What is a wedding without a banquet?

Etiquette at a wedding celebration must be observed in the same way as at any holiday table, but with a few additions.

At the wedding you need to follow the following rules:

• At the head of the table sit the bride and groom. Places on the left hand of the groom are occupied by the parents of the bride, and on the right hand of the bride are the parents of the groom. Next to the parents are the witnesses, as well as honored guests. 
• The rest of the invitees take places, according to guest cards, and if they are not, they are seated randomly.
• Sit at the wedding table laid no later than half an hour from the scheduled start time of the banquet. Wait late should not be.
• The groom's father invites guests to the table and he says the very first toast to the newlyweds.
• First of all, the seats at the table are occupied by the older ones, then the younger ones.
• Women sit at the table before men. Seeing the woman to the table, the man offers her right hand. Going to the chosen places, the man moves the chair back to the woman and sits to her left. Men should not start eating before the ladies sitting next to them.
• Do not start eating until the plates are filled with all the guests at the table. But this does not apply to re-serving dishes.
• Ladies are allowed to sit at the table with a hat, but gloves should be removed. But the bride should be in gloves during the whole continuation of the wedding banquet.
• During the feast, it is not recommended to have a conversation through a person, and you can only turn your body towards your interlocutor if you do not turn your back on another person.
• Toasts during the wedding should be pronounced only in honor of the bride and groom. You can raise glasses for the parents, but not in any way for the boss invited to the wedding.
• During the toast you should not talk, drink, eat and interrupt the toast.
• The very first dance at a wedding party always belongs to the bride and groom. During the next dance, the bride dances with the father-in-law, and the groom dances with the mother-in-law.
• Wedding cake begin to cut the bride with the groom. The first pieces are put on their plates. But then someone else cuts the cake.
• After the holiday, the young ones thank the gathered guests for coming to their wedding and for the gifts they brought.
• Guests need to leave in a timely manner, without stopping.