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Son's Wedding During the Year of Mourning

Question

Mourning within a year for parents, can he participate as usual in his son's wedding?

Answer

He should serve and occasionally attend to the guests, then he can eat and participate as usual, and during the dancing, he should stand at the entrance of the hall.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, 391

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