Dress-morning or afternoon wedding. 
       He wears afternoon dress, consisting of a
       double-breasted frock coat of dark material,
       waistcoat, single or double (preferably the
       latter), of same material, or more usually of
       some fancy material of late design.  The
       trousers should be of light pattern, avoiding
       extremes.  The linen should be white, and
       the tie white or light material, and the gloves
       of gray suede.  These, with patent-leather
       shoes and a silk hat, complete the costume.

  Expenses.  He pays for the license fee, the
       organist’s fee, and a fee to the sexton.

Nothing less than five dollars in gold, clean bills, or a check in a sealed envelope, or more, according to social position and financial income, should be the clergyman’s fee.  Should there be one or two additional clergymen, he pays a fee to each, the fee of the officiating clergyman being double that of the others.

He pays for the carriages of the ushers, the one for himself and the best man, and the one which takes away the married couple on their wedding trip.

He pays for the bouquet carried by the bride, and, if he wishes, for the bouquets carried by the bridesmaids.  He also pays for the cuff-buttons or scarf-pins, and, if he wishes, for the gloves and neckties given to the ushers and the best man.

He pays for the wedding-ring—­a plain gold one, with initials of bride and groom and date of marriage engraved thereon.  He may also present some souvenirs to the bridesmaids.

He may give a farewell dinner a few evenings before the wedding to his best man, ushers, and a few intimate friends.  He sits at the head of the table and the best man opposite, and on this occasion he may give the scarf-pins or cuff-buttons, also neckties and gloves, if he wishes, to the best man and ushers.

  Farewell dinner.  See bachelor’s farewell
       dinner.

  Gloves.  At a morning or afternoon wedding,
       the groom wears gray suede gloves.

       At an evening wedding he wears white kid
       gloves.

Wedding breakfast. The bride and groom
enter first, and are seated at the principal
table.

Wedding reception.  The groom and his bride
stand side by side and receive the
congratulations of all present.  The guests serve
them refreshments.

         See also best man.  Bride.  Ushers.  All
       items under weddings.

Groom’s family.  See family of groom.

Groom’s father.  See father of groom.

Groom’s mother.  See mother of groom.