what are my duties as a maid of honor in a wedding?

Answer 1

MOH DUTIES (This is the "generally accepted" list of 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 (if necessary.)
* Help wrap and tag guest favors (if necessary.)
* 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 (if necessary.)
* Help with clean up after reception (if necessary.)



Bridesmaids that are not the MOH... (help you should get)

* 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)
* Help decorate ceremony and reception locations (if necessary.)
* 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 (if necessary.)

Answer 2

Depends from which country you come, what religion, etc. Basically you have to be with bride, before wedding and that day. For other things, like what needs to be done traditionally, ask someone who is older and have that experience. I was maid of honor and it was really stressfull because everybody told me: must do this, must do that, be happy, dance all the time, etc.. Dont listen too much those kind of advices, just relax and try to have fun on wedding.

Answer 3

Have an endless supply of $$$.

You have to plan 2 parties, bridal shower & bachelorette
(Sometimes the mother of the bride pays for the bridal shower, or not. The bachelorette is splt among everyone who attends, except the bride.

Then you have to buy a $100+ dress, shoes, possibly have your hair & makeup done.

The day of the wedding you have to hold the brides boquet at the alter, & sign the marriage licence, then stand around for at least an hour for pictures.

Answer 4

DO everything that will make the bride stress less, even if you stress more! I'm in that exact position this Sunday and in addition to everything, I made the wedding cake (and I've never done anything like that before) because she wanted my mother to make it and my mother made the bridesmaids' and flower girl's dresses and didn't have time. The bride is my little sister.

Don't ever accept the role unless you're willing to do what it takes.

Answer 5

Bachelorette parties are not a requirement. You need to plan the bridal shower and make sure the Bride has everything the day of her wedding to make it go as smoothly as possible

Answer 6

Supporting the bride, planning bridal shower and bachelorette parties, helping prepare things for the wedding (programs, favors, etc.) and just being a good friend!

For further help, check out theknot.com Follow this link to a page on theknot.com dedicated to Bridesmaid and Mom and their role in the wedding!

http://www.theknot.com/keywords/ch_209.shtml

Answer 7

Throw a bachelorette party. Keep the bride to be from stressing out on the big day. Hook up with the best man at the reception.

Answer 8

In my wedding? Her responsibilities are to show up and stand there and look pretty for the pictures and the ceremony. Nothing else and they won't be paying for anything.

Why don't you ask your friend who's getting married what she wants you to do?

Answer 9

To support the bride and give her a hand.

Answer 10

dont beleieve trixie 's answer , relax , if u do that all u are more than a maid, ask the bride what u will do