The bride should thank the groom and accept the flowers cheerfully. If the flowers are bouquet then she should take a vase and put them in the water in the vase and put it somewhere that the groom and his family can see them. If it's in a basket then she should put the basket where it is seen by every one. Bride's mother should accept the sweets cheerfully and thank the groom and put them in a nice dish and bring them into the drawing room where every one is sitting.