Maid of Honor Duties

So you've been chosen by the Bride and given the great title of Maid of Honor - Congratulations. There are some duties involved with being the Maid of Honor; the most important is to offer moral support for your Bride.

Some other duties are:

• Ensuring the bridesmaid dresses are ordered well before the wedding
• Helping the Bride shop for her wedding dress
• Purchase, address and send out bridal shower invitations
• Address Wedding Invitations
• Keep track of the gifts during the bridal shower (who gave what)
• Host a Bachelorette party
• Attend the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner
• Help the bride get dressed
• Either pick up or receive (if delivered) the wedding flowers from the florist
• Distribute the bouquets, boutonnieres and corsages to the wedding party and the couple's parents and grandparents
• Ensuring all the bridesmaids are ready (hair and makeup) and arrive at the ceremony on time
• Adjusting the bride's veil and train before she walks down the aisle
• Holding the bride's bouquet during the wedding ceremony
• Hold the groom's ring until the exchange of rings
• Witnesses the signing of the marriage license
• Participate in the wedding photos
• Stand in the receiving line
• Give a maid of honor speech and toast
• Dance the first dance with the best man