Want your ceremony seating done as efficiently and smoothly as possible? Yeah, you'll want some ushers on hand. In fact, as a rule of thumb, you should look to have one usher to seat every 50 guests.
And yes, you can definitely designate both male and female pals to this task. Not sing "Yeah! Ushers escort guests to their seats before everything begins, hand out programs, roll out the aisle runner if you have one and act as a general guest guide or guard say, if someone needs to get up and go to the restroom during the ceremony, or if the first two rows are being reserved for certain family members. Again, designating friends and family members as ushers is a great way to include more people in your wedding day fun without overdosing on bridesmaids and groomsmen if you choose to have a smaller number of attendants.
Also, if you have teenage cousins who might be a little too young to participate in wedding party festivities, making them ushers is the perfect way to get them involved. Unless you're having an extremely intimate affair, we definitely recommend enlisting ushers to help out with the profusion of guests during your ceremony.
If you don't have people moderating the seating, it'll turn into a free-for-all which, in turn, will delay things and when a rogue guest gets up to go to the bathroom during your vows and can't seem to find the exit, you'll probably be more than mildly annoyed. Main Menu. Sign Up. Back to Main Menu. Planning Tools. Wedding Vision. Discover Your Vision. Take The Knot's Style Quiz. Reception Venues. Wedding Photographers. Most people choose ushers who are close friends or family members.
They may be brothers, male cousins, nephews, sons, stepsons or old school friends. Bear in mind that the ushers will be the first members of the wedding party that your guests will see and speak to on the day, so ensure you choose someone who will make a good first impression! No matter how big or formal your wedding is, you should always have at least 2 ushers. This is to ensure there will always be one usher at the door while the other is busy seeing a guest to their seat.
For up to 50 guests, two ushers should be fine. That way, three ushers will be able to seat guests at a time while one stays on the door. This will prevent a queue building up at the entrance. Traditionally, ushers are male. At your own wedding, feel free to have ushers of whatever gender you like — or a mixture! At the reception, they can sit with the guests or with the bridal party.
It is up to you. Like everyone at the wedding party, the usher will be under scrutiny. The way they look and behave will be noticed. That makes it important to choose the right person and detail your expectations of them. Some of the things you need to think about are:. That being said, it's important that the usher is well mannered, cheerful, and hospitable.
If there is a printed wedding program , the usher is generally tasked with ensuring each guest gets a copy. Usually, they will be passing these out while they are greeting the guests. The main role of an usher is to escort guests to their seats, whether they arrive alone, in a couple, or as part of a family or small group.
Seat guests according to the couple's respective side or, if seating is open, ask if the guests have a preference of which side they sit on. They'll also have to keep in mind any reserved seating, like the front row for certain family members. In a less formal setting, ushers will likely have a little less responsibilities. Ushers will inform guests which side of the aisle to sit on if there is a distinction.
They'll also be the ones to let guests know of any reserved rows or seats. At an informal wedding, not every guest may need guidance all the way to their seat. However, if there are any elderly or disabled attendees, the usher would guide them to their seats.
Depending on an usher's relationship with the couple, they may also escort family members such as grandparents to their seats. This would be done either before the ceremony begins or as part of the processional. Ushers may also be asked to remain at the back of the venue during the ceremony to seat any guests who arrive once the ceremony has begun.
This eliminates any potential awkwardness or disturbances. At bigger weddings or ceremonies with difficult parking situations, the usher might be the one to show guests where they can park. This, of course, wouldn't be a job for particularly young ushers.
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