Bridal Party Checklist

MAID / MATRON OF HONOR

• The bride’s right hand assistant. Helps with multiple details during the planning stages – including addressing invitations, and shopping for miscellaneous items.
• Pays for her own gown and accessories.
• (Sometimes) acts as a hostess for the bridal shower.
• Supervises the bridesmaids. Assists in organizing fittings and prepares them for wedding day duties.
• Holds the groom’s ring until the appropriate time in the ceremony.
• Holds the bride’s bouquet during the ceremony.
• Arranges the bride’s veil during the ceremony.
• Helps the bride get ready before the ceremony and before departure from reception.

BEST MAN
Assists the groom in the details of preparations such as:

• Assists the groom in the details of preparations.
• Pays for his own wedding attire.
• Supervises the ushers, oversees their clothing fittings and alerts them to their duties.
• Helps groom to gather travel information for the honeymoon.
• Can help arranged hotel accommodations for out–of-town guests.
• Attends rehearsal and dinner.
• Hold’s the bride’s ring until the appropriate tune during the ceremony.
• Signs the wedding certificate as a legal witness.
• Stands in the receiving line and holds a place of honor at the reception.
• Offers the first toast to the bride and groom at the reception.
• Makes sure that the honeymoon car is ready to go and that the groom has travel documents are in order.
• Can see that the luggage for the honeymoon is loaded into car.
• Returns the groom’s attire to the rental shop or takes to the cleaners.

USHERS

• Pay for their own wedding attire.
• Arrive at the wedding site early to be sure everything is in order.
• Escort the bridesmaids down the aisle after the ceremony.
• Help elderly or out-of-town guests from ceremony to reception.
• Dance with unescorted bridesmaids.

FLOWER GIRL

• Either carries a basket of flower petals (usually roses) to scatter down the aisle-seat guests as she walks down the aisle just before the bride.

RING BEARER

• May walk alone or with the flower girl. Usually carries the wedding rings on a satin pillow.

MOTHER OF THE BRIDE

• May help with the selection of the bridal gown and accessories.
• Assists in compiling the guest list and sending out invitations.
• Serves as official hostess at the reception. She is the first person to greet the guests in the receiving line.

FATHER OF THE BRIDE

• Escorts the bride down the aisle during the ceremony (if desired by the bride).
• Stands next to the bride’s mother in the receiving line.
• Has traditionally paid for the wedding. However, this is no longer an automatic custom.

GROOM’S PARENTS

• Help with general preparations if they wish.
• Usually host the rehearsal dinner.
• Stand in the receiving line.
• May pay for the liquor served at the reception.