Planning The Wedding
When your planning your wedding there are many things that have to be just right to make your dreams come true. The secret to not getting stressed out is to remember you have help if you ask for it. Las Vegas Wedding Chapels often take some of this burden from you by providing a free wedding coordinator, but there are roles that can be assigned to help with the rest.
The Wedding Roles
There are many roles & responsibilities that may vary from culture to culture, but here are some of the normal roles:
The wedding party includes:
- Maid of Honor or Matron of Honor or Bride’s Honor Attendant
- Bridesmaids or Bride’s Attendants
- Best Man / Best Woman / Groom’s Honor Attendant
- Groomsmen
- Ushers
- Bride’s Parents: Mother of the Bride and Father of the Bride
- Groom’s Parents: Mother of the Groom and Father of the Groom
- Grandparents
- Officiant
- Flower Girl
- Ring Bearer
- Readers
- Pages / Train Bearer
Who’s Going to Help You?
Now to the part that matters most, kind of…..who is going to help you with all these to do items? Well that is what the wedding party is for. Here are some of the things traditionally that the wedding party helps the bride/groom with.
The wedding party can help the couple with various wedding planning such as invitations, errands, reception projects, and more. The couple may seek advice from their wedding party in order to help make important wedding decisions like colors, attire to wear etc.
Members of the bridal party are often asked to wear certain attire (bridesmaids dresses or tuxedos) as requested by the couple to indicate their involvement in the ceremony. Acquire samples, vendors, or actually buying or getting the outfits in some instances may be delegated to the bridal party.
The wedding party helps the bride and groom get ready on the wedding day, calming their nerves and making them feel comfortable. Having backups for the bride/groom like tissues, secondary underwear, chapstick, as well as other emergency type items, just in case.
The wedding party typically takes formal photos with the couple either before the ceremony or during the cocktail hour for the couple’s wedding album.
Often, the wedding party is seated at special tables at the reception, either with the newly-married couple or close by.
The wedding party serves as a support system to the couple in their new marriage, encouraging their love and helping them see through even after the wedding day.
Sometimes, the wedding party will plan special events for the couples, such as bridal showers, bachelor or bachelorette parties, or even wedding night surprises.
Conclusion
Hopefully these pointers can help you delegate effectively to make planning your wedding much easier without any stress because of the help of your friends & family. Even though the final decision is yours for your big day remember those who are close to you would enjoy pitching in to make things easier on you. Remember pick those who you are used to working with often & have patience because they know you well. This is the best way to avoid adding any unnecessary layers of complication. Cheers to you & have a great wedding.
Oh yeah… you could just breeze right past all that planning & choose to go with a Las Vegas Wedding Package. Our chapel seats up to 40 people & comes with a wedding coordinator to help you plan it out. Our chapel is located in the Plaza Hotel which makes it easier for your guest & for your reception.
