Uh, okay. This is really random, but, I was wondering....
In a marriage ceremony, is the woman on the right, or the left?
Standing at the... altar thingy... lol.
Thanks!
2007-12-10 17:05:46 · 13 answers · asked by Luopia the Lenatopia 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
the woman stands on the left of the altar as well as all of her guest while the man stands on the left with all of his guest...it was done this way in the old days bc most men were right handed and they used that had to handle all of their sword maneuvers...and up to the ceremony anyone could possibly go into the church and kidnap the bride...of course if they were left handed it would be the opposite...its up to you in the end but thats just the most traditional way
2007-12-10 17:54:13 · answer #1 · answered by ima gurl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The woman always stands on the left. This dates back ages. That way a man may be able to protect his wife by being ready to pull his sword and defend her. And since you carry the sword in your right hand(most of the time) your woman stands on your left.
2007-12-10 17:13:16 · answer #2 · answered by jennababe_68 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The bride stands to the left of the groom. The reason for this dates back to medieval times when the groom would possibly have to defend his bride with his sword--so he needed his right hand and side free to remove the sword from it's scabbard (on his left hip). *I saw that on Bridezillas once.
2007-12-10 17:28:02 · answer #3 · answered by basketcase88 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Left Side of Groom
2007-12-10 17:13:58 · answer #4 · answered by Devon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The woman stands on the left of her husband to be.
2007-12-10 17:08:46 · answer #5 · answered by simpleminded 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The left, as seen from the rest of the church. On the right, as seen by the pastor.
2007-12-10 17:09:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i stood on right facing alter, wife on left. she was on left as her dad walked down the aisle. all the chicks were on the left for that matter and all my homies were on the right. when the fight broke out though, everybody was everywhere.
2007-12-10 17:09:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Left if facing the front, right if you are looking from the minister's perspective.
2007-12-10 17:09:00 · answer #8 · answered by janicajayne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That I've seen, I think it's usually the left.
2007-12-10 17:13:05 · answer #9 · answered by Mich 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen it done both ways, guy on left and guy on right. So I guess there's a choice.
2007-12-10 17:09:14 · answer #10 · answered by Barb Outhere 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋