Toasts are drunk in orange juice and rare old Virginia
Dare wine, and much good-natured fun is indulged in by all.
Speeches are usually made by the bride and groom, their parents,
the best man, the maid of honor, the minister and Aunt Harriet.
Just a word about the speeches at a bridal dinner. Terrible!
A CHURCH WEDDING
On the day of the wedding the ushers should arrange to be at the
church an hour or so in advance of the time set for the ceremony.
They should be dressed in cutaways, with ties, gloves and
gardenias provided by the groom.
It is the duty of the best man to dress the bridegroom for the
wedding. As you enter his room you see, lying half-dressed on the
bed, a pale, wan, emaciated creature, who is staring fixedly at
the ceiling. It is the happy bridegroom. His lips open. He speaks
feebly. "What time is it?" he says. You reply, "Two-thirty, old
man. Time to start getting dressed." "Oh, my God!" says the
groom. Ten minutes pass. "What time is it?" says the groom.
"Twenty of three," you reply. "Here's your shirt." "Oh, my God!"
says the groom.
He takes the shirt and tries to put it on. You help him. "Better
have a little Scotch, old man," you say. "What time is it?" he
replies. "Five of three," you say. "Oh, my God!" says the groom.
At three-thirty you and he are dressed in cutaways and promptly
at three-forty-two you arrive at the church. You are ushered into
a little side room where it is your duty to sit with the corpse
for the few brief hours which elapse between three-forty-five and
four o'clock.
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