Wedding Tips and Trends - Bidding Farewell to the "Bride's Side" and "Groom's Side"

Wedding traditions are evolving, and thePerhaps the groom's hometown is not nearby,
contemporary bride and groom have manyand fewer people are available to travel to
options to make their wedding day spectacular!celebrate this special occasion. There's no reason
There are many ways to welcome guests in afor the groom to feel ill at ease about the
manner which makes them feel comfortable andnumber of people seated on "his" side for the
free to enjoy themselves!ceremony, while folks seated in the back rows on
Wedding tradition holds that the bride's guests willthe bride's side crane their necks to see the
be seated on the bride's side of the ceremonyhappy couple joined as man and wife! Consider
site, while the groom's side will be filled with thoseallowing your guests to choose their seats freely.
affiliated with him and his family. Life has changed,Arrange seats for the reception if you wish, to
however, and often guests in attendance areallow your friends and family to intermingle and
dear to both the bride and groom. No reasonenjoy each other, while you and your husband
exists to force these guests to "choose sides", asenjoy another emerging wedding trend--a private
everyone is there for the same reason--todinner at a "sweetheart's table"! We'll share more
celebrate the marriage of two very special people!on that trend in an upcoming 'Wedding Tips and
The latest trend is to offer open seating for yourTrends' article!
wedding ceremony!