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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1995. PAGE 13
Attendants responsible for specific duties
Help from their friends
The bridal couple gets a good deal of assistance and
support from their attendants. Everyone from the best man
and maid of honour to the ringbearer and flowergirl have
specific duties to contribute to the occasion and help it run
smoothly and happily.
Naturally you want your
wedding to be long remembered by
your friends and relatives as a big
success. But for a wedding to be
considered a success and as a time
of fun, its preparation must be
meticulous.
Almost as important as the bride
and groom themselves are their
attendants: the maid or matron of
MAID OR MATRON OF
HONOR
She should be very close to the
bride — usually the bride's sister if
she has one the right age — or a
good friend. The bride needn't ask
her fiance's sister to be honor
attendant unless she happens to be
a very close friend.
The honor attendant is expected
to help the bride as much as
possible.
If the bride wishes she can assist
in addressing invitations and the
recording and display of gifts.
She precedes the bride and her
father down the aisle, arranges her
train, and holds her bouquet during
the ceremony.
If the ceremony is double-ring,
she carries the groom's ring for the
bride, unless there is a ring bearer.
She stands on the groom's right
in the receiving line and sits on his
left at the bridal table.
BRIDESMAIDS
With the maid or matron of
honor they should:
Help the bride in any way they
Can.
Be at the bride's home at the
appointed time and dress there or
before, whenever the bride prefers.
Be ready for photographs, if
desired, one hour before the service
begins.
Arrange own transportation to
bride's home if possible.
Together or individually, hold the
shower for the bride.
Attend all showers and social
functions given in the bride's honor
before the wedding.
Help the bride dress.
Help the bride pack for the
honeymoon.
Participate in the receiving line.
Help the bride into her going
away clothes and carefully put
away her wedding clothes.
BEST MAN
The bridegroom will welcome
the best man's help and advice
throughout the weeks before the
wedding. But it is on the wedding
day itself that the best man's
alertness and moral support mean
most to the groom. If the two live
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honor, the bridesmaids, the best
man and the ushers.
Their duties are extremely
important to the organization of the
wedding.
Just one unreliable attendant and
things can start to go wrong.
Here is a list of their duties,
compiled from various etiquette
books: