Attendants

Understand the roles of bridesmaids, groomsmen, ushers, and other attendants, including how to select them, their responsibilities, and gift ideas.

Bridesmaids

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...

Father of The Bride

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 f...

Flower Girls

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...

Gifts For Attendants

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

Maid of Honour

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....

Mother of The Bride

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 starti...

Page Boys

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 –...

Ring Bearers

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 be...

The Perfect Wedding Outfit For Guests

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 t...

The Role of the Best Man

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 pers...

Ushers & Groomsmen

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 o...

Wedding Attendants - Mother and Father of the Groom

Traditionally, the most important guests at a wedding were the mother and father of the groom. Because marriage was a way to increase your social status and...

Wedding Toasts

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...