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Whenever you are asked by a sister, a cousin or a friend to be her maid of honor, as the title suggests, it is regarded as an honor due to the fact that such role is the most important part you will ever play in a wedding ceremony. There are overwhelming maid of honor duties and tasks that you must accomplish before and during the wedding. One of the main maid of honor responsibilities is to make sure that the wedding ceremony and reception will go as smoothly as possible for both the bride and the groom. The maid of honor is essentially the person held responsible for directing and guiding the bridesmaids while extending a trusted and strong shoulder for the bride-to-be whenever she needs extra support during the whole process of the wedding preparations. Before the long-awaited wedding day, the maid of honor must check numerous details regularly, and the most reliable and important maid of honor duties are; to unconditionally lend an ear to the bride and to run important errands for the couple for some pre-wedding obligations that they tend to forget due to the numerous things that they are have to think of before their most awaited event. Considered as one of the primary maid of honor duties is to attend bridal showers as well as cake shopping and cake exhibits, or assist the bride's family members and relatives in searching for the ideal location for the wedding ceremony and reception. You will also be tasked to go along on shopping trips for the bride and sponsor's gowns and dresses. But be sure that you accomplish the shopping assignments at an earlier period to provide enough time in case there will be necessary alterations with regard to the wedding gowns and dresses. Extending help for ordering and purchasing decorations, flowers, and for hiring caterers and wedding staff and helping the wedding planner with the seating and table arrangements of guests on the reception is a very nice gesture that you can willingly offer. The busy couple may also ask for some help in assembling and addressing all wedding invites to their guests. Moreover, it is also expected, as one of the maid of honor duties to plan, manage and host the most important pre-wedding celebration among marrying women, which is the bridal shower. You are also expected to attend and help out in entertaining all guests during rehearsal dinner and should always be ready to extend a helping hand to the guests whenever it is needed. Creating a comprehensive checklist of all the necessary things that you should keep in mind during the planning process will certainly make your life and the bride's schedule much easier and efficient. During the wedding ceremony and reception, make sure that the bride arrives on time at the location which has been set-up and organized. Assist her with her train and veil and always see to it that her dress stays clean. The maid of honor is expected to hold the bride's bouquet during the exchange of vows. On the wedding reception, besides dancing with the best man and entertaining the couple's guests, included in the list of maid of honor duties is to ensure that the bride has been served food. Finally, and probably the most important task of a maid of honor, is to provide and offer moral support and help whenever she is needed by her bride. For more information please visit http://www.bridesmaid-cards.com/maid_of_honor_duties.html ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
