| In today's day and age, weddings are becoming | | | | church. We'd love you |
| more and more stressful. And one of the most | | | | |
| stressful aspects is the "etiquette" issue | | | | to sign it, and feel free to add your |
| and how to keep everyone happy. Thus, more | | | | comments.N is for |
| and more people are resorting to the "A to | | | | |
| Z". A relatively new concept in recent years, | | | | Night Johnboy! - There will be a bar |
| it is becoming more and more popular as a way | | | | extension until the early hours of |
| of giving people information in relation to | | | | |
| the wedding day, particular with regard to | | | | the morning. We will be staying at the |
| broaching difficult subjects like | | | | hotel, so please feel free to |
| gifts......and children. If you've already | | | | |
| made up your mind that a wedding is not a | | | | forego etiquette that says you must wait for |
| suitable occasion for people to bring their | | | | the bride and groom to |
| children along to, then you'll know how | | | | |
| difficult this can be to relay to easily | | | | leave. |
| offended parents.Hopefully the few ideas that | | | | |
| I have set out below will give you some | | | | |
| inspiration on how to relay general (and | | | | |
| sensitive) information and requests to your | | | | O is for |
| wedding guests.A is for | | | | |
| | | | Order of the Day - The Ceremony will be at |
| Anne - our bridesmaid. | | | | 1.45pm sharp. The bride |
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| Accommodation - we have attached a list | | | | will not be late! The Hotel will serve |
| which we hope is of | | | | dinner at 6.00pm. Live music will |
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| assistance to you.B is for | | | | start at 8pm and continue until 10. The DJ |
| | | | will take us into the early |
| Brenda - our flowergirl | | | | |
| | | | hours of the morning.P is for |
| Bridesmaids - Anne, Shirley and TanyaC is | | | | |
| for | | | | Pat - the best man. |
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| Children - The hotel will provide an on-site | | | | Parents - to who we owe so much for their |
| babysitter from 8pm | | | | love and support |
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| Children - Due to the hotel's limit on | | | | throughout the years. The brides parents are |
| numbers, it has not been | | | | *** and ***** ***. The |
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| possible to invite children, unless | | | | grooms parents are **** and ****** *******. |
| specifically named on your invite. | | | | |
| | | | Photographs - We will have a professional |
| We apologise if this offends, and hope that | | | | photographer there on |
| you will be able to | | | | |
| | | | the day, so.......say cheese!Q is for |
| arrange childminders on the day. | | | | |
| | | | Quiet Please! - We would request that you |
| Celebrant - Fr. John, who we thank for all | | | | turn off mobile phones |
| his help with our | | | | |
| | | | during the ceremony and speeches.R is for |
| preparations, will perform the ceremony.D is | | | | |
| for | | | | Reply Cards - Please complete and return the |
| | | | reply cards included |
| Directions - We've included directions both | | | | |
| to the church, and to the | | | | with your invitations (by 2nd July as we |
| | | | have to let the venue know |
| hotel. These are mainly for our male guests | | | | |
| as the bride knows from | | | | final numbers).S is for |
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| experience that they won't stop to ask | | | | Speeches - These will follow dinner. They |
| anyone. | | | | will be informal, and there |
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| Drink! - Wine will be provided with the | | | | will be an opportunity for guests to speak.T |
| meal. | | | | is for |
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| Dancing - A band will play from 8pm to 10pm | | | | Tables - You will find the seating plan at |
| when a DJ will take us | | | | the entrance to the |
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| into the early hours of the morning.E is for | | | | reception room. The tables will be named |
| | | | after Walt Disney |
| Etiquette - We'd like everyone to enjoy | | | | |
| themselves rather than worry | | | | characters!U is for |
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| about the "done" thing.F is for | | | | United - We will be united in marriage for U |
| | | | to see.V is for |
| Family and Friends - This is what weddings | | | | |
| are all about and we look | | | | Vegetarian - Please let us know, by use of |
| | | | the reply card, if you |
| forward to seeing you all there.G is for | | | | |
| | | | require a vegetarian meal. Please also let |
| Gift List - We want you to know that it is | | | | us know if you suffer from |
| your presence and not your | | | | |
| | | | any food allergies or have any other special |
| presents that is worth more to us. For those | | | | requirements.W is for |
| that have asked, we | | | | |
| | | | Weather - We are hoping for a sunny day but |
| have a small list at ***** of *****.H is for | | | | don't forget your |
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| Honeymoon - We will be departing the next | | | | brolly, just in case. |
| day for JamaicaI is for | | | | |
| | | | Wine - There will be wine served at the |
| Invitations........handmade by the bride. | | | | meal.X is for |
| Please reply by the 23rd ***** | | | | |
| | | | Xtra - If you need any more information, |
| | | | please let us know and we'll |
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| J is for | | | | do our best to help.Y is for |
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| Joy! - This is what we both feel now that | | | | You - As our guest we'd like to thank you |
| the day is near.K is for | | | | for making our wedding day |
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| Kenneth - our pageboyL is for | | | | very special.Z is for |
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| Love - the reason we're getting married | | | | Zodiac - The Groom is a Gemini and the Bride |
| | | | is an Aries- we're not |
| Laughter - which we hope the day will be | | | | |
| filled withM is for | | | | sure what this means but its worked well so |
| | | | far. |
| Messages - There will be a guest book at the | | | | |