UNTIL about 1918 every town in this area had a coach and horses for hire for weddings — and the h o rse s were usually white.


The wheel has gone full


PLANNING FOR THE


circle, and though coaches may not be ..thick on the ground, ponies and traps have become popular wed­ ding vehicles.


sign of affluence, but for most taxis are the usual thing. These days a fleet of taxis is not normally needed, as many people have their own car.


A Rolls-Royce is a sure


should get together with both sets of parents to draw up the list of guests. This should be done at least three months before the wedding and the stationery ordered.


The happy couple Discuss the church ser­


vice with the clergyman if marrying in church, and the cost of choir, bell-rin­ gers, red carpet and so on.


music with the organist and plan the order of ser­ vice. If marrying at a re­ gister office check that plans are going ahead properly.


Arrange hymns and


wedding, invitation re­ plies should start to roll in, so make a note of each reply as it comes.


A few weeks before the


present list to those who request one and make final decisions on wedding dress, accessories and flowers.


Only send a wedding


the bridesmaids, pages and parents, to make sure that clothes do not clash with wedding theme col­ ours. Buy "going away” outfits.


Keep close links with Work out floral needs


— buttonholes, sprays, bridal bouquet and flow­ ers for the attendants.


dants and hire morning suits if required. Discuss menu with the caterers.


marriage licence and the ring, and as soon as the number of gue sts is known, start the seating plan.


Don't gorget to get the


for your local paper and don't forget passports and change of name, and in­ formation to banks and the tax office about new s ta tu s and change of


Kill in a wedding form


return basis and arrange loan of glasses.


Order wine on a use or Check honeymoon ar­


rangements. and have a rehearsal of the wedding ceremony.


Pack for the honeymoon


the day before the wed­ ding, and make sure the best man knows what he lias to do and when he has to do it. A successful day


Choose gifts for atten­


THE Anglo-Saxon brideg­ room gave his loved one a betrothal ring which she wore on her right hand until her marriage. It was then transferred


to her left hand. The G re ek s and


Romans had betrothal rings, but not wedding rings, and it was not until around the 10th century that wedding rings came into use in Britain. Young couples today


choose other stones to mate with the diamonds. The solitaire remains


rests in his hands to a great degree. The b e s t man of


modern times now finds his traditional role some­ what diminished. Many responsibilities he would have shouldered in the past have now been trans­ ferred elsewhere. The bride’s parents pay


for Press announcements, the bride's clothes and those of the bridesmaids and pages. They pay for floral de­


ery costs and the cost of the reception. The bridegroom pays


for the licence and the church or register office fees, for the organist, the choir and the bellringers. He buys the ring, the


bridal bouquets and flow­ ers for the attendants,


corations in church and at the reception, for photo­ graphs, transport from house to church and church to reception, all the printing and station­


Guide to a successful day


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top favourite, and can cost the earth if it is a large stone. Beware the enormous


often like to exchange wedding bands, and to wear matching rings. Pat­ terns are exciting, tex­ tures vary, and there are twinset rings, with team­ ing engagement and wed­ ding rings. Rings may be gold,


stones on small, slender hands, and remember that diamonds are till different, whatever their value, for each one is an individual stone, and the variation in colour reflects in the price. Square-cut rings look


wrong on square hands with stubby fingers. Beautiful hands can take large, ostenatious rings. Elaborate engagement


white gold or platinum, the latter shining against the skin in a most attrac­ tive way. Platinum has often been described as the most precious metal in


the world. A circle is symbolic of


eternity, and of an exist­ ence that does not have it beginning or an end. The third finger of the left hand was once believed to connect directly to the


heart. Engagement rings are


traditionally diamond rings, though some girls


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buttonhole, one for the best man, both fathers and the users. He buys the gifts for the atten­ dants and the best man and he also pays for the honeymoon.


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rings do not pair well with elaborate wedding rings, for a plain wedding band shows off an opulent engagement ring. It is possible to have


"his and her" rings, but from the very beginning, when the engagement ring is bought, look ahead, and think about the choice of wedding ring before selecting the kind of ring to "plight your troth." Go to a good jeweller


with a known reputation, and always state a price range, so that he knows exactly what to show a future bride and brideg­ room.


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