STEP #9: THE BRIDE IS CONSECRATED AND SET APART FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHILE THE BRIDEGROOM WAS AWAY BUILDING THE HOUSE

Before the bridegroom could go and get the bride, the groom’s father had to be satisfied that every preparation had been made by the son. Only then could he give permission to the son to go and get the bride.

In other words, while the bridegroom was working on the bridal chamber, it was the father who “okayed” the final bridal chamber. The bridegroom did not know when the father would declare the bridal chamber fit and send him to go get the bride.