Bridesmaids Duties
Congratulations, you have been asked to play a special role in someone’s day! Being a part of someone’s bridal party it truly a special task. A bride is told to pick people who she knows will be a part of her life forever. If you are family, then that is a given, but if you are a special friend, be honoured. Your friend has confidence in, and treasures your friendship a lot.
The Maid/Matron of Honour:
You have a very special role which will carry with it many responsibilities. Don’t take this ‘job’ lightly! The bride has chosen you as she feels that she can trust and rely on you and fall back on you if need be. She feels secure with you and will need your help and advice a lot during this time. You are pretty much your friend’s “right hand woman”! If you think of it that way then the rest should be easy! She will need you to be there to:
Try on numerous wedding gowns with her
Try on and select the bridesmaid attire
Go through hair styles
Look at flowers
Select decorations
If you are in inter-state or international ‘MOH’ then you will need to be contactable via phone or email during the planning process.
The following are a list of duties you will need to do for her wedding:
Plan the bridal shower
Plan the Kitchen Tea
Plan the hen’s night
Pick up last minute bits and pieces for the day
Attend engagement party/any pre-wedding events
Help address and send wedding invites
On the day you will need to be right there for her holding her hand. Getting ready before a wedding is a very emotional time for the bride, and she will need you right there with her with a glass of champers in hand. Here are some things you will need to do on the day:
Carry tissues! You will need to hand them out whist you are all getting ready
Assist her in putting her dress on and lacing/buttoning it up
Assist her getting in and out of the vehicles on the day
Hold her bouquet for her on the way to the ceremony and during
Adjust her train and veil pre and during ceremony
Witness the actual marriage
Bridesmaid Duties
You will need to be supportive of the bride throughout the entire planning process. If you are married yourself, then you know what a stressful time this can be for a woman! If you’re not married, be aware! Women get very touchy when it comes to wedding planning. You will need to be there with the bride through many of the important decisions she is making. The maid/matron of honour will be there too, so be there to play a part in the entire process.
Your duties are:
To help the bride and Maid/Matron of honour with the planning of the wedding and pre-wedding events.
Help compose a guest list for the shower, kitchen tea and hen’s night
Have your phone switched on at all times for desperate calls from the bride regarding the most trivial matters!
Be there when she needs to talk. She will need more than one friend to help and support her though this
Help plan and attend all pre-wedding events
Be helpful and offer support and advice when needed
Help dress the bride on the wedding day
Pick up flowers if need be
The most important thing for the Maid/Matron of honour and the Bridesmaid(s) is to be honest and helpful. You are very special people and have a big role in the wedding. After the day is done, you will be remembered in your newly married friend’s heart forever as the special people who helped and were involved in her wedding. Overall, have fun planning, don’t be too serious, have lots of girly lunches and late night chats and drink lots of champers! Congratulations and good luck!
The Maid/Matron of Honour:
You have a very special role which will carry with it many responsibilities. Don’t take this ‘job’ lightly! The bride has chosen you as she feels that she can trust and rely on you and fall back on you if need be. She feels secure with you and will need your help and advice a lot during this time. You are pretty much your friend’s “right hand woman”! If you think of it that way then the rest should be easy! She will need you to be there to:
Try on numerous wedding gowns with her
Try on and select the bridesmaid attire
Go through hair styles
Look at flowers
Select decorations
If you are in inter-state or international ‘MOH’ then you will need to be contactable via phone or email during the planning process.
The following are a list of duties you will need to do for her wedding:
Plan the bridal shower
Plan the Kitchen Tea
Plan the hen’s night
Pick up last minute bits and pieces for the day
Attend engagement party/any pre-wedding events
Help address and send wedding invites
On the day you will need to be right there for her holding her hand. Getting ready before a wedding is a very emotional time for the bride, and she will need you right there with her with a glass of champers in hand. Here are some things you will need to do on the day:
Carry tissues! You will need to hand them out whist you are all getting ready
Assist her in putting her dress on and lacing/buttoning it up
Assist her getting in and out of the vehicles on the day
Hold her bouquet for her on the way to the ceremony and during
Adjust her train and veil pre and during ceremony
Witness the actual marriage
Bridesmaid Duties
You will need to be supportive of the bride throughout the entire planning process. If you are married yourself, then you know what a stressful time this can be for a woman! If you’re not married, be aware! Women get very touchy when it comes to wedding planning. You will need to be there with the bride through many of the important decisions she is making. The maid/matron of honour will be there too, so be there to play a part in the entire process.
Your duties are:
To help the bride and Maid/Matron of honour with the planning of the wedding and pre-wedding events.
Help compose a guest list for the shower, kitchen tea and hen’s night
Have your phone switched on at all times for desperate calls from the bride regarding the most trivial matters!
Be there when she needs to talk. She will need more than one friend to help and support her though this
Help plan and attend all pre-wedding events
Be helpful and offer support and advice when needed
Help dress the bride on the wedding day
Pick up flowers if need be
The most important thing for the Maid/Matron of honour and the Bridesmaid(s) is to be honest and helpful. You are very special people and have a big role in the wedding. After the day is done, you will be remembered in your newly married friend’s heart forever as the special people who helped and were involved in her wedding. Overall, have fun planning, don’t be too serious, have lots of girly lunches and late night chats and drink lots of champers! Congratulations and good luck!