
white, as is customary with evening dress.
WEDDING BREAKFAST. The ushers pair off with
the bridesmaids, and are usually seated at a
table assigned to them.
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