Devin and Tina at the Meridian

The facing of your bridal party during the ceremony will have a major impact on the enjoyment of your audience. And as you may have already read in this web site, I believe the needs of your audience are the most important considerations of your wedding ceremony. I asked these bridal parties to help visually demonstrate this point.

Place Your Cursor Over The Picture At Left. 

If you were in the audience, which bridal party at left would hold your interest? Which would give you a sense of inclusion or invitation? If your answer is like most you’ll understand why over 99% of my brides and grooms choose to face their guests. Audiences always appreciate a bridal party who faces them. 

Some of the advantages of facing your guests during the ceremony are:

- Your audience gets to see and hear you, and you them, which is exactly what everyone wants.

- Your voices will project into the audience as opposed to off into the distance (if outdoors) or off the wall (if inside).

- Your wedding photography will improve dramatically.

- The officiant, is now free to stand with you and at other times stand among your guests where he can be seen and heard.

- You become the focal point of your wedding ceremony, not your minister.  Your guests have come to see you- let them!

Positioning The Bridal Party

Notice how the bridal party is not standing on line with the bride and groom, but rather is supporting them- and not competing with them.    The outside shoulders of the bride and groom are slightly forward toward the audience.  This pose is called "quartered out"- a stage term.

The photo at left is of Sgt. Dante Colza's wedding in progress. Notice the three dimensional look of the bridal party and the quartered out posture of the bride and groom. Arrangement of the bridal party in this fashion has depth and is visually alluring to your audience.

Facing your guests with your bridal party supporting you in this fashion, is entertaining, functional, and makes for unbeatable wedding imagery.