Pomp and Circumstances - Following Wedding Etiquette and Traditions
Many watching the Queen’s funeral will have been impressed and moved by the pageantry and the formality. It brought to mind a wedding day, with all its own traditions, ceremony and etiquette. The tributes paid in the build up to the funeral showed the lighter side of the Queen, reminding us that on one side she was the figurehead of centuries old tradition and on the other relaxed and friendly. So it should be on your wedding day. Some etiquette and tradition is almost always followed, some doesn’t need to be. Despite appearances, my role on your big day isn’t to be a stickler for how things “should be done” but to balance the two, advise when appropriate and simply ignore when not. Your wedding doesn’t need to conform to Debrett’s guide, but some parts are nice to follow! This ranges from which side Dad stands to walk you up the aisle 1 to whether to stand for a toast 2 . For many, a formal wedding breakfast can be a br...