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GUEST & BRIDAL PARTY
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A Stress Free Bridal Party THE TRADITIONAL ROLES. When you know exactly what is expected from the beginning, there are no surprises. Help your bridal party be prepared for your day day. It is expensive to be in a wedding. They are responsible for a bridal shower/bachelorette party at their own expense! You are asking your friend to spend upwards of $1,000 before they even buy you a gift! Their dress, shoes, jewelry, and travel expenses are not always covered by the wedding
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couple, so have a conversation right up front about what is expected.
DUTIES Most importantly, get married. Ideally the bride and groom work together on these decisions: • Buy wedding bands (each pays for the other’s).
• Choose date, style and site for wedding.
• Write wedding vows
• Meet with ceremony officiant to discuss details.
• Send thank-you notes for all gifts.
• Coordinate invites, flowers, photographer, etc.
• Make sure his or her family compiles a guest list.
The bride chooses her bridesmaids and honor attendant. She plans and hosts the bridesmaids’ luncheon and gives her attendants thank-you gifts, and buys a gift for groom.
• Helps the bride with wedding plans.
• Coordinates the bridesmaids’ dress fitting.
• Organizes the bridal shower and bachelorette party.
• Holds her bouquet at the altar.
• She signs the marriage license as the bride’s witness.
• Helps the bride dress/undress.
• Arranges her veil/train during the processional and recessional.
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Maid/Matron of Honor
Attire
The groom chooses his groomsmen and best man and picks their attire. He buys thank-you gifts for his attendants and for the bride. He arranges and pays for the marriage license and the officiant’s fee, and he reserves a block of hotel rooms for out-of-town guests.
• Helps with errands or tasks, like addressing the invitations and keeping records of gifts.
Bride’s Honor Attendant
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Bride/Groom
• Set budget.
• At the reception, she dances with the best man and organizes the bridesmaids for formal pictures. • Makes sure her dress and bouquet are safe until she returns from honeymoon. The maid/matron of honor pay for their own attire, as well as transportation and lodging if they travel to the wedding from elsewhere.
Invitations
• Assists the maid of honor with her wedding-planning duties and help the bride as needed. • Helps with addressing invitations. • Helps plan the shower and bachelorette party (and contribute to the cost).
Bridesmaids
• Bridesmaids walk in the processional and recessional. • During the reception, they mostly mingle and dance with the groomsmen and other important guests.
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They pay for their own attire, as well as transportation and lodging if they travel to the wedding from elsewhere.
