Bridesmaid Duites

Of all the girls that the bride has met in her lifetime she has chosen you to stand by her on her wedding day.

The title of bridesmaid comes with responsibility and cost. If you don’t have the time or money to be a part of a wedding party, there’s nothing wrong with turning the bride down and just coming as a guest.  But make sure that you do this way before the wedding and not the day before. Many friendships have suffered and many arguments have been had because a friend was too scared to say, “Sorry, I love you but I can’t.”

The bride and her Maid of Honour will look to you for help many times during the planning stages and on the wedding day. So, what do you have to do?

BRIDESMAID’S DUTIES

• Help the bride plan her wedding
• Listen to her plans with a smile on your face (even if you disagree entirely)
• Suggest with helpful hints
• Make sure you are there for group dress shopping trips and fittings
• Be prepared to pay for your bridesmaid’s dress, even if you hate it
• Be prepared to pay for your hair, make-up, mani/pedi on the day
• Remember the bride gets the final say on what you wear 
• Give moral support
• Know ALL the wedding details
• Help the photographer
• Stop the groomsman from getting too drunk and out of control
• Make sure that there is an emergency kit on hand (headache tablets, tampons, needle and thread, lip gloss etc)
• Help addresses and assemble wedding and shower invitations
• Help wrap and tag wedding favours
• Help the Maid of Honour plan & pay for a kitchen tea and bacherlorette
• Attend the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner (this is a non-negotiable)
• Help decorate ceremony and reception locations if necessary
• Help the bride get ready and be on hand for all her bridezilla demands on the big day
• Make sure the bride has had lots of water and something to eat on the morning of the wedding
•  Dance with the groomsmen (and not just the one you like)
• Make sure the bride has some "me time" on her wedding day before she starts to get ready
• Offer to help the Maid of Honour when needed
• DO NOT get drunk
• Help load gifts into car
• Help with clean-up at the end of the night (for all the different events)