Hello Brides and Grooms!
Theoretically, we are about at the 8-month mark in our 12-month Wedding Timeline! Therefore, this post will reflect upon the support from family members and friends that can be useful (if not needed) for wedding day.
It can be very effective for some brides and grooms to create roles and responsibilities for their wedding party. Not only does it take the bride and groom, their respective families, as well as wedding vendors to successfully pull together a wedding, but the wedding party is also an integral part of a wedding.
In my own experience, it was important to define roles and responsibilities as an outlet for me to de-stress and to take some of the wedding planning off my “to-do” list and delegate to others.
Thus, I have identified two options to explore when creating a roles and responsibility list for your wedding party. The first option involves the agreement from wedding party members to accept responsibility. I like to call this “obtaining their buy-in.” You can present to wedding party members “why” their help is so valuable and ask what area of the wedding they would feel most comfortable helping out in.
On the flipside, if the first option does not seem a good route to take with your wedding party, then delegating responsibility may be a great avenue to explore. Although it may take some gentle reminding and gentle directing, it may be appropriate to talk to wedding party about the purpose of the day–to help support the bride and groom as they begin their married life together. With that in mind, when family members and friends committed to being a part of the wedding party, they are making a verbal or non-verbal vow to perform the duties of being a part of the bride and groom’s wedding day.
Below is an example of the roles and responsibilities list for the wedding party of With This Favor’s co-owners. Individual copies of the list were given to the wedding party the night of the Rehearsal and Rehearsal Dinner so that these important and special people were aware and prepared for wedding day. We hope this ignites creativity and provides focus as you continue forward on your “bridal wedding planning bliss!”
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