I live about three hours away from the bride and don't know any of the other bridesmaids! I'm not sure what kind of duties I have as maid-or-honor??
2006-11-20 07:49:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I was the maid of honor for my BF's wedding and I arranged the shower, bachlorette party and anything else the bride needed. The best thing to do is talk it over with the bride and see what she suggests. Also email was my life saver. I emailed all the maids for ideas and such. Does she have a sister or a close friend that could act as next in line? The bride might want to arrange a meeting with all the girls to get to know them. I didn't know some of the girls either. Good Luck!
2006-11-20 07:54:23 · answer #1 · answered by Tabitha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basiclly do the best you can to help the bride get through the preperations of the wedding
You as the maid of honor usually throws the bridal shower allong witht he bridesmaids
Maybe you could get one of the bridesmaids phone numbers from the bride and call her and let her know what your ideas are and then that bridemaid can call another bridesmaid and it could be a big chain. That way the maid of honor doesn't have to call everyone herself. I know I wouldn't want to . Or maybe you could leave it up to the bridesmaids to throw the shower and you can arange for all the hair makeup and spa treatments for the wedding day and maybe you could arive a few days early before the wedding to help out the bride with whatever she needs.
2006-11-20 10:06:34 · answer #2 · answered by BabyDolll128 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each bride has their own personal view of the role the choose for their maid of honor. I would suggest you meet your friend for lunch and sit down and talk with her about her wedding and how you may be able to assist her in the process. Sometimes the bride and maid of honor have different views on what the maid of honor should do. By communicating now, the two of you can be on the same page and avoid any misunderstandings. With that being said, many of the previous posts give a good overview of some of the traditional roles a maid of honor plays (i.e., assist the bride in picking out her dress, helping assemble wedding favors, coordinating a bridal shower, assisting her get ready on her wedding day, giving a toast at the reception). But the two of you are the best people to decide how best to serve your role as the maid of honor. Just remember, your friend choose you as her maid of honor, so that means she already values your friendship. She will be so pleased with your kind gesture for wanting to be the best maid of honor you can be!
2016-05-22 00:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the Maid of Honor, you have one of the most important roles in making sure the bride's and groom's wedding is a success. Many times the groom will not help out as much as the bride would like which is why your role is so important!
This website below its a very good website it will explain everything you have to know about being the maid of honor ;)
Good luck :)
2006-11-21 02:24:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you live so far away and don't know the other bridesmaids, when you get ready to throw her a shower, ask the bride who her other closest friend is and call her and chat about the shower..try to do the shower together and if the other bridesmaid lives closer see if she could do a lot of the inviting (if she knows more of the bride's friends than you do) or get the bride to write down a guest list...
2006-11-20 08:06:38 · answer #5 · answered by Katie Beth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Maid of Honor is the bride's go to girl typically. Usually the MOH plans the bachlorette party (if the bride wants one) and the wedding shower. There is more information about the MOH's duties at: http://www.theknot.com/ch_qaarticle.html?Object=AI980914200610 But as an almost "professional MOH" it's pretty much up to the bride.
2006-11-20 12:29:09 · answer #6 · answered by Lax Angel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally you:
- assist with planning if asked
- pay for your own attire
- host a shower and/or bachelorette party
The shower/party are usually your responsibility - but in cases were that is not possible, the responsibility can be handed to another family member or wedding party member. Talk to the bride, and ask her if she knows if anyone else would want to host - or help host - those events for her.
2006-11-20 10:03:39 · answer #7 · answered by Chrys 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask her to put you in touch with the other girls via e-mail or phone numbers... your duties are to help plan the shower, and the bachelorette party. if you can't physically be there, do what you can to help coordinate with someone closer to her. Most importantly let her call you as much as she needs... She's gonna have A LOT to vent about.
2006-11-20 10:20:49 · answer #8 · answered by astoriamommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do whatever the bride tells you and stand and smile also make sure to catch the bride if she faints.
2006-11-20 07:53:14 · answer #9 · answered by Mons 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have watched rachel ray today they were talking about this but this site should help ... you are her best frinend to help her through these times the internet will be very useful to communicate , and your cel phone bill will be high for a few moths however you will be very pleased and excited after this event.
http://www.weddingchannel.com/ui/buildArticle.action?assetPath=/templates/Articles/NonContentSet/WeddingPartyFamily/article_1746.html
2006-11-20 10:03:04 · answer #10 · answered by sexxisha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋