Top 10 Ways the Wedding Party can support the couple
Photo by: Kelly McDaniel Photography
The wedding party is a carefully selected group of close loved ones to the soon-to-be newlyweds, and they each have special roles and responsibilities to take on to help the couple prepare for one of the biggest days of their lives. Check out this guide if you want to learn more about how your bridal party can help you during your wedding planning:
1. Help the couple plan and organize their wedding. The wedding party, especially the ones closest to the couple (e.g., the Maid/Matron of Honor, the Best Man), are an exclusive group that helps the couple behind the scenes to ensure they get the support they need.
2. Pick the right wedding attire. Some of the most important and special moments before the official wedding are the times you share with your wedding party when you’re looking for the best suits or bridal/bridesmaids dresses to wear for the ceremony (and the reception in some cases).
3. Participates in DIY projects for the wedding. If you’re planning to DIY some parts, or all, of your wedding (e.g., guest gifts, florals), your bridal party can help you speed up the process and prepare those personal touches to your wedding.
4. Send out invitations. Whether you have 25 or 500 guests coming to your wedding, sending out invitations can take a while. But having your close-knit group with you to help will also save you time and get the invitations to your guests faster.
5. Plan the parties leading up to the wedding. If you’ve decided to have a bridal shower, engagement party or bachelor/bachelorette bash, your wedding party will be the main ones preparing for these festivities before the wedding day. It’ll be a time where you and your other half have a breather in between those busy wedding duties.
6. Keeper of the rings. Have a designated and trustworthy person in your wedding party carry the rings and hand it to you during the ceremony or to the official ring bearer before the ceremony begins. This individual should also ensure that the rings are polished and clean.
7. The host(s) and usherers. For many weddings, the hosts and usherers of the ceremony and reception are typically some, or all, of the wedding party. They’ll help your guests get situated for each part of your wedding.
8. Give toasts and speeches. Your wedding party are the closest ones to you, so they’re usually the people who will give touching - sometimes humorous - speeches/toasts at your reception.
9. Act as your witnesses when signing your marriage license. A very crucial part of your wedding, you’ll need witnesses when you and your partner sign the marriage license. Your wedding party are the perfect people to call on for this task.
10. Help you look your best for your wedding photos. If you need a quick touch-up or need a 2nd pair of eyes to see if your veil or wedding dress train is positioned properly for photos, your bridal party will watch over your couples photography session during your wedding and see that not a single hair is out of place.
As you can see, the wedding party brings much support and stress-relief for the couple, so we hope this post encourages you to have your own! Be sure to treat your wedding party to something special after the wedding as a gesture of gratitude.
You can also always reach out to a professional wedding planner to get more detailed information about how to organize your wedding part!