Show linen suit correct garb for groont groom at summer weddings by PHYLLIS BELMONT r 14 14 I 1 AM planning to be married in church soon I 1 would like to know it if I 1 dress as a bride what should the groom and best man wear Is it correct form tor for them to dress in white linen suits it if not what Is it correct tor for my mother to give me away provided there is no close male relative 9 how far ahead of 0 the date ot of the wedding should the invitations be sent thank you A BRIDE TO BE answer at a summer wedding the groom and best man may correctly wear comfortable white linen suits or white flannel trousers and blue coats when the bride has no male relative or old friend of the family to give her away it is quite all right for her mother to do so however the bride may prefer to walk down the aisle by herself in that case her mother will step forward when the minister says who this woman in marriage and say 1 I do and then return to her place in the first pew invitations are sent two to three weeks before the date of the wedding phyllls phyllis belmont service |