Traditional etiquette states you do not say \u201cCongratulations!\u201d to the bride, rather you tell her \u201cBest wishes!\u201d and say congrats to the groom. The reason for saying congratulations to the groom is to tell him \u201cgood job\u201d for landing a wonderful woman who agreed to marry him. The bride, in comparison, is wished a happy marriage. Saying congratulations to the bride (traditionally) implies that she \u201cfinally\u201d found someone or it was difficult for her to obtain a husband.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re interested, Jewish tradition states it is your job as a guest to make the happy couple, well, happy. This includes telling the bride how stunning she looks, which is guaranteed to make her smile and please her new husband.<\/p>\n
Wish the bride in your life much love and many blessings, and don\u2019t forget to tell her how amazing she looks! Congratulate the groom for asking such an incredible woman to marry him. Besides, if you have nothing nice to say to the bride, why are you attending the wedding in the first place? Do your part to make the day wonderful and memorable–the bride and groom will cherish your attendance, your gift, and your kind words. Have fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Traditional etiquette states you do not say \u201cCongratulations!\u201d to the bride, rather you tell her \u201cBest wishes!\u201d and say congrats to the groom. The reason for saying congratulations to the groom is to tell him \u201cgood job\u201d for landing a wonderful woman who agreed to marry him. The bride, in comparison, is wished a happy marriage. Saying congratulations to the bride (traditionally) implies that she \u201cfinally\u201d found someone or it was difficult for her to obtain a husband. If you\u2019re […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":9864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6186,6173,6146],"tags":[1658,6324,6325,6326],"class_list":["post-9778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-wedding-advice","category-wedding-etiquette-questions","category-wedding-traditions","tag-bride-and-groom","tag-wedding-day-questions","tag-what-should-i-say-to-the-bride","tag-what-to-say-to-the-bride-on-her-wedding-day"],"yoast_head":"\n