They are at perfect liberty to send them to whom they please, and thus to select their friends. At these "At Homes" light refreshment is served, and the married couple wear full evening dress.
They are generally given a dinner by the bridesmaids, and are entertained by both families in appropriate ways.
MEN-DRESS. At a morning or afternoon wedding the groom, best man, and ushers wear afternoon dress, but at an evening wedding they wear evening dress.
For further details see Best Man—Dress.
Groom—Dress. Ushers—Dress.
MOURNING should not be worn at a wedding, but should be laid aside temporarily, the wearer appearing in purple.
MUSIC. The organist and the music are usually selected by the bride. Before the arrival of the bride the organist plays some bright selection, but on her entering the church and passing up the aisle he plays the Wedding March.
PAGES. See Pages.
PRIVATE. See Private Wedding.
PROCESSION UP THE AISLE. Many styles are adopted for the procession up the aisle. A good order is for the ushers to come first in pairs, then the bridesmaids, maid of honor, and last the bride on her father's arm. At the altar the ushers and bridesmaids open ranks to allow the bride to pass through.
This order is usually reversed in the procession
down the aisle.