| GH _Wie Guarttan-The Patriot, Sab, Mar. 31, ” MULTITUDE OF QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED PRIOR TO WEDDING DAY

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Here are the answers’ to questions most asked by orides about the all-important arran gements for a wedding. hese are the rules in general prac tice. | However, there are variations | tn different communities in dif. | | ferent sections of the country | | So use it as a guide, to be! | changed if necessary as your | Personal circumstances dictate

Q. The groom has been mar ried previously but the bride) eee * Dd she wear white?

when the bride works in the|

city of the groom and her fam-|

5 a great distance o

abroad or if she has no tamily Q. How goon should invitations

and announcements’ be order s

. Three months in advance! of wedding date Q. Must invitations be eagrav ed?

Yes. Some simulated pro |

A. cesses look like engraving out) are cheaper

Q. How soon should invitations

| be mailed

A. No ier than three weeks before ceremony. Q. What is the difference be-|

tween an invitation and an an-|

nouncement? . The announcemet goes to persons who could not he invit-

cost or distance. It is sent a day or two after the ceremony.

DIVORCED PARENTS Q. Are divorced. parents the bride seated together

in| is the mother’s role? -

. If the reception is given by

A. Formal portraits should be| al the bride's divorced father, what) made if possible at the final | fitting for her gown, or at her |

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Are you puzzled? Try this bride’s guide

urch? She may attend as honor } No, the mother sits in soclat ed guest if relations are friend-| home a few days eee a pew, the Zather in the third. | ly- If her presence would cause wedding. A dummy bouquet ma-

| strain, she should remain away | be used similar to the flowers

©, 3 the bride's perente a Q. May a divorcee have a she will carry. divorced who makes - church wedding? | @Q. To whom is the weddinz announcements and arranges the “4 If her church permits. But| gift addressed? wedding’ she should never wear white or; A. All gifts should be ad

A. Generally the bride's mo} avo dressed to the bride prior ~ to) h ther, H she is remarried, tnvi-| . When should the bridé’s| the ceremony; afterwards ,to the | t e tations are worded, “Mr. a4) photographs be made? Continued on page 4-A

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presence at the marriage 0 Mrs. Smith's daughter, ete.’

Q. Does a divorced father who} his

has remarried ever give daughter's wedding?

bride wishes or However the reception

| mame and that of the stepmoti:- er as hostess.

A. Yes. He may issue the | wedding invitation alone if the with his wife invita- ed to the wedding because o!' tion must be issued both in his

TO THE BRIDE

AND ALL HOME OWNERS

| @ The bride has been mar | ried previously. May her chil- dren attend her

A. If she is a ae yes. If || she was divorced, no. | DRESS LENGTH | Q. The bride is wearing a long gown. May her attendants wear ballerina or street length dies. ses?

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A. s, Q. Both bride and = groom! ye been married previously |

What kind of. ceremony may they have? Is a reception in good taste?

A. The ceremony, whether it | is religious or civil, should be | small. The reception, as a soc- jal occasion, may be of any size |

Are engraved invitations | sent to attendants and members of the groom's family?

A. It is not necessary bu' | they may be sent as a matter | | of sentiment — preferably with a friendly note of explanation, |

dos. The checked fabric {llus-

trates the trend to decorative | and textured fabrics for sum- mer. It would be a prized add- ition to a new bride’s honey- moon wardrobe. j

Couples spurn June for weddings on PEI.

Changing times and fashions #0 longer agree with the old

to the merry month of May.

In fact, even the long-time il June, has fallen into disfay

aehataree the reason, Island brides have a definite prefer- |

| MOTHERS’ DRESS Q. How are the mothers’ cos- tumes decided upon.

A. They should confer and the bride’s mother has first cholee of color, Their gowns |

| Should be similar in style — | both short or both long — com plementary in color, and suited | to the hour of the ceremony. at Who pays for the recep. | n? wre Traditionally the bride's | oer cannot be said for as ar- | family Depending on circum- vals in this world. At least, | stances the groom’s family may | the babies born on Prince Ed-/| offer to offset some of the ex- ward Island last year definite. | | pense if it is a Problem.

licences and 231 by publication | of banns,

JUNE BIRTHS LEAD But if spring months ve or their appeal for brides, he!

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ence for late summer and -fall | |¥ approved the month of June. months, as shown by cold stat- Of th istics which strip the glamor, in 1961, no fewer than 272 occur- from mayflowers, and June brid- | red in June. March was in sec- es. and reveal a tendency to- wards Jater-in-the-year weddings. JULY TOPS LIST

Last year, more Islanders were married in July than any other month, when 101 couples | took their vows. The other mon- ths were strictly also-rans, as tne nearest was August with 86. Strangely enough, the cold month of November was in third Place with 76 oe while September had 7

Traditional Sune saw only 55, as it fell to sixth place and, May was down to 41.

March is consistent tm being the least-favored month, as it

The colder months were less uary showing 201;

last place with 199.

end of the past years towards having born in hospital continued in|

births there.

Of the total born last year, there were 54 twin births, 122 illegitimate births, birth

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id place with 269, closely fol-; A. Yes. This is acceptable |

lowed by July with 264, and May | ——— with 25 1,434 to 1,330.

| favored, with October and Jan- others in the number of births, Noyember | with 817 babies born in the Sum- | had 203, and December was in’ merside institution.

lottetown Hospital led in the city several | with 654, to babies | Prince Edward Island Hospital. |

1961 with 99.3 per cent of 2,783| es was achieved at

| pital where there were 53 boys and 53 girls born.

and 46 still-| = Health Centre at Tyne Val-

8. ey Boy babies outnumbered girls | . boys and 28 girls.

pate County Hospital led all |

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ran it a close second, with

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