Bridesmaid’s Responsibilities

As the wedding day comes nearer and nearer the bride and her family become very busy responding to calls, shopping for wedding dresses and all sorts of other activities. All this hoop-la can drive any one insane. The bride is usually exhausted by making plans, responding to friends and going on shopping sprees. Enter the savior: the bridesmaid.

If you are selected as the bridesmaid, you are probably a friend or a relative of the bride. You will have only one job: provide emotional support to the bride. That’s it. The bride will probably become really excited or emotional. What she needs is a friend to express her emotions and needs to. You have to be that friend. The bride will feel ignored and isolated if you don’t sit there and hold her hand through her emotional roller coaster. Make the bride feel cheerful and lively and don’t forget to tease her a little bit.

Today stag weekends have become very popular. A dashing and lively stag night is organized where a man celebrates the end of bachelorhood. Why should men have all the fun? Being a bridesmaid it is your responsibility to organize and execute a memorable hen party. Make sure you plan a fun and memorable event. You will be laughing and blushing about a lot of things that happen that night, so make it count!

The bridesmaid also has all the responsibility to make sure that everything is perfect for the big day. Being the bridesmaid mean helping the bride choose a wedding dress. Shopping for bridal apparel is a very sensitive issue for young brides. Your wedding day comes once in a life time, so every bride tries to buy the most attractive, stylish dresses. A good strategy is to let the bride choose what she likes, even if you think it looks horrible. Just make sure all the bridal accessories have been bought.

You can also lessen the burden by sharing work like addressing envelops, writing invitations and thank you letters. The bride may not be able to organize everything due the excitement of the big day.

You can also provide some financial relief to the bride by paying for make up, hair style and the like. The best way to organize all these incidentals is to make plans for them. This will tell you in advance how much you can assist the bride. Don’t go over board though. After all it is her wedding day, not yours.

Your major responsibility is to be the representative of the bride and organize everything on the big day. You have to receive the guests and introduce them to others present there to make them feel comfortable. You have to make sure that all the guests have a chance to talk to the bride and bridegroom briefly after the ceremonies. Oh, and don’t forget to take a lot of pictures!