Auchen Castle Guide to Wedding Etiquette
Please find listed below our traditional Wedding Etiquette
checklist to help you plan your special wedding day:
The Bride
- The bride selects the type of service.
- She decides on her dress and the bridesmaid's
attire.
The Bridegroom
- The bridegroom selects the best man and ushers
(if any).
- He buys the ring and pays the church fees and
venue fees.
- He can also buy presents from the bridesmaids,
best man and ushers as a gesture of gratitude for
their help.
- He buys flowers for his bride, bride's mother,
his own mother, bridesmaids, and buttonholes for
himself and the best man.
- He arranges and pays for transport for himself
and the best man and for the bride and himself
after the wedding if required.
The Best Man
- The best man is the bride grooms right hand man.
- He keeps the ring and ensures the bridegroom
get to the church on time.
- He pays the church and venue fees on behalf of
the bridegroom.
- He checks and ensures transport for all guests
to the reception and that travel arrangements for
the honeymoon are in order.
- At the reception it is the best man's honour
to read any congratulatory telegrams.
The Chief Bridesmaid
- Assists the bride to dress, holds the bouquet
during the ceremony and organises the other bridesmaids.
The Brides Father
- The father gives the bride away.
- He receives guest at the reception.
- He pays for the wedding dress, bridesmaid's dresses,
cars (except bridegroom's), photographs and reception
flowers, invitations and press announcements
The Brides mother
- The bride's mother is traditionally in charge
of all of the proceedings.
- She decides on the
guest list together with the bridegroom's mother.
- She
handles any catering arrangements and ensures
the wedding cake is ready.
- After the wedding ceremony,
the bride's mother and father, together with
the bride and
the bridegroom and his parents, greet the guest
at the reception.
Please
contact us
if you have any queries regarding your Wedding
Day at Auchen Castle Hotel in Scotland - our team
of Wedding co-ordinators will be happy to be of
help.
