I'm the maid of honor in my bestfriends wedding & I don't know what all I'm suppose to do?

Answer 1

You are responsible for the Bachelorette party with the help of the bridesmaids before the wedding and the planning and hosting of the bridal shower. You are also supposed to help and assist the bride with what she needs with the planning of the wedding. On the day you are responsible for the bridesmaids and flower girls ensuring that they are where they are supposed to be when called on.You are also responsible for helping the bride get ready and to make sure she arrives on time to the ceremony. You are also one of the witness's so you will be signing the marraige certificate. Maid of Honors traditionally do not need to give a speech, but some prefer to do so, or you could give your speech to her during the bridal shower. There are many responsibilities that could be given to you so here is a link with a list of responsibilities that might help you get started.


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Answer 2

All right, girlfriend. You've been chosen as the Leader of the Pack. Now what? If you're unsure about your "duties" and responsibilities as Maid of Honor, we've outlined them for you right here.

Since you need to know what's expected of your honorary position, here's the nitty gritty about the traditional Maid of Honor's responsibilities. For your convenience, we have broken your duties down into two categories: Official Responsibilities, and Emotional Responsibilities. Rumor has it you're going to be doing a little of both.
Official Responsibilities

Go shopping Aid the bride in shopping for her gown as well as the bridesmaids' gowns.

Lend a hand Help her out with the tasks that are too big for her to accomplish on her own like addressing invitations, or putting together favors. If she asks you, accompany her on shopping trips and provide an objective opinion on flowers, the cake, etc.

Party down Plan and throw the bachelorette party, with the help of the bridesmaids.

Throw the bridal shower Plan and host the bridal shower.

Take notes Record all the gifts received at the various wedding parties, so the bride can keep track of who gave her what.

Round up the bridesmaids Make sure they get to the ceremony on time, they have their clothes on, and their hair done.

Hang on to the groom's ring Keep the groom's wedding ring (somewhere safe) during the ceremony, like on your thumb.

Prep the bride before she takes that Walk Adjust her hair, straighten her veil, and rearrange her train if needed, and do it again after she arrives at the altar.

Keep the bouquet Hold the bridal bouquet while the couples exchange vows.

Sign the license Both the best man and the maid of honor sign the marriage license as witnesses.

Dance Dance with the best man during the first official dance, and dance with the other groomsmen during the following songs, if so desired.

Toast At the reception, toast the couple, traditionally following the best man.

Okay, that's everything that's officially required of the Maid of Honor. Here's the things that the etiquette books don't tell you...
Emotional Responsibilities

Calm her down No joke, you are more than likely going to be performing some De-Stress Management as the bride approaches the Big Day. Talk her out of kicking her mother in the shins; advise her that cursing the caterer won't do anybody any good. The bride needs you as a friend, too; be there for her now more than ever.

Tell her jokes Everybody knows that, for the chronically stressed, laughter is definitely the best medicine. Make it part of your job to keep her having fun with it all, and require the bride to relax and have a laugh.

Keep her fed On her wedding day, the bride may be so adrenaline-charged, she will forget to eat. Take care of her by getting her some breakfast before the day starts, and be in charge of making sure she gets some dinner at the reception.

Listen As redundant as it may get for you, be a sounding board for the bride to bounce ideas off of. She needs advice about whether or not registering for those matching mountain bikes is a good idea. And besides that, her marriage is a big step. She may need to talk about that, too. And, dear Maid of Honor, that someone she's going to want to talk to is you.

Answer 3

Hi, you are suppose to just assist her with getting ready etc and making sure she has got everything on the day and you hold her bouquet of flower whilst she gets married. Its the the same as you would do if you were her friend and she hasnt asked you to be maid of honour you would do you best to help her and make sure everything is going ok. If you want to you can always ask her to make you a list of what she wants you to do before the wedding or on the wedding day. So then you will know and not be worried about anything as it will all be written down. You will be fine.

Answer 4

Throw her a bachelorette party. Then you have to help her get ready for the wedding. Then you have to help her get ready on the wedding day. Fend off any problems that might occur. Keep her happy. Help with the reception help with any cleaning or organizing before and after reception & wedding. Some of this requires assistance from the best man so talk to him. Have fun and don't get too stressed just remember you are her #1 be there for her.

Answer 5

I was just the MOH in my best friend's wedding this past August.

Here's what I did...you may or may not do all of this; it depends on what your best friend wants. But here's a list:
1) help her pick her wedding dress
2) choose bridesmaid dresses
3) keep in contact with her bridesmaids and let them know when you've found a bridesmaid dress, where they can order it, how much it costs, what kind of shoes/jewelry/makeup/hair she wants her bridesmaids to have on the day of
4) plan the shower (usually you do this with the mother of the bride--you may have to pay for part, all or some of the costs), get the bridesmaids involved in the shower planning process also
5) plan the bachelorette party
6) help her pick up her wedding dress and keep it safe for her on her day
7) help her get stuff for her reception together (like baskets for the bathrooms)
8) attend the rehearsal and help out at the rehearsal
9) keep her calm the night before; you will probably stay with her the night before--not with your friends, family, fiance/boyfriend, etc.
10) help her get ready on the day of
11) keep her calm on the day of
12) keep her away from any issues on the day of--you help to handle them
13) keep her bridesmaids in check and on task doing whatever the bride needs on the day of
14) make a toast at the reception

you may also have to help plan her engagement party, but that's up to you guys.

being a maid of honor is a lot of work but so fun! and, don't forget, she can do it for you one day! my best friend has just been saddled with the role of my maid of honor. i haven't put her to work yet, but she knows its coming!

Answer 6

You are responsible for keeping track of the presents (making a list of who gives her what so she can send them thank you notes later), keeping track of the bride, her dress, basically anything she doesn't feel like doing. =) She should go over what she wants you to do so that you have a better idea. You're basically the 3rd or 4th in command after the mom and the wedding planner (if she has one) lol. Good luck and have fun!

Answer 7

my girl was the maid of honor for her sisters wedding she had to through the bacholaret party, get her in her dress, make sure she is relaxed, help her plan the wedding, and if there is anything that she needs she gets it, and make a toast at the wedding normally the toast is funny but sweet at the same time, just be sure she is relaxed and ready.

Answer 8

Help plan a shower for her, help her prepare wedding invitations, be an ear to listen and a shoulder to cry on when she needs it (weddings are stressful!!), help her with any set up or decorations of the church and/or reception hall, run any errands for her she needs help with the week of the wedding, and help her get ready the day of the wedding. These are a few that come to mind.

Answer 9

Bridal shower, support, support, support.
other than the shower, your biggest job is going to be to support all her crazy idea's, her changes of mind and he wild emotions.
She is going to laugh, cry, get mad, get scared, be hysterical at times, and be so calm it's unnerving at other times.
Have you been married before? Did you have big fancy wedding? I'm going to assume you've never been, or you'd know what a m of honor does.
Just be her friend, no matter how crappy she seems. She'll come out of it normal in the end, and probably realize how nuts she's been.

Answer 10

Depends on how much time you have...and is it a traditional wedding?

Arrange wedding shower, get all phone numbers to businesses she's using to plan wedding and help her check up on items, deliveries, and dates, and get contact numbers to all bridesmaids and best man to make sure everybody has correct dates and times for events. Whenever bride is stuck, you're there to help her! You also have a hand in planning bachelorette party!!!Woohoo!!