Wedding Planning – Eighth Step – The Best Man and The Maids of Honor

Here we are again, talking about the most important steps in the planning of your wedding. As you probably are aware of, today we will discuss the problem concerning the right persons for the titles of Best Man and Maid of Honor. According to tradition, the groom will have to pick his groomsmen, whereas the bride will have to choose her bridesmaids and among these persons, they will have to decide for a best man and a maid of honor.
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When choosing these persons, you will have to pay attention, because on your wedding day you will need your friends next to you. The fact is that a wedding is something huge, so you should make sure that the bridesmaids and groomsmen are people you can rely on and who will be there for you, in order to help you with things that might pop out.

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Wedding Planning - Eighth Step - The Best Man and The Maids of Honor

As for the maid of honor and the best man, these two may be your best friends, or somebody among your relatives: your brother, sister, cousin, and so on. In case the groom does not know who might be right for this position, here you may find some great pieces of advice that will solve this problem for you.

When it comes to ladies, everybody knows that these are more sensitive and the news that they were not picked as maids of honor could be quite shocking. So, you should learn how to handle this thing, without hurting anybody. In case you have a sister, or somebody else in the family who might “qualify for this job”, then you should choose her, in order not to cause jealousy among your friends. Explain them that it was something you felt obliged to do, and thus no one will question your choice. However, for more tricks and tips click the link below, and you will know everything about how to pick your maid of honor.

After picking the best man, you should let him know, what are: his responsibilities. Thus, you should get informed, as well, in case these things are not familiar to you. In this way, you will find out that the list of responsibilities is quite long: he will have to carry the wedding bands, to make a wedding speech, to be a terrific host, when the bride and the groom will be unavailable, and so on.

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Wedding Planning - The Maids of Honor

Also, the maid of honor has a lot of things to handle as well. This person will have to assist the bride when getting ready, to make a toast or to be the witness in the signing of the marriage licence. Anyway, this is just a small sneak peak of all the things this lady will have to take care of. Everything you need to know is in this great website; so take a look and learn everything.

And, in case you didn’t know, the maid of honor and the best man are the people in charge of the Bachelor and the Bachelorette party. So, they will have to think hard and to come up with something nice for their friends. Besides the Bachelorette party, the maid of honor will also have to plan the bridal shower. So, it seems that there will be many things to think about and a lot of details to settle.

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Wedding Planning - The Maids of Honor

But, as far as the bride and the groom are concerned, they will have to make sure that their bridesmaids and groomsmen will wear the appropriate attire. When it comes to the suitable wedding apparel for bridesmaids and groomsmen, things are less complicated for men and very confusing for ladies. Men could wear a black suit, or a tuxedo, whereas ladies will have to pick the right style, length, color, accessories, and the list may continue. Although there are some brides who let their bridesmaids figure the apparel issue on their own, in most of the cases, the bride is to one who decides for everything.

However, regardless of the situation, what you will need to know is that it is better to be less authoritative, so that everyone will feel at his / her ease. Try to be a nice company and be gentle and polite with everyone. In this way, the shopping process will be something nice and full of joy.

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Wedding Planning - The Maids of Honor

Oh, and don’t forget that a certain coordination and match must be established between the bridal and groom apparel and the bridesmaid and groomsmen attire. You should match certain accessories; for instance: the bride may choose a wedding bouquet displaying the color for her groom’s tie; whereas bridesmaid dresses might have a sash portraying the same color as the groomsmen’s ties. Anyway, there are many other combinations you could make, so that there could be a certain connection between all of you.

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Wedding Planning - Eighth Step - The Best Man

So, as far as we are concerned picking the best man and the maid of honor is a tricky and difficult task, but I’m sure you will handle this pretty nice. We have finished with this wedding step, and this means that you are almost done. If you want to learn what one should do at this stage you should join us next time, too.