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| Special People Do Special Things Attendant duties MAID or MATRON OF HONOR: Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ A Maid of Honor is single; a Matron of Honor is married. She is at least 18 years of age – the minimum age to sign a legal document. Helps select attendants’ dresses and coordinates the bridesmaids. Helps address the invitations, and plans the shower. Helps the bride dress and finish packing on her wedding day. During the ceremony, stands next to the bride, holds the groom’s ring and bride’s bouquet. Adjusts bride’s veil and train, and signs the marriage license. Stands next to the groom in the receiving line. May offer a toast at the reception. Helps the bride change into her going-away outfit. Takes care of storing the wedding dress and may deposit gift checks or look after presents while couple is honeymooning. BRIDESMAIDS: Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ Offer to do errands for the bride and help address invitations before the wedding. Pay for attire and attend fittings. Participate in bridal shower. Attend rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. May assist in caring for the flower girl or ring bearer before the ceremony. March down the aisle in the processional, may stand in the receiving line. Sit alternately with ushers at the bridal table. Dance with ushers during the reception. BEST MAN: Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ At least 18 years of age – the minimum age to sign a legal document. Makes arrangements for the bachelor dinner. Often assists in hotel arrangements for groom’s family and out-of-town guests. Confirms honeymoon travel arrangements and provides groom’s transportation to the ceremony and to the reception. Confirms ushers’ and groomsmen’s duties. Helps groom pack car for couple’s getaway. During the ceremony, signs marriage license, holds the clergy’s fee and bride’s ring. Offers the first toast at the reception and sits at bride’s right at the head table. Dances with the bride and attendants, and reads congratulatory telegrams. Returns all of the men’s rental clothing to the tux shop. GROOMSMEN & USHERS: Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ Assist groom with errands, bachelor party, and seating lists before the wedding. Responsible for clothing rentals and lodging, attending rehearsal dinner and arriving early to the wedding site. Escort guests to their seats, seating friends of the bride on the left, of the groom on the right. Seat the groom’s parents and the bride’s mother. Pull runner into position as the bridal march begins, and pull it back at the end. March in the processional and escort the bridesmaids at the end of the ceremony. May escort bride and groom’s family out of the church, and signal each aisle of guests to exit. Pack and decorate the get-away car (if allowed). Should be able to give directions to the church and reception facilities. Provide bridesmaids with transportation and dancing partners for the reception. THE GROOM’S PARENTS: Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ Seated just prior to the mother of the bride at the ceremony. Traditionally host the rehearsal dinner. They stand in the receiving line. Often pay for the liquor and bar service at the reception. THE BRIDE’S PARENTS: Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ Traditionally, the father of the bride pays for the wedding and reception although it’s more often a shared expense with the bride and groom and the groom’s family. The father of the bride escorts his daughter down the aisle and stands next to the mother of the bride in the receiving line. Toasts the couple at the rehearsal dinner. Dances with his daughter after her first dance with the groom. The mother of the bride is the last person to be seated before the ceremony and is the first in the receiving line. Is prepared to pass along gift and registry ideas to inquiring guests. She assists in compiling the guest list and may accompany the bride when shopping for her gown. CHILD ATTENDANTS When including children, choose the kids carefully, include them in the rehearsal, provide a baby-sitter, seat their parents on the aisle, allow them to back out if nerves prevail, and be sure to give them a special reward for their important role in your wedding. FLOWER GIRL: Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ Immediately precedes the bride. Carries a basket of flowers to strew in the bride’s path, symbolizing a beautiful path ahead. RING BEARER: Name ___________________________________________Phone:___________________________ Precedes either the flower girl or the bride. Carries the pillow with the symbolic ring. (The best man still gets the honor of presenting the real thing.) PAGES OR TRAIN BEARERS: Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ For a very formal wedding, two children may carry the train down the aisle. CANDLELIGHTERS: Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ Name___________________________________________ Phone:___________________________ Children from either family who light the candles just before the mother of the bride is seated. |