Common courtesy requires the wedding’s hosts as well as the guests to stick strictly to the wedding etiquette. Proper etiquette will make everything run a little smoother. Lets get to a few most common basics of wedding etiquette.

Starting from the sending of the invitation cards, all guests should give a reply back to the sender on the confirmation of their attendance. Hosts should do a follow-up on the guests confirmation if there are guests who haven’t replied yet.

If an invited guest is married, engaged or living with a significant other, that partner must be included in the invitation. Otherwise, inner envelopes may include “And Guest,” indicating that he or she may bring any chosen escort or friend.

A receiving line is formed to greet the guests individually as they arrive. For smaller functions it is not unusual for the bride and groom to welcome guests themselves. The ushers can be utilised to direct arriving guests to their table and help any who are having difficulty finding their seat.

When it comes to deciding seats for the family and guests of both the bride and groom, usually the etiquette is to put the groom’s on the right and bride’s on the left. Other than using ushers, providing a table plan will be a good idea to guide guests finding their seats.

The father of the bride will start off the round of wedding speech and then followed by the newly wedded groom. It will be expected that the father of the bride will include in his speech thanks and welcome the guests to the reception. The groom on the other hand can thank the father of the bride for the exceptional ceremony.

It is a wedding etiquette when the bridal couple opens then dance floor to the guests but it is tradition for father and daughter having their customary dance. The hosts must be aware of things which are traditions and which are wedding etiquette. Unlike wedding etiquette, there are no specific rules for traditions.