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●The Reception（第1页）

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&ibreakfastasitwasoncecalled，isalmostasoldastheyitself。Itwasinallyintroducedasawaythemarriageandthejoiniwofamilies。Historilyilymembersormembersofthechurded，uodaywhereeveryoheallyatteion。

Today，thenormalformatfortherewouldbedrinksonarrivalfolloeeches，gofthedthenlessformalcelebrationssuchasadisanstraintsmaydictatewhichstyleofrethebride，groomandtheirfamiliesayoptforabuffetstyleaffairwhileotherspreferasit-dowhunlimiteddrinks。

&List

Youwon’tauestlistcouldbeuntilyouhavebookedtheredyve’salwaysagoodideatoestablishnumbersoffamilymembersandclosefriendsthattheessentialinvites。Beforepili，abudgetforthereustbededagreedbetweenthosewhowillbepayingthebill。Oisestablished，youclydeanypeopleyouvite。hetimetroundrules。Youmaydeaseparatelistofthosethatyouwouldrathernotattend（perhapsex-girl-friendsex-boyfriec。）。Ifparentsarepaying，youshouldaskthemholetheywishtoinvite。Bepreparedfotiatiooinvitefarmorepeoplethanyouhadanticipated。

Justkeepitinmind:itisyday，andultimatelyyoudeamesaearonthefi。

■RegGuests

Haviheybeforeeveryohebrideandgroomwillhopefullybefirsttoarriveatthere，closelyfollowedbythepareandinaregliheguestsindividuallyastheyarrive。Thehosts（usuallythebride’sparents）staoftheline，andusherswouldibyobride’smother（it’sagoodideatohaveausherforeachfamily）。Thegroom’sparentswouldbetheinline，followedbythebrideandgroomandaendaheotheirrespectivetables。Wheshavebeehebrideandgroomleadthebridalpartytothetoptableaheirseats。Guestsshouldremainstandinguntilthebrideandgroomareseated。Forsmallerfuns，itisnotunusualfroomtowelegueststhemselves。

&ingPlan

Itisessentialtohaveaseatingplantoavoid。Aplanoftheroom，ablesandhand-writtenplacethestyleoftheinvitatioheguestsfiswiththeminimumoffuss。Theushersareextremelyhelpfulnthegueststotheirtableandassistinganydiffidi。Surely，itisagoodideatohaveafelacesavailableforus。

&ionvenuewillreeablelayoutdependingonthenumberofguestsattending。Roundtablesgivealessformalimpressionbutallowparther。Iflongtablesareused，partnerswouldnormallysitoppositeearouptuestswhokherwhenftheseatingplan。Itmightalsobebeuests’isandages。

&popularlayoutisalongtoptableforthebridalpartyandaseriesofsmallrouheguests。Smallerdisplaytablesforthedgiftsshouldalsobeprovided。

&able

&belowshowsatraditionaltoptableseatingplaherpossiblesarioswherepartieswouldbebynotsittioeachother。Forexample，divorts，orthereisaflithetwosetsofparents。Inthesecases，itisadvisabletoadoptaiveseatiiisfyallparties。

Traditioingplan:

&ernativeplans:

■gtheCake

Traditionally，thecakeiscutafterthespeedtoasts，andthiswouldnormallycludetheformalpartoftheweddiwasbelieved，ihebridetobear，she（withthehelproom）shouldcutthefirstslice。Todaythefirstbolictothecouple’ssharedfuturetogether。Theallypraphsjustpriortogthefirstslice，allowiakesnapsoftheo。Itissaidthatthecakespreadsgoodfortuoallwhoeatit，hehereasaslicetoallthosewhowereuendthewedding。

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Speedthedaheonlytraditioatthere。Asfs，itisontohaveaveryinformaleveningparty，usuallyingabuffet。Sometimesalivebandorediaertaimoreoftenadiscoispreferred。Thehostwouldnormallyinviteawidercircleoffriendstotheeveningparty，someofwhommaychifts。Thebestmanwouldberespohegiftmatters。Dettuestswheiooeshouldexplainittotheelderlyguestsifthepartyisexpectedtolastintotheearlyhours，sothattheymightleavewheheywishwithoutgoffeionally，itissideredrudetoleavethepartybefroom。

&ureoftheBride&Groom

&manandthecouple’sfriendswouldbetraditionallyalittlemischievouswhentheidecoingawaycarwithtins，balloonsandwithoutthecouple’skhecouplewouldhavetawayoutfitsbythistime，amanwouldaheirdeparture。Theguestsartithethrowingofrifettioverthehappycouple。Soasnottodisappoiisreehecouplehaveastrategicallypladcarafewmilesuptheroad，inwhichtheywoulduetheirjourney。