BASIC TERMS nuptial Mass a cappella (italics) oceanfront aisle NOT isle PASTOR TITLES: alma mater Anglican altar NOT alter Deacon or Priest=The Reverend appliqué Dean of a Seminary or Cathedral=The baptistery Very Reverend barbecue Arch Deacon=The Venerable bridal Bishop=The Right Reverend bridesmaids’ luncheon Archbishop=The Most Reverend buttercream frosting Orthodox cakes-tier not tiered Archpriests and unmarried parish candelabrum (sing.) priests=The Very Reverend candelabra (plural) Unmarried priests=The Reverend Champagne-not Champaign (beverage) Presbyterian champagne (the color is lower case) Used for former Moderators of General complement-bring to perfection Assembly=The Very Reverend; compliment-expression of praise otherwise, The Reverend or Reverend crème brûlée Roman Catholic croquembouche Bishop=The Most Reverend double-ring ceremony Dean/Parish Priest/Msgr.=The Very double-decker bus Reverend epergne or épergne Deacon=The Reverend fairy-tale (adjective) Curate=Reverend Father fairy tale (noun) pâte à choux Father, not Fr. petit four flautist Ph.D. flower girl Ph.D.s high altar pom pom(s) hors d’oeuvres porte cochére horse-drawn carriage recessed (go back out)/recessional ganache ring bearer Gobo (lighted emblem on a dance floor) Rolls-Royce great-grandmother (hyphenate all forms) sacrament of holy matrimony groomsman/groomsmen second line Gulf-front sixpence Key lime s’more(s) longtime The Old Capitol Inn maid of honor The Capital Club of Jackson mantel NOT mantle The couple resides marquee The couple is at home Monsignor (Catholic Priest – use only The Very Reverend this title when used.) valedictorian Mr. and Mrs. John Smith Jr. (no comma) salutatorian Ms. muffaletta hemline illusion veil (not veil of illusion) CLOTHING lamore satin A-line l’amour agata (type of beading) lamé silk Alençon lace (option + c for symbol) Monique Lhuillier Allure Bridals pavé Badgley Mischka Peau d’Ange ball gown peau de soie basque waistline (a cap B is a city) peplum Battenburg lace pick-ups bateau neckline point d’esprit lace beadwork point de Venise lace Belgian lace portrait neckline blouson princess waistline bow tie rebrode lace Biedermeier redesigned bobbinet redingote re-embroidered lace brooch ruched bustline Sabrina neckline (also bateau or cathedral-length boatneck) chapel-length Schiffli embroidery or lace shantung Chantilly lace sheath crepe-backed soutache (ornamental braid trim) crinoline Swarovski crisscross(ed) Strasburg lace crocheted lace tricotine cummerbund Valenciennes lace décolletage (low neckline) V-neckline décolleté (also low neckline) veed double-breasted vis-à-vis double-faced Watteau drop waist/drop waists Swarovski dropped waistline duchesse satin FLOWERS dupioni shantung boutonnières fingertip-length hand-tied flared NOT flaired tussie-mussie (or tussie-mussies) Godarvi Dupion silk godet (triangle material to cause a flare) Capitalize only specific breeds: guipure (lace) Akito white (rose) hand-beaded alstroemeria handmade American Beauty hand-sewn aspidistra hand-tatted bells of Ireland bridal rose bupleurum calla lily (or lilies) Carnaval Casablanca lily (or lilies) cattaleya Cool Water (rose) chrysanthemums crape myrtles Cymbidium orchid Dendrobium orchid Eskimo Freesia (sing.) or Freesias (pl.) Gerbera daisies (not Gerber) gladiola (sing.) gladioli (plural) hydrangea or hydrangeas hypericum berries Konfetti larkspur or larkspurs Leonidas rose lily of the valley (or lilies of the valley) lisianthus long stem or long-stemmed Lysimachia magnolia Mokara orchid Mona Lisa roses oriental lily (or lilies) poppies phalaenopsis pittosporum Porcelana porcelain (roses) Queen Anne’s lace ranunculus or ranunculuses ranunculaceous seloum solidago star-of-Bethlehem (a cap S is the biblical reference) Stargazer lily (or lilies) stephanotis Tropicana Tweedia Vendela viburnum Vogue