You know over and over I get the question at weddings from mothers and grandmothers, “during the processional, which side of the usher should I be on?”
Lots of older ladies want to be on the right side of the usher. Yes, when you are dating, this is the correct arm that a gentleman should offer, but during a wedding processional it is different. It is the left arm. (Opposite is true for the Jewish Processional.) I once read that this started when men still wore swords. They needed their right arm free to defend their lady if anyone attacked the wedding party.
Anyway, as you can see from the illustration from Elegant Bride Magazine, spring 2007 edition, ladies are on the left, (brides side of the sanctuary) and ushers or groomsmen are on the right (grooms side of the sanctuary). This also helps avoided the “do-si-do” affect when bridesmaids and groomsmen get to the end of the aisle if they come in on the other arm. And of course the whole thing is reversed for the recessional.
Lots of older ladies want to be on the right side of the usher. Yes, when you are dating, this is the correct arm that a gentleman should offer, but during a wedding processional it is different. It is the left arm. (Opposite is true for the Jewish Processional.) I once read that this started when men still wore swords. They needed their right arm free to defend their lady if anyone attacked the wedding party.
Anyway, as you can see from the illustration from Elegant Bride Magazine, spring 2007 edition, ladies are on the left, (brides side of the sanctuary) and ushers or groomsmen are on the right (grooms side of the sanctuary). This also helps avoided the “do-si-do” affect when bridesmaids and groomsmen get to the end of the aisle if they come in on the other arm. And of course the whole thing is reversed for the recessional.
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