Whatever was the acceptable bride price. It could be hides, horses, food or whatever was prized by the tribe.
The father of the groom. Men on the left, women on the right
Ireland
* The Bride and Groom sit in the middle of the head table and the bride is on the Groom's right; then her Maid (or Matron) of Honor; then the Bridesmaids. To the left of the Groom is his Best Man and the Ushers.
Often the groom will give a toast to his bride and also the Best Man. At the request of a parent it is quite acceptable for a father or mother to give a toast as well. There are no strict rules any long to what one wishes to do at their own wedding.
there are many ways that you could put this. i agree on bride to groom if they were the only choices. the only reason that i say this is because the brides father has to give the bride away to the groom. so i would say bride to groom but other than if there was maybe another choice it would be bride and groom.
Bride is to bridesmaids as groom is to groomsmen. Bride is to maid of honor as groom is to best man Here brides are to bridesmaids as grooms are to the best man.
At a wedding, the bride is the female in the married couple, the male being the groom.
At Hasidic and Orthodox Jewish weddings, the groom is escorted by both fathers and the bride is escorted by both mothers. At other Jewish weddings, the bride and groom are escorted by their parents with the father on the left and the mother on the right.
It is not essential. Some brides do but that is a personal choice.
It does not really matter whether it is the groom or bride's parents who call. In many cases the groom's parents call, but, etiquette does not dictate this.
No.
If you mean mail order brides, the groom paid for her passage.