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Three groomsmen stand to the left of the groom and three bridesmaids stand to the right of the bride in this wedding in Kep, Cambodia. A groomsman or usher is one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony. Usually, the groom selects close friends and relatives to serve as groomsmen, and it is considered an honor to be selected.
The church usher has various duties. Depending on the church's denomination, size, and preferences, ushers may perform some or all of the following: Seat guests; Collect the tithes and offering; Invite the faithful forward to receive communion in rotation; Keep order at the entrance of the sanctuary; Distribute bulletins and service programs
Ushers also monitor the crowds and can summon security when needed. [3] In cinemas and theaters, it was common for ushers to check tickets and show people to their seats to watch the film being shown. If actually during the film, when lights were dimmed, the usher would shine a torch to light the row of seating in question. [citation needed]
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Usher (occupation), a person who welcomes and shows people where to sit Church usher; Wedding usher, one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony; Field usher, a military rank; Usher of Justice, a judicial official in some countries; Usher of the Black Rod, a parliamentary official in the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand
A bride and groom can't agree on the size of their wedding — so they've decided to each plan their own event. In a post on Reddit's "Wedding Shaming" forum, a user shared that their sister-in ...
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In the Catholic Church, it is the bride and groom who perform the Sacrament of Matrimony (marriage), but a marriage can only be valid if the Church has a witness at the wedding ceremony whose function is to question the couple to ensure that they have no obstacle to marriage (such as an un-annulled previous marriage or certain undisclosed facts between the couple) and that they are freely ...