benignuman: thank you for clarifying the holding of hands from chuppah to yichud room!
ThePurpleOne: imho, i think shmorgs started out as for women but being that men dont always have the same or sometimes very little, food at the chossons tisch, they trickle into the womens section for some food. Also, this is the only time that men can really wish mazel tov to the kallah and the women of the chassunah. Not an excuse, just a thought.