Bridal party and guests- order of entry. How do you do it?

I'm in the UK and after replying to someone elses Q about this i realise i dont have a clue!!!


We're getting married Civilly in a registry office within a stately home.The bridal party consists of myself, groom, ring bearer (age 3) flower girl (age 6) MOH, BM, BM and 2 ushers and my step dad is giving me away.





In what order do people enter? We cant have a rehersal at the place though we might arrange a mock one just so we all know whats going on.





I am using "from this moment" shania twaine to enter to... but cos of lyrics it wouldnt be right to play for everyone to enter.


Having love is in the air when we all leave.





I have invited the a few guests over the number there are seats as i know some wont show or RSVP they arent coming. But even so it will be tight lol





Is giving the ushers a list of who needs to sit where a good idea? I mean like.. who needs to sit closer to the front, who needs an ailse seat, or who needs to be nearer the back





How did you do it?

Bridal party and guests- order of entry. How do you do it?
First of all - CONGRATUALTIONS! When we got married, we had specific music for the the Bride's entry and just used pleasant classical music for everyone else. The Groom and his best man should be waiting at the front with the Minister. The kids (ring bearer and Flower girl) should come in first (AAAAWWW, they're sooo cute!). Each BM is escorted by a Groomsman. The Maid of Honor precedes the Bride. The Bride is escorted by her (step) father. Unless there are potential conflicts with certain people sitting together, it probably isn't necessary to have the ushers seat people. You may want to "rope off" the first 2 rows and reserve them for the most important people (to YOU) so they will have the best seating.
Reply:Congratulations on your upcoming marriage! Wherever you have your rehearsal, it is important to know where everyone is supposed to be. When I conduct rehearsals, I usually start out with everyone standing in the place they will be during the ceremony. Looking toward the front, the bride is to the left, groom to the right. BM to the right of groom. MOH to the left of bride, etc. The flower girl usually ends up standing somewhere between the MOH and B-maids, to the left, or sit with bride's family in front row on left. At 3-years, RB should probably be seated with family in first row, wherever he is most comfortable. Once everyone knows where they are supposed to be, we exit: Bride and groom, MOH with BM, Bmaids with Groomsmen, in pairs, then clergy last. Where the FG and RB are in the exit plan kind of depends on where they've been and what their attention span is. Sometimes they get it together in time to go right before the clergy. Other times they just stay with their families and exit with guests. Now, practice going up the aisle. Clergy and groom are already in place. Enter groomsmen with Bmaids, ladies on the left. Then BM with MOH, followed by RB and FG (or singley RB, followed by FG, not reccommended with RB so young). Finally, the bride accompanyied by stepfather.


If Bmaids and MOH go singley, all groomsmen are already in place at front. As you can see, there many ways a procession can take place. Please ask your clergyman if he/she has preferences, or could be at the rehearsal to give guidance. Rehearsals are particularly important when children are participating. They take their "jobs" SO seriously. Good luck!
Reply:The order of entrance is all your preference. You can check on any search engine for different entrance ideas/orders.





Check this link out: http://weddings.about.com/od/yourwedding...





I'm not sure if you're having a religious or non-religious wedding, but it lists the order for a bunch of different religions and for non-denominational weddings.





And you should DEFINITELY have a rehearsal. Trust me, it helps a lot and it avoids all confusion. Plus if anyone has any questions, you can answer them immediately without worry. You wouldn't want everything to get all jumbled and have people not knowing where to go on your big day!





As far as the ushers are concerned with ceremony seating...just let them know what you want. For example, immediate family in the first row (parents %26amp; siblings). If you can't fit the siblings in the first row, they go in the second row w/grandparents, etc.. Then the rest is for whomever. I've been to a bunch of weddings and never seen ushers. Even huge weddings. Now-a-days, guests pretty much know that the first 2 rows are reserved for immediate family.





Hope this all helps! Good Luck %26amp; Congratulations!