Wedding Protocol Frequently Asked Questions:
1. There seems to be a big increase of double-ring wedding ceremonies recently among my friends. Is this considered the most proper thing these days?
This is not a matter of propriety or of custom. Whether or not the man wears a wedding ring is a matter, of personal taste.
2. My date last week at a formal dinner was very much perturbed because I failed to wear the corsage he brought me. My reason for this was that the color of the flowers clashed with the color of the gown I wore. Do you think he had reason, to be hurt?
Yes, indeed he did. You were thoughtless and unappreciative.
3. How are the bride's parents seated in church at the wedding, if they are divorced?
Her mother chooses members of her family to sit with her in the first pew, and other members of her family may be seated in the second pew. If the father is giving his daughter away, he escorts her down the aisle, stepping back into the third pew behind the one in which his former wife is sitting. He will have indicated those of his family whom he wishes to be seated with him.
4. When refilling water glasses on the dinner table, should they be lifted or left on the table while pouring the water?
Left on the table.
5. Is the black-bordered type of mourning stationery still in use?
This has not been in "popular" usage for many years.