The Coral Gables Times

PHOTOGRAPH BY FRED BURRELL The sun shines on a simple lighthearted wedding dress—no cathedral trains and cutaways for a service in a summer garden. mer, the runner was not anchored and bridesmaids and bride made a wobbly approach as their heels caught in the loose canvas. One other point—be sure that there is a firm surface for the wedding party in front of the altar. Nothing undermines dignity like the feeling that one is gradually tipping over backward as spike heels sink in soft and clinging ground. If your garden is not looking its very best at the time set for the wedding, don't despair. Flowering plants in pots can be sunk in the flower beds to create a fine display of foliage and color. If the lawn is large enough, folding chairs may be set out in rows for the guests, leaving an aisle in the center. When chairs are provided, the procedure is exactly the same as in a church, with the ushers conducting guests to their places. When there are no chairs, the guests simply stand where they choose, leaving the area nearest the altar for the families and close friends of the bridal couple. Of course, when the guests are not to be seated, the function of the ushers is purely honorary—and decorative! After the ceremony, when the bridegroom has kissed his bride, the couple turn toward the guests and receive their good wishes where they were married. The ushers and the best man withdraw, leaving only the bride's attendants to form the receiving line. For this reason, it is important to plan beforehand so that the bridesmaids may turn where they stand without any hasty shuffling of places. AT A GARDEN WEDDING the bride's mother, with the bridegroom's mother beside her, has greeted the guests as they arrive, and thus no parents' receiving line is necessary. However, the four parents will naturally stand near the bridal party and speak to friends as they approach the receiving line. What will you wear? Because cathedral trains are not only unwieldy but also too formal for house or garden weddings, you will probably wish to wear a gown with a short train or with none at all—in other words, ballerina length. And as the style of your gown determines what all the rest of the wedding party will wear, your bridegroom and his attendants will either be in striped trousers and Continued on page 28 Suburbia Today, June 1962 27

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