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Your wedding party plays a very important role throughout the wedding planning process and on your wedding day. Your wedding party is typically composed of a few family members and close friends -- people you can rely on to ensure your wedding will be a success. The size of the wedding party is up to you.

The following is a list of the most important duties each wedding party member is responsible for. In addition, there is a list outlining the financial responsibilities for each wedding party member. Please note, these lists are only basic guidelines. You can change or adapt these responsibilities to meet your individual needs and goals for the wedding you wish to have.

When engagement announced, notify groom and groom's parents to congratulate them
Holds engagement party for bride and groom
Prepares guest list for bride
If necessary, coordinates all lodging arrangements for brides' out-of-town guests
Provides bride and groom with special gift
Provides groom with gift
Serves as host and hostess of reception
Mother helps bride choose her wedding gown
Mother selects her own wedding apparel
Mother helps bride to keep track of gifts received
Mother is last person to be seated at ceremony
Mother stores top layer of wedding cake for bridal couple while they are on honeymoon
Mother arranges for wedding gown to be dry cleaned and preserved
Father coordinates his wedding apparel with other men of the wedding party
Father rides to ceremony with bride in limousine
Father gives bride away at ceremony

Assist maid of honor in planning bridal shower.
Assist bride with errands and addressing invitations.
Participate in all pre-wedding parties.
Arrives at dressing site 2 hours before the wedding.
Arrives dressed at the ceremony site 1 hour before the wedding for the photographs.
Walk behind ushers in order of height during the processional, either in pairs or in single file.
Sit next to usher in the head table.
Dance with the usher and other important guest.
Encourage single women to participate in bouquet-tossing ceremony.

Assist best man with the bachelor's party

Arrive dressed in the wedding site 1 hour for photographs.
Distribute wedding programs and maps to the reception as guest arrives.
Seat guest at the ceremony.

If it's a female, offer the right arm and if it's a male walk along his left side. If it's a couple, offer right arm to the female; make follows a step or two behind. Seats bride's guest in the left pew and the groom's guest in the right pews.
Two ushers may roll the carpet down the aisle.
If pew ribbons are used, two ushers may loosen them one row at a time after the ceremony.
Direct guest to the reception site.
Dance with the bridesmaid and other important guest.

Flower Girl

Usually between the ages of four and eight.
Attends rehearsal to practice her role.
Arrives dressed at the ceremony site an hour before the wedding for photographs.
Carries basket filled with loose rose petals to strew along bride's path during processional.

Ages four and eight.

Attends to practice his role.
Arrives dressed an hour before the ceremony for photographs.
Carries a white pillow with rings attached.