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Attendant's Duties
Maid/Matron Of Honor
Before the wedding:
Do some of the phone or footwork, checking out competitive prices and packages for
services the bride is considering. Call the bridal shop to confirm the delivery date
of the bridemaids' dresses. Help address invitations. Plan a shower or party for
the couple. Sometimes the bride's attendants want to give a collective gift that
can be engraved, in addition to separate presents.
The wedding day:
Assist the bride in dressing. Keep the engagement ring until the exchange at the
ceremony. Hold the bride's bouquet during the service, adjust her veil and train
and sign the marriage license. Stand next to the groom in the receiving line and offer
a toast to the couple. Finally, help the bride change into her going-away outfit.
Bridesmaid
Before the wedding:
Phone bride regularly, offering to do errands. Help address invitations and announcements.
Give a shower for the bride or a party for the couple.
The wedding day:
Join the receiving line and circulate during reception.
The Best Man
Before the wedding:
Take charge of making arrangements for the bachelor dinner, when the male attendants and
close friends of the groom are giving it. Select the collective gift to be presented to
the groom. Confirm honeymoon travel reservations the day before the wedding; make sure
the groom has the tickets. Provide transportation to the ceremony for the groom.
The wedding day:
Arrive early to help the groom dress and finish packing. Put both the bride and groom's
luggage in the car, and be sure it's parked in a strategic spot for a smooth getaway.
Sign the marriage license as a witness. Keep the bride's ring until the groom
requires it during the ceremony. Offer the first toast at the reception. Read telegrams,
dance with the bride, honor attendant, bridesmaids and mothers. Have the car ready to take
the newlyweds away.
Ushers
Before the wedding:
Call and offer the groom whatever assistance he might need. Be cooperative about getting
fitted for formal wear. Pay attention at the rehearsal.
The wedding day:
Be at the ceremony one hour before the service begins to become familiar with any special
seating arrangements and to receive boutonnieres. After the recessional of an ultra-formal
wedding, ushers return to escort parents and grandparents before guests leave row by row.
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