1. Who should NEVER host a shower for the bride?
   d.) all of the above
   A member of the bride or groom’s family should NEVER throw a shower, as it looks like they are asking for gifts!
    

2. When was the first issue of “Bride’s” Magazine published?
   b.) 1934 during the depression
   Autumn 1934 was the premier issue. Entitled “So you’re going to be Married” 
   This issue features a hand drawn cover, had 88 pages, for a price of 50 cents. (An original copy of this premier issue is in the wedding memorabilia collection of The Wedding Place - Schuhler’s.)
    

3. This was carried in Queen Victoria’s bouquet. (After the wedding it was planted on the royal grounds and a piece of that same plant has been carried by every royal bride since.)
   c.) myrtle
   Planted in the royal gardens on the Isle of Wight following Queen Victoria’s wedding.
    

4. It is ok to include registry information with the wedding invitation.
   False
   Another appearance of asking for gifts. It IS appropriate for family or members of the wedding party to tell guests...if they ask.
    

5. What famous bride hated her wedding gown calling it “too fussy”?
   a.) Jackie Kennedy
   “She really didn’t like the dress that much,” Caroline Kennedy said of her mother. “I think she thought it looked a little bit like a lampshade.”
    

6. What famous bride had a 25 foot long train, a blue bow sewn into the waistband of her gown, and a gold diamond horseshoe for luck?
   d.) Princess Diana
   Hers was the longest train ever on a royal wedding dress!
    

7. What famous actress was married in the St. James Lutheran Church in Marion, Indiana in 1993?
   d.) Julia Roberts
   to Lyle Lovett on 6-27-93. He was performing there and they had been dating three weeks. She was barefoot and the marriage ended in 1995.
    

8. What famous bride was married in the First African Baptist Church, a humble wooden chapel ,decorated with wildflowers, candles, and lanterns?
   a.) Carolyn Bessette
   The church was on a remote barrier island off the coast of Georgia.  The wedding took place 9-21-96 with only 40 close family and friends attending.
    

9. The last White House Wedding was:
   c.) Tricia Nixon
   The last White House wedding was over 30 years ago on 6-12-71.  She married Edward Cox in the White House Rose Garden.
    

10. The white wedding gown was originally a symbol of:
    b.) affluence
    White wedding gowns became popular about 100 years ago.  Before that most brides couldn’t afford a gown that was only worn once and were usually married in their “best dress.”
     

11. Embroidered on this famous bride’s train were bees, thistles, anchors, waves, hearts, and the couple’s initials:
    a.) Sarah Ferguson
    The bees and thistles were from her ancestral coat of arms.  The waves were for Prince Andrew, then a navy lieutenant, the hearts and initials were for them.
     

12. Who first said, “What God has joined together, let no man put asunder” and what was the occasion?
    c.) Jesus to a group of Pharisees
    The Pharisees were trying to trick Jesus with their questioning. See Mark 10:6-9 and Matthew 19:4-6.

BONUS QUESTION

Why are there two envelopes for wedding invitations?
b.) the outer envelope was to protect the inner envelope as the 
     invitation was traditionally hand delivered
Until the 20th century, special letters were usually hand delivered by a servant or a courier, as the mail was very unreliable. Mailing invitations was started during the late 1800’s.