Attendants

The title’s no accident – a best man really has got to be the best at everything they attempt on a wedding day. It’s up to the groom to choose the person he believes will get involved in the ...

You might think that being a bridesmaid only requires you to wear a tasteless frock and flirt at the reception - but make no mistake there's a lot more to it than that. For starters, if you put in ...

So it’s official – you’ve been asked for permission and now your daughter’s on the way to swapping your surname for somebody else’s. You might be formally entrusting her care to another man but don’t ...

Stop the cries of 'But I want to be a bridesmaid too!' from your young female acquaintances by giving them the job of flower girl. The role's got everything they could want - a pretty dress a task ...

Your bridesmaids have put up with numerous dress fittings, endless smiling for photographs outside the church and the lecherous looks of every drunken reveller at the reception. The ushers have ...

The job's also called 'chief bridesmaid' but 'maid of honour' makes it clear that the bride's picked you out to share special privileges on her wedding day. You'll return the compliment by attending ...

You’ve opened the champagne and celebrated your daughter’s engagement but the reality of planning outfits and keeping the bride-to-be sane is just starting to sink in. If you feel like you’ve got ...

With all the fuss over the bridesmaids – how many there’ll be, the colour of their gowns, and the order in which they’re going to walk up the aisle – the male roles at a traditional wedding ceremony ...

Don't trust your best man to remember the rings on the big day? If you've got young relatives who are dying to be a part of your wedding appointing a ring bearer is a great way of involving them, ...

No matter how many hours the bride and bridesmaids spend agonising over their dresses chances are it won't be as many as the guests will spend shopping for their own ensembles. The reason for this is ...

No self-respecting man can say goodbye to the bachelor life without a few friends to help him do so in style - and that's where the groomsmen come in. From organising the stag party to getting the ...

Everyone’s experienced that paralysing moment of fear when you get up in front of a group of people open your mouth to start speaking and realise you’ve totally forgotten whatever it was you were ...