What do maid of honor's do?

Question

My best friend is getting married. She has asked me to be the maid of honor. What exactly does a maid of honor do for the bride? SERIOUS ANSWERS PLEASE!

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Answer 1

hey girlie. i was the maid of honor for my bf. we're supposed to:

1. plan or help a relative plan her bridal shower
2. help her finish packing for honeymoon
3. hold the groom's ring and her bouquet during ceremony
4. help her dress/get ready for the wedding
5. help address invitations with her
6. offer a toast at the reception
7. sign marriage license as a witness
8. bring emergency items when u help her get ready: needle and thread, makeup, etc.
9. help her into her going away outfit.

that's pretty much all that i did. of course, when in doubt, just ask her what she needs u to do. Congrats on being Maid of Honor. It truly is an honor!!

Answer 2

The maid of honor is the bride's right hand. You are responsible for keeping the bride calm, helping her do things to get ready for the wedding, organizing her wedding shower. On the big day you are supposed to be by the bride's side - helping her get ready, taking care of any little last minute things she needs.
Basically, your job is to try to take the stress off of the bride. So all the little things that happen you are supposed to hop in and take care of it before the bride rips her hair out. =D

Answer 3

The maid of honor is the bride's helper during the planning process, plans the bridal shower, and helps the bride prepare on the big day. It is a ton of work but it will be worth to see your friend happy on her wedding day.

Answer 4

Listen to babyblues and bring lots of caffeine with you!!!
I couldn't wait another hour (It was 2 in the morning and
I was sooo jetlagged!!) for my sister-in-law to finish (start!?)
packing that dern honeymoon bag. Her Mamma, my
Mother in law may not ever let me live it down.

That is a great list. Encourage her. Be the voice of reason.
Take care of the little things. Look and act just as she
is asking you to. This is the one day you can really be
"someone's footstool" and it is a GOOD thing. Take
good care of her and be her shadow...a shadow full
of love and resources. Fill your purse with emergency
items, too. Check that ring box,too...you should have the
MAN'S ring, not hers to present when the officiant asks for it.
Above all: have fun!

My sister was my Maid of Honor and she was stellar.
The best thing she did was just be so sincere in her
love and awe on my day. I'll never forget that. So sweet.

BlessingS

Answer 5

my sister kinda had a shotgun wedding, she only had a few months to plan it so it was kind of hard to really help her do anything. she wanted to do it all herself. i do have a good idea for a game. i saw this on a vacation trip i took. the game is called karma sutra. you need some blown up balloons and a chair. its a timed game and what you do is pair every body up in couples. one has to be the man and the other the woman, that is if you will only be having woman at the batchelorette party. they start at opposite ends of the room, with the chair at one of the ends. when you say go, one of them grabs a balloon and both go running toward eachother to pop it between them. the female runs to the chair and leans over while the male grabs another balloon and tries to pop it on her bottom like there doing doggy style, then the third position is the male sitting on the chair, the woman getting the balloon and putting it on his lap and bouncing on it until it pops. this game is to make fun of the bride and embarass her a little on what kind of positions she will be doing on the honeymoon. of course this game isnt gonna work if your friends dont want to feel gay or something, while there bouncing on another girl. its hilarious to see!