Jul 17

Wedding ideas – traditions and timetable at the wedding

Wedding traditions
There are numerous traditions about the best time to many; the most common time in this country is in the summer, generally because it fits well into people’s work and holiday schedules, but if it suits you and yours best there is no reason why you shouldn’t be married at any time of the year you choose. Weddings are generally not allowed in churches on Sundays and in synagogues on the Jewish sabbath (sundown Friday to sundown Saturday), but other days are generally acceptable. Most people choose to get married on a Saturday as this ensures that the maximum number of guests will be able to get time off work to attend, but if you are having a quiet wedding, particularly at a registry office, you don’t need to be tied to a Saturday.
Here are some traditional rhymes relating to the month and day of weddings.

Marry when the year is new,
Always loving, kind and true.
When February birds do mate You may wed or dread your fate.
If you wed when March winds blow Joy and sorrow both you ’ll know. Marry in April when you can – Joy for maiden and for man.
Marry in the month of May You will surely rue the day.
Many when June roses blow,
Over land and sea you ’ll go.
They who in July do wed,
Must labour always for their bread. Whoever wed in August be Many a change are sure to see. Marry in September’s shine,
Your living will be rich and fine.
If in October you do marry Love will come, but riches tarry.
If you wed in bleak November,
Only joy will come, remember.
When December snows fall fast, Marry and true love will last.
Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth, Wednesday the best day of all; Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses,
Saturday no luck at all.
Married in January’s frost and rime, Widowed you ‘ll be before your time. Married in February’s sleety weather,
Life you ’ll tread in tune together.
Married when March winds shrill and roar, Your home will be on a foreign shore. Married heath April’s changeful skies,
A chequered path before you lies.
Married when bees or May-blooms flit, Strangers around your board will sit. Married in queen-rose month of June,
Life will be one long honeymoon.
Married in July’s flower-banks ’ blaze, Bitter-sweet memories in after days. Married in August’s heat and drowse, Lover and friend in your chosen spouse. Married in gold September’s flow,
Smooth and serene your life will flow. Married when leaves in October thin,
Toil and hardship for you begin.
Married in veils of November mist, Fortune your wedding ring has kissed. When December’s snows fall fast,
Marry and true love will last.
Setting the date – Checklist/Timetable

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Checklist for date

What time of year do we want to be married – spring, summer, autumn or winter? Are the people we want to take part available on the date we are thinking of?Best ManBridesmaidsBride’s parents

Groom’s parents
Where do we want to spend our honeymoon? Will this make any particular demands on the date for our wedding?
Are there any dates that we cannot be married or go on honeymoon, because of immovable commitments?BrideGroom Is the church or registry office available on that day?
is the minister or registrar available?
Is the reception venue available on that day?

Checklist for time

Do we want a morning or afternoon wedding? How long will it take to get everyone from the service to the reception?
Do we want a meal at the reception, or just snacks?
What time do we want to get away on honeymoon?
If we want a lull meal, will it be lunch or tea or dinner? What time will the wedding be?
What time will the reception start?

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Times
Once you know the date that you want, and are sure that all the facilities you want are available, you will need to decide on the timing of the service and reception.

Service
First of all, check whether there are any other weddings booked at the church or registry office on your chosen day. If there are, this may restrict your choice of times. If you have the whole day to choose from you will need to decide whether you want to be married in the morning or the evening. All weddings take place between 8 am and 6 pm – the only exceptions to this are Jewish and Quaker ceremonies and weddings performed under special licences or licences from the Registrar General. This restriction was brought in to minimise the chances of illicit weddings by ensuring that the wedding was in daylight (more or less!) so that everyone could see the participants.

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Working out the timetable
The wedding service itself is not very long; with hymns, the signing of the register and the processional music it will probably still take well under an hour. However, you will need to allow time outside the church or registry office for photographs and chatting, and it will take quite a time to make sure that everyone has transport to the reception and that there are no stragglers. Then you will have to consider the time it takes to get from the church to the reception – how long is the journey? What will the traffic be like? Once at the reception you will have to build in time for the guests to leave their coats, go to the toilet, be met and chatted to by the receiving line, be provided with a drink, etc. Once everyone has arrived you can go ahead with the meal, buffet or snacks; allow a sensible amount of time for the food before the speeches, toasts and cake-cutting. You may want to slip away at this stage and change for the honeymoon, or you may want to stay and chat for a bit. When fixing your timetable definitely, begin with the most important and crucial time. This may be that you have to be at the airport for the 6.30 plane, or it may be that the hotel serves lunch at 12.30; work your own timetable out from these immutables, remembering that most stages will need more time than you think rather than less!