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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1966)
Style of Invitations Set by Tradition By PATSY A(JFRANC Staff Writer As the months draw nearer and nearer to the wedding day many questions arise as to the correct way to go about publicizing the engagement and or wedding an nouncement ana the issuing of wedding invitations. There is no need for panic or confusion if things are investigated early, and the decisions are made and ad hered to The bride should consult the society editor of the papers in which she wishes to place her engagement announcement From them she can find the correct pro cedure to publicize her engage ment. It is usuully a good idea to warn the groom ahead of time that his name is going to be in the papers! The problems of wedding invi tat ions and announcements de penu on good timing and the for mality of the wedding Three Jewish Rites Descended From Long Tradition Centuries of tradition form the background of the Orthodox Jewish wedding Formai, large weddings are often held in hotels, clubs, or ban quet halls os it is the custom that the weddings should be accompa nied by feasts and dancing. In accordance with the Orien tal tradition of covering the head, all men guests are required to wear small silk hats called yar mulkes at an informal wedding and the men of the wedding party wear tall silk hats at a for nal wedding The face of the woman must also be covered and it is cus tomary for the bride to wear a veil even if she is married in a street dress. The wedding procession is usually led by the groom, who enters, accompanied by his fa ther and mother. The bride fol lows, also, with her parents This custom is sometimes modi- ' fled so the bride enters on the 1 arm of her father and the groom with his mother. The bride is j never formally given away by her father, nor does he take part in the ceremony, except as an es court. Traditionally, no Jewish bride is really married unless she has been married under a canopy, 1 or chuppah. The chuppah is an embroidered square of white silk or satin, supported by velvet cov ered poles. The canopy is carried by the men of the wedding party and other male relatives. Although it is not an obligatory part of the ceremony, many con sider the wine-cup ceremony to be the most interesting rite connect ed with the Jewish wedding. Two cups of wine are placed on a small table. After the bless ing. the rabbi hands one of the cups to the groom, who sips it and passes it in turn to the bride. Following the wine cere mony, the groom places a plain gold band on the bride’s fore finger. After the rabbi's sermon, the bride and groom drink the second cup of wine. The groom takes the cup front the rabbi, places it on the floor and crushes the cup with his heel. This is the final step in the ceremony. Some authorities say that it means the marriage will last until the shattered pieces of glass can be reunited, while oth ers feel it is based on the an cient superstition that an evil presence must be placated with a gift of wine. BRIDAL VEIL A bridal crown and veil should be cnosen with the same care giv en to gown selection. They can enhance the shape of the bride’s face anil serve as a final crowning touch to the wedding ensemble. Phone 342-1411, Ext. 1818. Want to really get results?— months before the wedding the prospective bride should reach a decision on the si/.e of the wed ding- As soon as the decision has been made as to the type of wedding it will be, the bride and her family, in consultation with the groom and his parents, should make out the list of per sons to be invited HIGH FASHION is the bvword for this light blue floor-length gown worn by Iti Bowling, a senior in sociology. The empire waist line the short bell sleeves ami the lace bodice are the keynotes of the spring line. r 1 GIFTS for the BEST MAN! Mattox Pipe Shop 135 E. BROADWAY Tell her you remember... with a gift of fragrant .■ by PRINCE MATCHABELLI DRUG CENTER 901 Willamette 344-7352 It is up to the bride's par ents to issue the invitations, and therefore close contact should be kept with the groom’s fam 1 lly to make sure the names and addresses of their guests are un derstood and checked for possible duplication with the bride's list. If the guest list is limited, the bride will need to compile a second list of persons to whom her family and the groom’s wish to send announcements because it was impossible to invite them : to attend the wedding. These an nouncements are sent immediate ly after the wedding. When the wedding is a small | one, either in the home or an in formal chapel, the members of . the immediate family and close friends may be invited person ally by the bride or her mother, by word of mouth, telephone, tel egraph, or informal note, which ; ever is convenient. If over 50 guests are to be in vited to the wedding, formal en graved invitations are sent, re gardless of the formality of the wedding. All members of the wedding ' party should receive invitations and their mates’ names are in cluded. It is usually proper to invite the fiance and the par ’ ents of the attendants, also. A personal invitation is always given to the minister and his wife to attend the reception if there is to be one. The bride’s mother usually does this by word of mouth and does not mail a formal invitation to them. Two months before the wed ding the bride should get in touch with an engraver and select the engraved wedding invitations - and or announcements. The or der should be placed at least six weeks before the mailing date. Outside envelopes in the quan tity decided upon may often be obtained from the engraver a* the time the order is placed. This way the addressing may be done at home before the en graving is completed. This will save time when things are be coming rushed toward the begin* ning of the last month. Conflicting and often confusing problems may arise when choos ing the correct wording and in sertion for the wedding an nouncements. It is important to remember that the formality oi' engraved wedding invitations de mand equal formal wording. This formality includes writing the names out in full, without ini tials or abbreviations. The date, time, place, and request for re ply are also written formally. Invitations are always issued in the name of the bride’s par ents, even if she lives away from home. Her guardian, a close relative or a family friend may sponsor the wedding if her par ents are not living. If one parent is living, the invitations are worded in the singular, and if her parents are divorced, the parent with whom she lives sponsors the invitation. A stepparent’s name may appear on the invitation, often followed by a “his (or her) daughter" to indicate relation ship. Reception cards are sent tp those guests who are to be in . vited unless all the guests are in vited to both the ceremony and the reception. In such cases, the place of the reception is added to the wedding invitation. Three to four weeks before the ceremony, the invitations should be completed and mailed out. 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