Modern Etiquette

This orginial Post can be found on BloggerBrides.

So I am now a little under 8 months away from my wedding. I cannot believe it and I know these 8 months will pass by so fast.

Classes start back for me on Monday, but over the break, I was able to fit more reading in (which I loved!). After many trips to the local Books-a-Million store and searching through the wedding section over and over again, one of the books I came home with and read was…

New Etiquette for Today’s Bride  by Diane Forden

This book was so great and touched on SO many different areas.

Some of the few things I loved in this book were:

• The idea of a Ribbon Bouquet: This is an old tradition. At one of your showers, a bridesmaid can collect all the ribbons and bows used to wrap your gifts and create a Ribbon Bouquet out of them for you to use during the Rehearsal.
• Charm Cake: This is also a tradition. You hide a charm in a cake during your bridesmaid brunch with a string attached. Each bridesmaid pulls hers out and each charm means something different.(i.e. a horseshoe is good luck, a ring is the next to marry).
• It also gave the exact order of how to put invitations together.
• I was able to understand the “and guest” rule more easily.
• Rehearsal dinner toasts are explained.
• Anniversary Dance: I LOVE this idea. All couples dance, and one by one are called off the dance floor until the couple who have been together the longest remains. In tradition, the bride can then present them with her bouquet, but in my case, it will most likely be my grandparents (57 years on Jan 6), so we are each going to cut in and I will dance with my grandpa and my then hubby will dance with my grandma.
• Welcome Basket: as my wedding is somewhat of a destination wedding, this was very helpful.

There were PLENTY other tips and tricks in here as well as the regular protocol when it comes to etiquette.

I would recommend this book to anyone  who has questions about any traditions or etiquette or just likes a quick read about weddings.

January 17, 2010. Blogger Brides.