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by Orlando LDS Weddings | Filed under Wedding Articles.
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Etiquette of Wedding Table
Etiquette of Wedding Table
Wedding day is your special day. Whether you’re seated front and center at the bridal table or relegated to the last table outpost in the ballroom, you’ll need to practice good table etiquette on this special day. The basis of all good table manners is a kind thoughfulness for others whether you’re eating at home or in public. Knowledge of these formal rules of table courtesy will help anyone be more considerate of others, and so be at ease at any food gathering.
Basics Etiquette
Sit up straight and do not lounge at the table. Keep elbows at your side, not resting on the table while eating. Be respectful of the personal eating space of others at the table.
Ask to have something you wish passed to you. If ignored and you must reach and can do it without too much disturbance, stand up from your chair slightly, say “excuse me” for this etiquette breach, then reach for the item. Should you tip over a glass of water or wine in the process, apologize to those at table and use your napkin to cover the spill. Don’t attempt to clean it up. Call for assistance from the wait staff.
Eat slowly and quietly. Never appear greedy. Never hold food on the fork while talking. Having once picked it up, eat a morsel promptly. If food or drink is too hot, let it stand until cooler. Never blow on it. Do not drink or talk while you have food in your mouth.
Etiquette of Wielding a Knife, Fork, or Spoon
When cutting food, hold the knife in the right hand, the fork in the left, tines down. Grasp the handles firmly and naturally. The ends of the handles rest in the palms of your hands and are not seen. Extend the index fingers along the handles to steady and guide the knife and fork. Cut only enough meat or other food for one or two bites at a time. Talk only the portion of food into the mouth that can be eaten at once.
Carry food to the mouth with the fork in the right hand, tines up. In some countries like Canada and increasingly in cosmopolitan circles in the U.S. , the preferred method is to carry food to the mouth with the fork in the left hand, tines turned down. Don’t put food on the back of the fork. Once a knife or fork has been used, rest it across the back of the plate, never on the tablecloth or propped up on the edge of the plate.
When eating soup, dip toward the back of the dish and sip from the side of the spoon. When eating other food with a spoon, dip towards you and take food from the end of the spoon. Use a spoon to stir and test the temperature of a hot drink. Do not leave the spoon standing in the cup. Lay it on the saucer. Never drink from a cup with a spoon standing in it. Leave dishes in place when you have finished eating. Leave your napkin on your lap until just prior to rising then leave it on the table to the left of the plate.
Etiquette of Finger Foods
Acceptable foods to eat with the fingers include: bread, pickles, olives, radishes, nuts, celery, raw carrots, fruit, French fries, potato chips, cookies, cake that isn’t sticky, corn on the cob and confections. To butter bread, break off a small piece, hold it on the plate and spread the butter. Do not butter a while slice or entire roll at a time. Do not bite from a whole slice of bread. Break it into small pieces as it is to be eaten.
Never place any food on the tablecloth. This applies to bread, salt, or garnishes such as parley. If the dinner plate too small, use the bread or salad plate for these items. Fruit pits should be made as clean and dry in the mouth as possible, then put on the side of the plate. Bones, such as those from fish, taken inadvertently into the mouth, are removed using the finger and thumb between compressed lips.
Final Etiquette
Do not use toothpicks or dental floss in the presence of others. If you must cough or sneeze or burp at the table, turn your head back and away. Sneeze or cough into the crook of your elbow. Refrain from using your napkin for this purpose. To leave the table, utter an audible but soft “excuse me” to those nearest you, then rise from the left side of the chair and push the chair as close to the table as possible. With these simple guidelines, you should be able to appreciate this special day knowing your performance at the table has been flawless.
(Original source: essentialcook.com)
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by Orlando LDS Weddings | Filed under Wedding Articles.
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by Orlando LDS Weddings | Filed under Wedding Articles.
