It’s a great joy to be
asked to be maid of honor in your friend or family member’s wedding, but being
maid of honor comes with certain duties, responsibilities and expectations. To
ensure you’re prepared to support the bride, use this maid of honor checklist
and outline of your financial responsibilities. After you’ve agreed to be the
maid of honor, it’s time to find out what responsibilities go along with the
title. Use this checklist and talk to the bride to be prepared for your duties.
Maid of honor attire
The bride will likely rely on you to help coordinate shopping for bridesmaids’
dresses, scheduling dress fittings or alterations for bridesmaids, or just
checking in to make sure the girls are on track. You’ll need to pay for your dress,
shoes and jewelry, as well as hair and makeup on the day of the wedding.
Dress shopping with the bride
Your job will be to help the bride keep her cool while trying on different
dresses and possibly pick up the dress for the bride after alterations are
done.
Organize the bridal shower
You may be in charge of planning the bridal shower or coordinating with family
members, collecting funds from the bridesmaids to cover costs and sending out
invitations. This can present an upfront cost for you until you are reimbursed
from all the bridesmaids. Be sure to create an event that is within the budget
of your entire bridal party, and if you have bridesmaids flying or driving long
distances, try to plan multiple events in one weekend. During the party, it’s
your job to be the hostess and to keep record of the gifts for the bride.
Be the go-between for the bride and
bridesmaids: From dresses to travel accommodations,
filter instructions from the bride and comments and questions from the other
bridesmaids to take some responsibility from the bride. This also means it’s
your responsibility to make sure the wedding party has what they need and knows
when and where they need to be.
Organize the bachelorette party
Like the bridal shower, it’s also the maid of honor’s job to organize and cover
the initial cost of the bachelorette party. While you’ll be reimbursed for this
by attendees, you’ll probably be covering the bride’s share of the evening, and
you’ll want to have enough saved to cover the expenses until you get paid back.
Prepare a toast
You’ll want to have two toasts prepared in case you’re asked to speak at both
the rehearsal dinner and wedding.
Do whatever the bride needs
There are miscellaneous tasks that may fall to you between the engagement and
the wedding. These may include addressing invites, writing out place cards,
tasting the cake, taking care of hair, nail and makeup appointments for
everyone, and helping with seating chart details. But the most important maid
of honor responsibility is to be someone who listens to the bride and
understands her needs.
Maid of honor duties for the day of
the wedding Your biggest duty is to be the bride’s
right-hand- by helping with these tasks:
- Help
the bride get ready
- Keep
the bridesmaids organized and on schedule
- Make
sure all last minute details are in order
- Keep
the groom’s ring safe
- Hold
bride’s bouquet during the ceremony
- dress/veil issues and adjust her train to make sure the bride looks great for
pictures
- Witness
the signing of the marriage license
- Give
a toast at the reception
- Dance
with the best man to open up the floor for other couples
Understanding the financial impact
of your maid of honor duties and responsibilities In
addition to the normal costs you would face if you were just attending the
wedding, your responsibilities will come with a set of financial obligations as
well. According to Forbes, the average cost to be a bridesmaid is $540, but as
the maid of honor, you may face additional costs or simply need to pay for
several expenses up front. For this reason, opening a savings account, money
market or certificate
of deposit can help you be prepared financially for your maid of honor
duties. Money markets and certificates of deposit have higher savings account
rates than standard options and can help you earn more interest on your
funds in a short period of time. This can be especially helpful when you need
to put down deposits on venues or entertainment for pre-wedding events. Open a
savings account as soon as you find out you’re the maid of honor, and then
figure out what you need to deposit monthly to meet your goals based on the
bride’s timeline.
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