The procession should start at 6:30, with the bride walking out at the end of the procession.
Yes, in Westernized countries it is a custom that the wedding guests see the bride and groom off at the wedding reception. After all the speeches; dinner and some dancing as well as the bride and groom mingling with their guests it is customary for them to go off somewhere else and change into their 'going away clothes.' Then they come back into the reception area and that is when they say goodbye to their guests and the guests wish them good luck.
Yes, traditionally one side of the church is filled with family and guests of the bride and her parents, and the other side with the family and guests of the Groom .
No, guests that attend a wedding do not send thank you notes and it's the bride and groom that will send thank you notes to their guests for attending and also thank them for the gift.
Traditionally no. The bride and groom enter as Mr. & Mrs. followed by the wedding party and the parents can follow behind or go ahead and mingle with the guests before the bride and groom enter the wedding reception.
It is becoming more and more common that the bride and groom welcome the guests to the wedding reception and then they are announced into the reception hall. Usually it is the parents of the bride, or the parents of the bride and groom.
wherever most of the guests live
Traditionally, no. You want to avoid people mistaking you for the bride.
It depends on how much money the bride and groom have and if they want to spend extra for wedding favor's.
Sometimes. Other times, only those in the wedding party do. Check with the Bride's mother, she'll tell you which this one is.
A wedding favour is a small token or souvenir given to guests from the bride and groom. It often has the couple's initilals or wedding date on it. It serves as a reminder of the day.
At a wedding guests can talk about their jobs, where they have traveled, other weddings they've been to, how beautiful the bride looks, how they are connected to the bride and/or groom, music, television shows, food, really anything.