I suppose I ought to applaud couples who want to marry in church given that so many places are able to host the ceremony these days; but what has happened to standards these days?
I find it appalling that people are so rude or disorganised that a wedding due to start at 1430 does not begin until 1501 and on a Sunday too when people are giving up their time to ring the bells (in my case as I was not at the organ). Every last detail was included on page 1 of the service sheet: the names of the page boys, bridesmaids, lesson readers, and a whole host of others (cake maker, hairdresser - no, not really but they might as well have been listed)
Vicars ought to be telling brides to arrive on time. In my youth it was common for there to be several weddings on one day, spaced out to allow time for photographs and so on. I did hear tales of brides' mothers almost coming to blows if the previous wedding overran; "It's our turn now!"
Modern couples like to throw money at weddings and the reception was at a very lavish stately home near here which I will not name. The couple were transported by coach and horses. However, when we finished ringing, the 3 bridesmaids had been left behind, all alone, as transport arrangements had not been thought through.
The service sheet had several typing errors and hardly anybody sang the hymns anyway. Worst of all, many guests were late arriving and were smoking right up to the church porch; they started again as soon as the service was over.
To cap it all the organist was terrible and had no idea how "Shine, Jesus shine" went. At least they only wanted one verse.
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