| Coverage : The Wedding Etiquette Quiz is designed to test your knowledge of proper wedding etiquette, for both guests and the bridal party.
The Wedding Etiquette Quiz questions are carefully compiled to let you gauge how much you know about this tricky issue. |
| 1. | Which side of the church do the groom's guests sit on? |
| a. | | Left side |
| b. | | Right side |
| c. | | In a Catholic church, on the left, but any other church, on the right |
| d. | | Whichever side the bride and groom choose
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| 2. | If a wedding invitation says "no host bar" what does that mean? |
| a. | | Guests will make their own drinks |
| b. | | All liquor will be paid for by the wedding hosts |
| c. | | Guests must pay for their own alcoholic beverages |
| d. | | The wedding hosts will provide a bar and bartender, but guests must pay for drinks
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| 3. | If a wedding is postponed, how should this be conveyed to guests? |
| a. | | In a concise manner, but honest |
| b. | | With no detail, only information the wedding is "off" |
| c. | | Wedding guests should be privy to as much information as the bride and groom can provide |
| d. | | There is no etiquette here; brides and grooms should simply do their best in the difficult situation
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| 4. | If a bride and groom are having a "destination" wedding, what one piece of information should they definitely include on their invitation? |
| a. | | The cost to the guests |
| b. | | A suggested dress code |
| c. | | A required early RSVP |
| d. | | Where gifts can be sent prior to the wedding
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| 5. | Under what circumstances can a guest take pictures during the wedding ceremony? |
| a. | | It is never appropriate |
| b. | | If there is not a professional photographer on hand |
| c. | | If the bride and groom say it's OK |
| d. | | If they have a close family member who can't attend
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| 6. | If a single person receives a wedding invitation addressed just to them, they are not expected to bring a guest. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 7. | How should the bride and groom handle invitations if they want to invite people to the reception and not the ceremony? |
| a. | | They should never do this, so it's irrelevant as far as etiquette goes |
| b. | | They should send out reception invitations and telephone the group of people who will be invited to the ceremony only |
| c. | | They should send two sets of invitations – one set for the ceremony and reception and one set for the reception only |
| d. | | They should inform those not invited to the ceremony to ignore that part of the invitation and simply consider the reception portion of the invitation
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| 8. | Who should head up the wedding reception receiving line to welcome guests to the reception? |
| a. | | Bride and groom |
| b. | | Father of the bride |
| c. | | Mother of the bride |
| d. | | Grandmother of the bride, if she is able
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| 9. | It is well understood etiquette that the best man gives the first toast of the wedding reception. Who should generally give the second toast? |
| a. | | The bride's father |
| b. | | The groom |
| c. | | The groom's father or mother |
| d. | | The bride
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| 10. | At a formal wedding reception with assigned seating, what should a guest do if they are seated at a table they'd rather not be seated at? |
| a. | | Talk to the bride and ask for a change |
| b. | | Talk to the bride's mother and ask for a change |
| c. | | Move the place cards and sit at another table |
| d. | | Sit at the table anyway and make do
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| 11. | At a formal wedding, what is an "escort card"? |
| a. | | A card with the guest's name on the outside envelope and their table number inside |
| b. | | A card informing each bridesmaid which groomsmen or usher they will be paired with at the ceremony |
| c. | | A card guests can pick up that will provide them with the order of the toasts |
| d. | | A card for single male and female guests that give them a seating assignment for their date, or "escort"
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| 12. | If a guest arrives late for the ceremony, what should they do? |
| a. | | Quickly enter the church and take a seat |
| b. | | Enter only after the minister has welcomed the guests to the wedding, then enter quickly and take a seat in the back |
| c. | | Wait until after the bride has walked down the aisle, then quickly enter on an outside aisle and sit down |
| d. | | Wait until the ceremony is over; you must never arrive late to a wedding ceremony
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| 13. | Who is responsible for paying for and hosting the bachelor party? |
| a. | | Groom's father |
| b. | | The groom |
| c. | | The best man |
| d. | | The groom's wedding party – including the best man and groomsmen
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| 14. | If you have children, but they are not part of the address on the wedding invitation envelope, and you have not heard via word of mouth they will be welcome at the wedding, what should you do? |
| a. | | Attend the wedding without them |
| b. | | Call the bride and ask if children can be accommodated |
| c. | | Assume the children are welcome since the invitation doesn't say "no children" |
| d. | | Ask the bride and groom to set up a play area for children at the reception
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| 15. | If you attend a wedding of a different faith than your own, you are obligated to participate in any ceremonies or rituals relating to the wedding ceremony. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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