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Mother of the Bride:
Help scout out wedding and reception sites
Be main contact for wedding professionals
Help choose wedding dress & trousseau
Help compile master guest list
Coordinate with the groom's family
Help research family traditions and heirlooms to incorporate into the ceremony or reception
Determine what the bride wants you to wear & consult with the groom's mom
Attend/ help organize the shower and the rehearsal dinner.
Stand in the receiving line to greet guests.
Dance with the father of the bride and the groom during the formal first-dance sequence.
Mother of the Groom
Call bride's parents & invite them to cocktails or dinner.
Be aware of expenses & offer financial assistance if appropriate
Offer to help scout out wedding and reception sites
Offer to serve as the main contact for wedding professionals
Draw up the guest list for the groom's family after asking the couple how many guests you are able to invite
Help research family traditions to incorporate into the ceremony or reception
Attend bridal shower
Consult the bride's mom on her wedding-day outfit.
Track RSVPs and offer to make calls to obtain last-minute responses
Plan and host the rehearsal dinner
Stand in the receiving line after the bride and groom
Dance with the groom during the mother/son dance
Father of the Bride:
Help with everything
Attend the rehearsal dinner and toast the groom
Chauffeur out of town guests
Make maps with directions
Travel to the ceremony with your daughter and walk her down the aisle.
Stand in the receiving line beside your daughter.
Make a short toast/ welcoming speech
Dance with your daughter's mother during the official first-dance sequence.
Share an honored father-daughter dance at the reception,
During the reception, keep an eye on the bar supply
Stay until the celebration's bitter end & settle final bills.
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Maid of Honor:
Lead the bridesmaid troupe through their duties.
Help shop for all dresses,
Offer to help the bride with all pre-wedding tasks
Host or co-host a shower for the bride.
Attend all pre-wedding parties
Keep a record of all the gifts received
Plan the bachelorette party with the bridesmaids.
Ensure all bridesmaids get to the rehearsal and ceremony
Hold the groom's ring during the ceremony.
Arrange the bride's train and veil before the ceremony begins and just after she arrives at the altar and help her bustle the train for easy dancing at the reception.
Hold the bride's bouquet while the couple exchanges vows.
Sign the marriage license as a witness
Play hostess during the reception:
Collect and keep all gift envelopes
Make sure the bride eats and drinks!
Dance with the best man for the formal first-dance sequence
Toast the couple after the best man.
Troubleshoot emotional crises as a trusted friend
Help the bride change for her honeymoon & take charge of her gown after the ceremony.
Lend an ear.
Keep the bride laughing. For the stressed-out bride, laughter can be as effective as venting
Bridesmaids
Offer to help with pre-wedding tasks.
Help to plan, co-host, and pay for the shower & bachelorette party
Help keep gift records
Attend ceremony rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.
Run last-minute errands.
Stand in the receiving line at the bride's request.
Serve as a hostess at the reception
Hit the dance floor when the music kicks in.
Give the maid of honour a break by helping the bride
Be a trooper, no matter how stressful the ordeal becomes.
Provide plenty of emotional support
Best Man
Serve as the groom's personal aide and adviser
Help the groom choose all wedding formal wear
Organize the bachelor party.
Attend the rehearsal dinner
Hold the Bride's ring during the ceremony.
Ensure the groomsmen are performing their duties.
Sign the marriage license as a witness after the ceremony
Give the officiant a sealed envelope with his or her fee
Dance with the honour attendant during the first dance
Give the first toast to the bride and groom at the reception.
Collect gift envelopes
Decorate the getaway mobile
Facilitate a ride for the couple to their wedding-night location
Groomsmen
Attend all pre-wedding festivities
Helping the best man plan the groom's bachelor party
Help decorate the honeymoon getaway car
Usher guests to their seats for the ceremony, seating guests of the bride's family on the left and guests of the groom's family sit on the right. When a couple arrives, take the woman's arm and escort her to her seat; her escort will follow you. Always seat the oldest woman first .
Serve as information central for guests
Help Bridesmaids as much as possible
Help cleanup afterwards!
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