A Rose Among Thorns

מלא שבע זאת                               The Chasam Sofer writes, (Shu”t E.H. 1: 122) He never heard or saw while he was in Frankfurt, having  Sheva Brachos from the second day & on. (the day after Chasuna) Only once did they have a Sheva Brachos on Shabbos It was so unheard of, that the whole city talked about it.  Today the Minhag is to be מחמיר to have at least one if not two Sheva Brachos every single day. To compensate for being מחמיר we are מיקל in Brachos Levatalah and not so Makpid in having proper Panim Chadashos etc. According to Harav Hagaon R. Shlomo Z. Auerbach zt"l one may not use for Panim Chadashos one of the waiters or a stranger off the street. It must be an invited guest.