Roles and Responsibilities -- Who Pays For What?

MAID OF HONOR and BRIDESMAID'S duties:

• Purchase the bridesmaid dress and footwear, and be prepared to pay for professional hair and makeup services.                       

• Be ready to spend some time and labor several months before the wedding

• Attend pre-wedding and post-wedding festivities

• Provide a shoulder to lean on

• Assist in planning the wedding shower and contribute financially (whatever you can afford)

• Keep a record of bridal shower gifts/wedding gifts received for the bride and groom to write their thank you notes

• Give a toast at the rehearsal dinner or wedding

• Oversee makeup and hair session with the bride and bridesmaids

• Make sure that the bridal party leaves for the ceremony on time and that the bride and bridesmaids have their bouquets

• Touch up brides' makeup throughout the day. Make sure to carry the touch up kit provided by the makeup artist

BEST MAN and GROOMSMEN'S duties:

• Attend the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner

• Host and attend the bachelor party

• Welcome and seat guests at the ceremony

• Hand out programs to the guests at the ceremony

• Participate in the garter toss

• Secure the rings before the ceremony

• Decorate the getaway car -- " just married"

PARENTS OF THE BRIDE'S (very traditional) duties:

• Pays for the wedding expenses, unless other arrangements have been agreed upon

• Father walks his daughter down the aisle or  parents walk their daughter down the aisle

• Toast the bride and groom

• Father dances with the bride following the official first dance OR

• Father dances with his daughter first, then hands his daughter to his son-in-law for the official first dance

PARENTS OF THE GROOM'S duties:

• Hosts the rehearsal dinner, unless other arrangements have been agreed upon

• Toasts the bride and groom at the rehearsal dinner

• Toasts and thanks the bride's family for hosting the reception, unless other arrangements have been agreed upon