the bridal party. Ring bearer: An attendant, often a young boy, who carries the wedding rings. Typically, these positions are filled by close friends of the bride and groom; being asked to serve in these capacities is seen as an honor, and typically entails some expense. The ceremony When the guests arrive for a wedding, the ushers, if any, help the guests take their places. In a typical white wedding ceremony, which is derived primarily from the Christian tradition (inclusive of denominations such as Lutheranism and Anglicanism, for example), the bride and groom will stand side by side at the front of the church before the chancel throughout most or all the ceremony. Consequently, some guests prefer to sit on the side closer to the person they know best. Typically, this means that the bride's family sits on the house left and the groom's family on house right. The front rows are generally reserved for close family members or friends. Some couples make a ceremony of having their grandparents, step-parents, and parents escorted to their seats immediately before the wedding procession begins. In other cases, these relatives form part of the wedding procession. Depending on the country, her age and situation, and her personal preferences, the bride may walk alone or be escorted by her father, both of her parents, one or more relatives she wishes to honor, or the groom. In Swedish white weddings, the bride and groom usually go down the aisle together.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.brollopstorget.se/Vigseln/vigselakten.php |title= Vigselakten |trans-title= The Wedding Ceremony |publisher= brollopstorget.se |quote= Det vanligaste nuförtiden i Sverige är att brud och brudgum går in i kyrkan tillsammans. |access-date= 22 March 2010 |archive-date= 10 July 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100710063729/http://www.brollopstorget.se/Vigseln/vigselakten.php |url-status= dead }}</ref> Similarly, some couples choose to have the groom escorted to the altar by his family. Whether the bride is the first or the last of the wedding party to enter the church varies by country. In the US, the bride is typically last, being preceded by the rest of the wedding party. In the UK, she leads the procession, followed by any bridesmaids, flower girls and page boys. Sometimes the groom is already present in the church; other times, he and any groomsmen form part of the procession. The music played during this procession is commonly called a wedding march, no matter what songs are played. If the wedding is part of a religious service,