2006-10-30 05:53:31 · 79 answers · asked by kimberleydawn1974 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
MOH DUTIES
* Go wedding gown shopping with the bride and be honest when she steps out of the changing room.
* Help select bridesmaid’s dresses, pay for your dress & accessories.
* Call all the bridesmaids when it’s time for shopping and fittings.
* Help address invitations.
* Help wrap and tag guest favors
* Host a bridal shower and/or bachlorette/stagette party with other bridesmaids. If one of the moms are hosting, lend a hand where needed.
* Address and send shower invitations.
* Purchase shower and wedding gifts for couple
* Take RSVP’s for shower.
* Record gifts received (and from whom) for Thank You note purposes for the bride
* Attend rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.
* Help decorate ceremony and reception locations if necessary.
* Helps the bride get dressed on her wedding day.
* It’s your duty to make sure the bride’s veil and train looks nice before and during the ceremony. The photographer can’t stop taking pictures during this time and he/she can’t go up on the altar to straighten out the bride…only you can. Guests will expect this from you.
* Holds the bride’s bouquet during the ceremony.
* Keeps the groom’s wedding ring until the ring exchange, unless the best man or ring bearer are holding them.
* Stand in the receiving line (optional and really is up to the bride).
* Will sit to the bride’s right at the reception (unless the Couple has a "sweetheart table".)
* Signs the marriage certificate as a witness.
* Bustles the bride’s train before reception begins.
* Dance with the best man during wedding party dance.
* Encourages attendee's to dance by asking those that are "sitting out" to dance
* Help the best man bring the gifts to the bride and groom’s home
* Help with clean up after reception.
This is the "generally accepted" list of duties
Bridesmaids that are not the MOH...
* Help select bridesmaid’s dresses, pay for your dress & accessories.
*Purchase shower and wedding gifts for couple
* Help address invitations. (as requested)
* Help wrap and tag guest favors (as requested)
* Host a bridal shower and/or bachlorette/stagette party with other bridesmaids. If one of the mom’s is hosting, lend a hand where needed.
* Address and send shower invitations. (as requested)
* Attend rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.
* Will sit at the head table at the reception (unless the Couple has a "sweetheart table".)
* Encourages attendee's to dance by asking those that are "sitting out" to dance
* Help with clean up after reception.
2006-10-30 06:23:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 40⤊ 6⤋
Of all the maid of honor's duties the most important is to offer moral support to the bride. That and lend a sympathetic ear, a helping hand and a shoulder to lean on. The maid of honor has many responsibilities to ensure the wedding planning and the wedding day is worry-free for the bride. She is to relieve the bride of the more stressful burdens, so the bride may enjoy her wedding to its fullest.
Wedding Planning Duties:
Help the bride shop for her wedding dress
Visit reception sites with the bride as a "second pair of eyes"
Help the bride choose the wedding flowers and reception decorations
Shop for the bridesmaid dresses
Ensure the bridesmaid dresses are ordered well before the wedding
Address wedding invitations
Help make wedding guest favors
Purchase, address and send out bridal shower invitations
Host a bridal shower
Keep track of the gifts during the bridal shower (who gave what)
Host a bachelorette party
Attend the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner
Help out during the rehearsal dinner
Buy the couple a wedding gift
Wedding Day Duties:
Decorate the reception site (and clean up at the end of the night)
Help the bride get dressed
Either pick up or receive (if delivered) the wedding flowers from the florist
Distribute the bouquets, boutonnieres and corsages to the wedding party and the couple's parents and grandparents
Ensures all the bridesmaids are ready (hair and makeup) and arrive at the ceremony on time
Adjust the bride's veil and train before she walks down the aisle
Hold the bride's bouquet during the wedding ceremony
Hold the groom's ring until the exchange of rings
Witnesses the signing of the marriage license
Participate in the wedding photos
Bustles the bride's wedding dress for the reception
Help the bride in the washroom
Give bride's gift to groom if bride wishes
Stand in the receiving line
Give a maid of honor speech and toast
Dance the first dance with the best man
And anything the bride wishes, within reason
2006-11-01 03:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by TashaLynn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The maid of honor is the bride's closest friend and her biggest duty is that she is supposed to help the bride get ready on the day of the wedding. She also plans the bridal shower and/or the bachelorette party. She coordinates with the bridesmaids and makes sure that everyone knows what they are supposed to do. She can advise the bride during wedding preparations. During the ceremony she holds the bride's bouquet and the groom's ring and she gives a speech at the reception.
2006-11-01 10:32:08 · answer #3 · answered by Gigi & Tino 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The maid of honor has a big responsiblity. It is her job to assist the bride with anything she needs and to ease the burdens from the bride as much as possible. That's actually the job of all the girls. She may plan the Bridal Shower and assist with anything there, although most of the time, all the girls help together, bachelorette party, assisting the bride with getting dress, straightening her dress and veil at the altar and for pictures, holding bouquet when the bride has her hands full with something else, making a toast at the reception, helping in picking out the dresses. This is why the bride picks a maid of honor--- the utmost person she trusts and is closest too. A very important honor with much responsibility.
2006-11-01 07:23:45 · answer #4 · answered by cowgirl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to popular belief, the maid of honor has NO official duties at a wedding, short of being at the bride's side during the ceremony, possibly arranging the bachelorette party and bridal showers, and assisting the bride prior and after the ceremony. Anything else the bride would want the maid of honor to do should be discussed between the two of them and not assumed. That way, the bride will not lose a friend by assuming she shares her vision of her big day.
Hopes that help.
2006-11-02 09:47:58 · answer #5 · answered by hotstepper2100 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The maid of honor is not only in charge of holding flowers anymore. They organized the wedding shower, the bachelorette party and some go as far as actually planning the wedding itself. But above that being maid of honor to whomever it is, is to make sure that the bride is OK, give encouragement, help where you can help, and take a step back if needed.
2006-10-31 08:40:24 · answer #6 · answered by jojogrooms 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To cater to the bride. It is your number one duty to be there for her and to meet her needs. She picked you, which must mean you are pretty special, because she knew you would back her up no matter what.
As far as duties go, you arrange the bachlorette party, possibly the wedding shower, and arrive at her house the day of the wedding before anyone else to take care of her and make sure she gets everything she needs. Being a Maid-of-Honor is a selfless act...it definitely is NOT a day about you.
2006-11-01 10:12:29 · answer #7 · answered by Faith C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A maid of honor should help the bride to prepare her wedding day. She accompany the bride to look for wedding dress, wedding shoes, find catering, determine the sitting arrangement and of course hold a bachelorette party. At the party, she has the honor to say something about the couple and also help manage the present
2006-11-01 18:50:13 · answer #8 · answered by funky-ira 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was the maid of honor for 3 weddings and here were my Duties:
Arranging the Bridal Shower with the assistance of the bride maids and the Bride Family
Arranging the Bachlorette party with the assistance of the bride maids
Holding the Bride's flowers during the ceremony when it was asked for by the minister/priest
Holding her train if she had one and straighten it out during the ceremony
Giving a toast if the Bride wanted one
Making sure the Bride had the addresses for her Thank you cards
from her Bridal Shower
Getting games and prizes for the Bridal Shower with the assistance from the bride maids
For the wedding it was the bride maids that walked down first then I walked in with the Best man then the Bride walked in with her parents
I hope this helps you out !!
2006-11-01 02:48:54 · answer #9 · answered by AngelVirgo9206 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First and foremost you're to be there for the bride. She may start planning years in advance want you by her side for every detail. She however, may not. Specific details, will include (but are not limited to) throwing Bridal/Wedding showers and Bachelorette party (with help from family, friends and other bridesmaids). You'll most likely need to purchase your own attire and be with the bride all day, the day of the wedding (if not the day/s before). You may be asked to make a toast at the reception as well. While the bride is mingling at the reception or finishing up getting ready (if the reception is at a different location than the ceremony) you'll need to help gather her belongings for her departure. You'll want to make sure all of her thinks make it from her car to the limo (or groom's car) so she'll have them for the wedding nignt/honeymoon.
2006-11-01 08:40:41 · answer #10 · answered by rdnkchic2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking care of the bride as her best relative or friend. Asking her what needs to get done and helping her do those things. You shouldn't be doing things that she should be doing with the groom like wedding photos and wedding cake and wedding flowers...etc. Making the bride feel more comfortable and less stressed if you can. Ask her if she wants to have a bachelorette party (wedding shower) and if so, you should organize it, but paying for it is a different thing. You have to work out the financial details of any pre-wedding parties according to what you actually can do, it's not just your responsibility to do it all, just to try to assist the bride. Most things are for the bride and groom only.
2006-11-02 05:33:47 · answer #11 · answered by Bard's Babe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋