Wedding Etiquette - 3
Good Manners are a language that speaks of kindness and hospitality. Knowing good manners is essential (even when you are a guest!) when organising a wedding that will ensures everyone feels welcome and completely at ease.
In the third and final lesson of our online course "Good Manners in Events: the Wedding!", with Giulia Carli, an expert in Etiquette and Style, we discovered the secrets of an elegant table and impeccable reception.
One of the topics that are of greatest interest and that unleash the imagination of the bride and groom is undoubtedly the decoration of the reception tables.
An elegant table and an impeccable reception have rules that it are worth knowing, especially in formal situations such as a wedding. In order to be able to let creativity and imagination run free, it is important to know these rules perfectly and then decide whether or not you want to break some of them, of course with awareness and balance.
When it comes to table setting, we tend to think that knowing the proper etiquette will ensure the perfect table. On the contrary, it should be remembered that there is no single perfect table setting but that the table should be appropriate to:
Thank you for watching these three episodes with us and we look forward to hearing from you if you liked these three sessions and if there are any topics you would like to learn more about, we will be very happy to oblige!
Photo © H4PH, The White Day
In the third and final lesson of our online course "Good Manners in Events: the Wedding!", with Giulia Carli, an expert in Etiquette and Style, we discovered the secrets of an elegant table and impeccable reception.
One of the topics that are of greatest interest and that unleash the imagination of the bride and groom is undoubtedly the decoration of the reception tables.
An elegant table and an impeccable reception have rules that it are worth knowing, especially in formal situations such as a wedding. In order to be able to let creativity and imagination run free, it is important to know these rules perfectly and then decide whether or not you want to break some of them, of course with awareness and balance.
When it comes to table setting, we tend to think that knowing the proper etiquette will ensure the perfect table. On the contrary, it should be remembered that there is no single perfect table setting but that the table should be appropriate to:
- the time of day;
- the menu;
- the type of service.
- French Family-style service;
- French Banquet-style service;
- Silver or English service;
- Russian service;
- Plated service.
- the timing;
- the service;
- the conversation.
- the introductions;
- the speeches;
- the departure of the newly-weds and guests.
- the cutting of the cake, with its rituals;
- the dancing, when a drop in the level of formality is to be expected, with the consequent greater risk of faux pas;
- the wedding favours, which must personal and stylish.
Thank you for watching these three episodes with us and we look forward to hearing from you if you liked these three sessions and if there are any topics you would like to learn more about, we will be very happy to oblige!
Photo © H4PH, The White Day
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