Responsibilities of the Wedding Party

The Bride

• Together with groom, announce engagement.
• Organise engagement party.
• Together with groom, set a wedding date.
• Introduce bride's parents and groom's parents to each other if they haven't met already.
• Choose wedding rings with groom.
• Book ceremony venue and meet officiant with groom.
• Book reception venue.
• Choose maid/matron of honour, bridesmaids, and flower girls.
• Choose a videographer and photographer.
• Decide guest list with groom and family.
• Choose stationery and accessories.
• Choose wedding dress, shoes and accessories.
• Choose bridesmaids' dresses together with bridesmaids.
• Organise music for reception and ceremony.
• Choose flowers.
• Together with groom, select gifts for gift registry.
• Buy gifts for groom, attendants and ushers.
• Together with groom, choose transportation.
• Send thank-you-cards for gifts received.
• Choose honeymoon destination.
• If you want, change to groom's surname.
• If honeymoon is to be overseas, check passports/visas.

The Groom

• Together with bride, announce engagement.
• Together with bride, set a wedding date.
• Together with bride, choose wedding rings.
• Decide guest list with bride and family.
• Meet officiant with bride.
• Together with bride, select gifts for gift registry.
• Choose best man, groomsmen and pageboys.
• Together with bride, choose transportation.
• If honeymoon is to be overseas, check passports/visas.
• Organise ceremony venue fees to be paid by the best man.
• Make a speech.

The maid/matron of honour

• Organise pre-wedding parties.
• Help bride on wedding day.
• Help bridesmaids and flower girls on wedding day.
• Make a speech.
• Sign register as official witness to the marriage.
• Hold bride's bouquet during the ceremony.
• Hold groom's ring during the ceremony.
• Bring home gifts from the reception.

The best man

• Organise pre-wedding parties.
• Take care of suits.
• Help groom on wedding day.
• Sign register as official witness to the marriage.
• Hold bride's ring during the ceremony.
• Make a speech.
• Pay for church/celebrant fees.

The bridesmaids and groomsmen

• Assist bride and groom.
• Assist maid/matron of honour with taking home gifts from the reception.

The Bride's mother

• Assist bride.
• Arrange to meet groom's parents.
• Organise accommodation for out-of-town guests.
• Help to make a guest list.
• Mail invitations.

The Bride's father

• Escort bride to ceremony venue.
• Walk bride down the aisle and give her away.
• Make a speech.

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