The basic seating arrangements at the church for the
immediate family and participants will be discussed at the rehearsal- it
is obviously very important that the ushers know where to direct people
to, and where to leave spaces!
On leaving the church after the service, following the happy couple should
be the best man with the chief bridesmaid, the ushers and the rest of the
bridesmaids, the bride's mother with the groom's father, and finally the
groom's mother with the bride's father.