Maid of Honor Duties

We were recently contacted by the maid of honor of one of our brides.  She wanted to make sure she knew what all of her duties should be and really be there for her bride!  To be chosen as Maid of honor is truly exciting and comes with a lot of responsibility.  It is the primo position among the bridal attendants. The bride has most likely chosen them because she considers her closest, truest friend, and because she believes that they will be there for her throughout the wedding planning process.

One of the major roles the maid of honor should play is coordinating with the other bridesmaids.  They are the sort of the 'chair' of the bridesmaid committee. Sometimes, members of the bridal party don’t know one another or live in different cities or states. In this case, they won’t just naturally gather together to discuss and plan events such as the bridal shower and bachelorette party. To help set the bride’s mind at ease and let her know that her honor attendants are all on the same page, consider emailing or calling all of the bridal party, and, if possible, arranging a small get-together with them. A great time to do this would be if all the maids get together at one time to look at bridesmaid dresses.

-Help in going with the bride to look at different locations for the wedding. Many times the Bride needs help in choosing where to have the ceremony and party besides what day and time to have the wedding. Ask if you can participate in this process since it can be a very stressful.

-Help the bride choose her wedding invitations as well as possibly address the invitations if she needs your support. Many times a bride may outsource her invitations but if they need to be addressed by the family, your help will be key in reducing the load of tasks to complete.

-If the bride needs help in ordering and choosing decorations and favors, your opinions may be helpful in making decisions for narrowing down choices and making sure the decorations are in on time for the wedding, shower and bachelorette parties.

-Go with the bride when she is shopping for her wedding dress as well as the bridesmaid Dresses. It is very important to help make sure the dresses are ordered and arrive in enough time for alterations! It is helpful for you to attend the multiple fittings in giving your friend some feedback in how the dress looks and fits.

-Help the bride in the seating arrangement. This can be a very difficult process with the more people coming to the wedding. Many times it makes it easier to draw out the tables and move people around until you have a close to perfect fit.

Bridal Shower as well as the Bachelorette Party! This is the fun part!

Wedding Day

-Assist the bride in getting into her dress and makeup

-Be the messenger if the bride wants to communicate messages to the family or groom so you are always up on what is going on.

-Help make sure the bride has privacy if she needs some quiet time before the ceremony.

-Be the witness in the signing of the marriage license which is an honor!

-Help the bride with her veil and train (if she has one). Know how to bustle her dress if necessary.

-Be your friend's "right-hand-woman" at the altar. She may be very nervous and you can be the calming source with your presence.

-Keeper of the brides bouquet during the ceremony. Make sure you have a free hand.

-Keeper of the groom's ring. It is your task to also make sure the groom's ring is in your possession at all times until you give the ring over to the bride!

-Make a toast during the reception since it is tradition and most people love hearing these friendship stories!

-Last, but not least, provide moral support and be a great listener throughout the process since it is a very wonderful and "positively" stressful time for your friend. You can really make the difference!

-And have fun!  Enjoy the bridal shower, bachelorette party and wedding.  Share in the brides joy!

Happy Creating!

S

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