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I think butterflies are beautiful creatures, but even I am amazed at their popularity as either a primary theme or for inclusion in accessories for weddings at the moment. Their use is right on trend and a very cute addition to any aspect of the wedding decor. So here are some ideas for any maid of honor trying to find the perfect butterfly wedding accessories!
Butterfly Wedding Accessories
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Are the bride and groom golf nuts? If your friend or sister asks her maid of honor to help her source great golf themed favors, I have put together a little collection for you to choose from!
Golf Themed Wedding Favors
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Whether the bride has chosen to have a black tie wedding or would just like to have a black and white theme, the maid of honor will need to help her source place card holders, candles, guest books etc in keeping with the black and white wedding theme.
I think the polka dots are so cute!
Black and White Wedding Accessories
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Now for the beach theme wedding accessories. From wedding ring pillows to wedding candles and garters to guest books, it will be up to the maid of honor and the bride to choose just the right items to accessorize the perfect beach theme wedding.
Beach Theme Wedding Accessories
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I know you will want to give the bride and groom a fantastic gift (more about that in future posts!) but how about starting with something free and fabulous! The Wedding Lens allows you to create a customized online wedding album for the bride and groom. It is a great place to collect the captured memories of all your friends that were at the wedding. The album is also shareable! (Maybe just take care to include photographs from earlier rather than later in the day/night!!!)
Heart place card holders can be soooo cute. If you are a maid of honor helping her friend to find the perfect place card holders, I have chosen a few that might just be the answer!
Heart Place Card Holders
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On the day of your best friend or sister’s wedding, you will have many maid of honor duties to fulfil. You are going to have a great day and you are also going to make sure the bride has the very special day she has always dreamed of! In this post, I have outlined some of your duties and will give you more information in future posts.
- The most important maid of honor duty on the wedding day is to play a role that she is well practiced in – that of the bride’s best friend or sister. As maid of honor, you will protect the bride when she needs some peace and quiet away from the madding crowd, support her before and during the ceremony if she is nervous, and help to ensure she enjoys all aspects of her wedding day. Laughing is the best stress cure and I know you know how to make the bride laugh!
- You are the maid of honor. The leader of the bridesmaids. You are responsible to ensure that the bridesmaids are glam slam, on time and have everything they should have including their bouquets.
- The maid of honor also gets to have a small glimpse into the life of a Hollywood stylist! You will help arrange to the bride’s veil and train before the processional, hold her bouquet during the ceremony, help maintain her stunning gown during the wedding day and help her change into her honeymoon outfit. You will also take care of any little items that the bride may need such as touching up her make up or a little lip gloss before her photographs. The maid of honor will also ensure that the wedding gown and accessories are cared for when the bride has gone on her honeymoon.
- Your maid of honor duties also include taking care of valuable items, so it is time for your role as the most stylish security detail ever seen! You will take care of the ring the bride is going to present to the groom during the ceremony and ensure that any gift envelopes are collected and secured in a safe before the dancing begins.
- The maid of honor will act as witness to the marriage and sign the wedding registry, so get ready to give your autograph!
- Now it’s time for your meeter and greeter hat! You will be part of the receiving line, standing next to the groom after the ceremony and together with the bridesmaids you will greet and mingle with the guests as they arrive at the reception.
- Now for your big moment. You are about to give a performance deserved of an oscar – your maid of honor toast . You will ususally give your toast after the best man. Relax there are lots of hints and tips for your speech on this site!
- Now put on your dancing shoes. If you’re single, I hope your first dance partner of the evening, the best man, is devilishly handsome! If not there are always the groomsmen!
Maid of honor duties encompass many roles on a wedding day but the most importat role of all is to ensure the bride enjoys her very special day. Since this is exactly what you want for your friend, I believe that many of the maid of honor duties described above will simply come naturally to you. I hope you enjoy your maid of honor experience!
When a bride chooses a theme for her wedding, it is the details that will ensure the success of the theme. The bride will be delighted with a maid of honor, who can point her in the right direction when it comes to all the little things that could become a source of stress.
I have chosen just some of the beach theme place card holders available for you to peruse!
Beach Theme Place Card Holders
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Is the bride a slush puppy romantic like me? Are hearts the primary theme or just a sweet, romantic touch for the wedding? There are many choices of heart favors available and as maid of honor I am sure you will help the bride make the right choice.
Again, I have just included a few of the many heart favors available to you.
Heart Favors
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If the bride an groom have chosen a beach themed wedding, you may find yourself helping the bride to souce beach theme favors. I have given you a small sample of the beach theme favors available out there, just to get the creative juices flowing and to help point you in the right direction.
I will follow this post with ideas for beach themed place cards and beach themed accessories.
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Are you excited about being maid of honor? Do you know what your maid of honor duties are? Yes, yes, I know you have to put on your gorgeous gown, get dolled up and look glam slam on the day. Got a cute best man for the first dance? You are lucky! But what about the rest? Don’t know what you should be helping with and when you should be keeping your nose out?
First of all don’t worry too much about this, as I will say over and over, the bride is your friend. She will ask for your help and advice when she needs it and I am sure you girls have that “just leave me to it” friendly code sorted out years ago.
I will give you an overview here of your pre-wedding maid of honor duties now and will delve a little deeper in later posts! So without further ado, this is what you need to fill your diary with over the coming months:
- The maid of honor will normally be asked to help the bride choose her wedding dress. This involves shopping – yippee!
- You may be asked to help with the wedding venue search. You could arrange a nice girls’ day out and have a little lunch or a coffee or two as you venue hop.
- The bride will need to shop for wedding invitations, decorations, flowers, favors, bridesmaids dresses etc. and I am sure she would value your second opinion and advice on these. More shopping. I am getting to like this, are you?
- You will be planning and hosting the bridal shower. This will involve more shopping- invitations, decorations etc. and some organizational work. You will need to send out the invitations and keep track of gifts given etc. You get to be the hostess with the mostess!
- Sometimes the groom is not interested in dealing with the wedding register, and you may be able to take on a supporting role to the bride in this. (We’re back to the shopping!)
- You will be responsible for organizing the Bachelorette Party. You know the bride, so you will know what she is looking for. Whether it is fun and fabulous or something a little more sedate, again you will be the hostess.
- You will be a guest at the rehearsal dinner but the bride may require you to help out with this also. Don’t worry, your hostess days are over. This is just a supporting role but even supporting actresses are awarded at the Oscars!
- Just one more little piece of shopping! No doubt you will want to buy a little something for the bride and groom. This will be your choice and on your time.
So shopping and party planning and hosting sum up most of the maid of honor duties that will be required of you. Sounds like every girls dream! I know I have taken a light hearted approach to this list, to some degree. I have done so because organizing a wedding can become a light hearted adventure to fulfilling a dream or a nightmare full of twists and turns that will keep those involved, including the maid of honor stressed out for months.
I hope to help you keep it as stress free as possible and will provide serious information and sources to help you. However, I don’t want to increase your blood pressure by making this out to be more than it is. It is important that the bride and groom’s wedding day fulfils all their dreams, without encountering nightmares along the way!
Maid of Honor Speeches n Stuff! 