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Bride’s Checklist

The Bride and Groom

Plan the wedding service with the officiant. If the bride and

groom are going to write their own vows or are going to

incorporate some personal touches into their service, they

need to discuss them at this time with the officiant.

Ask the minister for advice on wedding music, and get a

copy of the wedding service to read together.

Ask the minister if photographs may be taken during the

ceremony and if a video or tape recording may be made

of the wedding.

Interview photographers and videographers, selecting the

photographer that you feel will do the best job for the

wedding experience you have in mind. Come to a clear

understanding of how much photography will cost and

how you want it handled.

Prepare a guest list with both sets of parents.

Send out invitations if bride’s parents are not announcing

the wedding.

The Bride’s Father

On the wedding day, is the last to leave the house and

The Bride

escorts the bride to church.

Chooses her attendants.

Walks down the aisle with the bride on his right arm and,

Buys groom’s wedding ring.

at the chancel steps, stands on her left.

Organizes decoration of church and reception with the

Takes his seat after the vows.

help of a florist, wedding planner, her mother, the groom,

sister or close friend.

The Bridesmaids

Chooses bridesmaids’, flower girl’s, ring bearer’s and her own

Follow the bride up the aisle, and following the ceremony

wedding attire. Selects a going-away outfit.

helpher with her train.

Helps organize the reception with her mother or host.

Can be young teen-agers or pre-teens and are called

junior bridesmaids.

The Bride’s Parents

Adult bridesmaids should be unmarried. If they are married,

Pay for wedding invitations.

they are called matrons of honor.

Pay for flowers in the church, and the music.

The Maid of Honor

Plan and pay for the reception, flowers, food, drink and

wedding cake.

Waits at the back of the church for the bride’s arrival and

Organize and pay for the car or cars taking the bride and

looks after younger attendants.

her immediate family from the house to the church, and

Helps the bride with her train and holds her bouquet during

from the church to the reception.

the ceremony, returning it to her in the vestry.

Helps the bride to change after the reception and takes

The Bride’s Mother

charge of the wedding dress following the reception.

Helps bride with all wedding arrangements, including

consulting the groom’s family about invitations, keeping

The Bride’s Family Pays For:

a checklist of replies.

Press announcements

Helps the bride choose her wedding dress as well as the

Bride’s dress

attendants’ outfits.

Flowers for the church and reception

Consults the groom’s mother about her choice of wedding

Photographer’s fees

outfit when choosing her own wedding clothes.

Transportation

On the wedding day, leaves the house just before the bride,

Reception costs

usually with the attendants. She is the last person to be

Wedding stationery

seated at the ceremony and the first to be greeted in the

receiving line at the reception.

Bridesmaids’ gifts

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