Maid of Honor duties
As maid of honor the bride is very dependent upon you. She has a lot on her plate to make her big day just like the fairytale one she’s dreamed about since she was a little girl. As her best friend you’ll be wearing more than a formal dress, in fact you’ll be wearing multiple hats because accepting the role of maid of honor means a lot more than just showing up the day of the wedding. A maid of honor has numerous duties, here’s a look at some of those.
Throw bridal shower
The maid of honor is responsible for throwing the bride a bridal shower. She may receive help from the mother of the bride, bridesmaids or other family members and friends but the major planning is all up to her. This is a very important party for the bride so the maid of honor should really spend a good deal of time planning it to make it incredible. It’s a day she’ll remember forever, think of things you would want at yours when you make the arrangements.
Shopping with the bride
The maid of honor will do a lot of shopping with the bride to find bridesmaid dresses, pick out flowers, interview vendors and such. Help her make decisions but don’t be too pushy about anything.
Helping with little tasks
The maid of honor needs to be available to help the bride with simple little tasks like putting together favors, creating the seating chart and so forth. It’s part of your job.
Arrange bachelorette party
Plan the bachelorette party with the other bridesmaids. Make sure it’s something that the bride would like and she won’t feel out of place.
Support system
Planning a wedding is extremely stressful. The bride may have some meltdowns from time to time when things don’t go the way she hopes or someone mettles into her business and tells her how to do things. The maid of honor has to be her support system and help her see the silver lining. You may not want to do this but remember, she needs you. Be there for her when she needs you most.
Take wedding dress to cleaners
The bride will be off on her honeymoon and you have one more task, take her dress to the cleaners so it can be pressed and put away for preservation purposes.
Help with post wedding arrangements
Thing that may need to be done when the couple leaves for their honeymoon such as take the presents back to their home or drop off items and pay certain bills should be handled by the maid of honor and best man. It’s a shared responsibility that must be discussed ahead of time to ensure everything is taken care of.