Planning a wedding is no child’s play. While it is truly the happiest time of their lives for many people, it is also equally stressful. After all, it is THE big day of their lives, and everything has to be perfect. The importance of attention to detail cannot be overstated.
For this reason, organising a wedding is not a two-man job. Instead it requires active participation from all members of the bridal party to ensure smooth sailing, all through the wedding.
While the obvious responsibility of the couple is to get married, there are a number of crucial decisions that they have to make before that. Ideally, the bride and the groom should work together to take these decisions, and both of them should be happy with the outcomes. Some such decisions are:
Apart from this, the groom has to prepare a groom’s speech. In many modern weddings, even the bride gives a speech. So if that is something you would like to do as the bride, make sure you come well prepared!
Traditionally, the bride’s parents would pay for the whole wedding ceremony. However, nowadays, this expense is usually divided equally between either the bride and the groom or their respective families. Apart from that, the responsibilities of the parents are quite straightforward:
Apart from these, the bride’s father has a couple more responsibilities like walking the bride down the aisle, and of course, preparing the ‘father-of-the-bride’ speech.
The maid of honour is arguably one of the most important people in the wedding. She is the go-to person for the bride, who happens to be the most important person present at the wedding. For this reason, there are a number of responsibilities that rest on the maid of honour’s shoulders:
Apart from this, there are a number of other responsibilities that the maid of honour has, like keeping record of the RSVPs, making sure the ceremony goes down smoothly, and offering moral support to the bride during stressful times.
Similar to the maid of honour, the best man is the go-to man for the groom. Traditionally, the groom’s brother or best friend have the honour of becoming the best man. His responsibilities include:
Making a marriage happen may sound like something that is done between the husband and the wife, in reality, the case is usually quite the contrary. There are a number of close friends and family members that have to work in tandem to ensure the ceremony goes down smoothly.
Date Posted: Tuesday 5th June 2018
Author: Jenna Halford
