Will You... Be My Maid of Honor?
Tasks and Duties of a Good Maid of Honor
- Lea - 23 May 2019 -
Have you been chosen as maid of honor? Congratulations, that is a great honor! First and foremost, you support the bride with advice and action and help her wherever needed. We have put together a checklist with all the tasks and duties you have as maid of honor - so you definitely keep track.
Maid-of-Honor Tasks Before the Wedding
Bachelorette Party
Be sure to coordinate with the future bride. Not everyone is in the mood for a striptease or the classic vendor tray. There are plenty of other great ideas for a fun bachelorette party that suits the bride.
Wedding Invitations
It is a huge help if you take over guest management for the couple. Both sending out the invitations and communicating with the guests about accommodation options, gift wishes and so on are often entrusted to the maids/best men. So you are an important contact person for the wedding guests!
Advice on Choosing the Wedding Dress
You are not maid of honor for no reason, but because you know the bride well. That also means you can voice your honest opinion and save your friend from a bad purchase. It is also practical if you come along when buying the wedding dress, so you can match your own outfit to the bride's.
Help with Organizing the Venue, Service Providers, Photographer, Hotel and Much More
Anything goes, nothing is a must! But on these questions too, you can support your loved ones with advice and action and take on one task or another.
Preparing a Speech
A lovely custom, though it has gone a little out of fashion, is for the maids/best men to give a speech during the wedding celebration. Think carefully in advance about what you want to say. How you met, shared experiences or first impressions of the partner are great hooks for this.
Plan a Special Surprise
A great surprise is an absolute must. A wonderfully lovely contribution to the celebration is, for example, a surprise band. It can, for instance, play at the reception drinks after the civil wedding, as dinner music during the meal, or even as a party band. Music must not be missing at any wedding, and such a surprise will make the wedding celebration unforgettable!
During the Ceremony
Do Not Forget Your ID
This is important, because you need to be able to identify yourself for the signature as a witness.
Maid of Honor: Hold the Bridal Bouquet, Best Man: Hand Over the Rings
As maid of honor you sit to the right of the bride and take the bridal bouquet so the bride has her hands free for the important signature. The best man sits to the left of the groom and hands the rings to the groom as soon as the couple rises.
Witnessing Signature
With your signature on the marriage certificate you witness the marriage.
After the Ceremony Comes the Wedding Celebration
Make the Day Even Lovelier for the Couple as a Helping Hand!
The most important thing is that you stand by the couple as a helping hand so they can enjoy the day to the fullest. You can do that, for example, by preparing an emergency kit, managing the guest book or receiving the gifts. Try to keep everything negative away from the two of them and make sure the guests feel comfortable.
Give a Speech
Your speech will score points above all if it makes the guests laugh and touches them at the same time. As a rule, keep it short!
Coordinating the Program of the Wedding Celebration
This includes live music, wedding games and speeches.
After the Wedding
Cleaning Up
Your biggest tasks as maid of honor are now behind you. But if you want to do everything right, you also help clean up after the party. The more hands pitch in, the faster the chaos will be cleared.
Send the Couple Off on Their Honeymoon
A sweet gesture is for you as witnesses to drive the couple to the airport and pick them up again after their trip.
Yes I Do... Want to Be Your Maid of Honor!
Yes, the list is long, but do not worry. The tasks vary depending on how big and elaborate the wedding is overall, what ideas the couple has and how much help they need. We recommend you use this to-do list as a guide, understand it as a list of ideas, and create your own checklist that you can work through task by task and date by date. You can tackle the first task as a witness right away by booking a surprise band for the wedding. At SofaConcerts you will find bands that make this day individual and unforgettable. No matter what ideas you have and how much budget is available. You will find what you are looking for here.