• Assists in pre-wedding plans and preparations
• Helps selects dresses and assists the younger bridesmaids
• Takes charge of the bride's wedding clothes
• Comforts the bride in her moments of anxiety
• Holds bouquet during church ceremony
• Keeps the Best Man informed of any difficulties

The Brides Mother

• Places newspaper announcements (optional)
• Assists with most of the arrangements
• Tactfully informs guests of the gifts and/or gift-list
• Leaves the church with the groom's father
• Greets the guests
• Sends cake to relatives ... and is generally the unacknowledged tower of strength behind every successful wedding.

The Bride's Father

• Traditionally paid for most of the wedding
• Takes the bride to church
• Stands to her left and `gives her away'
• Leaves the church with the groom's mother
• Greets the guests first
• Commences the speeches after the cake-cutting and proposes the first toast to the newly wedded couple

The Groom

• Select and advise Best Man & Ushers
• Purchases Wedding Rings
• Notify Tax Office of new status
• Make Travel/Honeymoon arrangements
• Co-ordinate insurance policies, joint accounts, etc.
• Arrange dress fitting for ushers
• Prepare speech for reception
• Order flowers for both mothers
• Order buttonholes for bestman and ushers
• Organise cash envelopes for Best Man

The Best Man

• Helps to organise a stag night for the groom
• Collects and delivers the groom's dress suit
• Keeps well informed on all the arrangements
• Brings the groom to church
• Takes charge of ring and presents it at ceremony
• Takes charge of travel tickets and all documents
• Instructs and oversees the Ushers in their duties handing out buttonholes, service sheets etc.
• May act as official witness
• Pre-arranges transport for all of the guests
• Pays all church fees before departure
• Copes with emergencies
• Announces the cake cutting
• Remains sober & charming
• Makes his speech after the grooms (replying on behalf of the bridesmaids).
• Reads out telegrams, etc.
• Helps with the departures

The Ushers Duties

• Distribute the Mass Books or Orders of Service to all attendants
• Know which guests are sitting in the reserved pews/seats and direct them.
• Escorts groom's mother to the top right pew; bride's mother to front left pew.
• Escorts the bridesmaids when leaving the church (Recession)

The Bride's Duties!

• See Wedding Count-down for complete list
• Enjoys making plans
• Lets others do the worrying
• Greets the guests
• Commences the dancing
• Throws the bouquet