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Maid of Honor Tips is designed to help you understand your role and responsibilities as Maid of Honor. Here you will find some valuable tips and ideas to assist you in your role of Maid of Honor or Chief Bridesmaid. There is a lot to know and a lot to plan for. There will be a substantial time commitment expected from you in order to support the Bride and help to organize many details of the Wedding.

Some of your tasks will include being the main organizer of the Bachelorette Party or Bridal Shower and will need to hone your best people skills to co-ordinate the other Bridesmaids and deal with personality conflicts as they happen. As the Maid of Honor you will need to build good relationships with many people including the Bride, Groom, Wedding Party members and the parents of the Bride and Groom.

It is a big ask to successfully complete all of the tasks expected and in the following months/weeks leading up to the Wedding Day. In this section we will be covering the following topics to assist you to be a valuable and memorable Maid of Honor.

• Helping decide on a Wedding Theme
• Choosing Wedding outfit colors and styles
• Working with the Groom
• Meeting Brides parents
• Managing Bridesmaids
• Shopping for the Dresses and Shoes
• Wedding Venues
• Bachelorette Party
• Wedding Shower
• The Wedding Ceremony
• Wedding Reception
• Maid of Honor Wedding Speech

Please feel free to leave comment at the end of this page or get in contact with us through the “Contact Us” Page if you have questions or suggestions for more topics to include in Maid of Honor Tips to assist you prepare to be a fantastic and memorable Maid of Honor.

Wedding Speeches Store thanks you for visiting and hopes you will enjoy the series of Maid of Honor Tips.

There are many theories about the Best Man Origins, where the idea of the “Best Man” came from, how he came to be such an important part of the Wedding Party. One theory is that in the times of the Wild West in the developing United States the Best Man was the best friend or most trusted ally of the Groom. The Best Man was charged with the responsibility to protect the Bride and keep her safe from the time of the marriage proposal until delivering her to the church for the wedding ceremony. Needless to say marriage engagements were only a matter of a few days, at most a week or two.

Other theories suggest that during these times women of marrying age were typically kidnapped by the Groom and most trusted friends from her family home and taken by force to enter into marriage. This theory is based as early as the sixteenth century, when the Best Man was an integral part of this process. It is thought that in these times young men would choose their wife from their own village or close neighboring villages however sometimes there were not enough young women of the right age for marriage.

Their solution was to gather a group of young men and organize a kidnapping raid to steal young women from more distant villages. The Best Man was named after the kidnapping had been completed and was the one who was the most help to the Groom when acquiring his wife. The Best Man was then given the responsibility to guard and protect the Bride and Groom, mostly from the Brides family who would want the Bride back and return her to her rightful home. The Best Man may have… in these times be called on to negotiate with the Brides family. His role was to convince  the Brides family to accept the Groom and if this failed he was then needed to keep the Brides family away from the Bride and Groom until after the wedding ceremony.

The Best Man duties did not stop there; he was also required to protect the Bride from being kidnapped by other young men who were also seeking a Bride in the time leading up to the wedding day. During the wedding ceremony the Best Man was required to stand at the right side of the Groom with his hand on his sword throughout the ceremony to protect both the Bride and Groom from any potential threat.

In modern times the role of the Best Man is seen as an honor and the most difficult part of successfully fulfilling this role is to make the Best Man Wedding Speech at the wedding reception. This can stir fear in the Best Man and surprisingly recent statistics show that many people fear public speaking more than death. It would be sensible to conclude that the Best Man of the sixteenth century would fear death more, as their role in those times could certainly risk both life and limb.

Thankfully, the modern day Best Man no longer needs to fear the Speech at the wedding reception as there are many tools available to assist him in delivering a professional, funny or witty Best Man Wedding Speech with minimal work and maximum effect. But don’t take my word for it visit the green button to the right titled “Best Man Wedding Speech” and see for yourself!

Thank you for visiting Wedding Speeches Store and reading Best Man Origins.

Congratulations! Your best friend or brother has just asked you to be a Best Man in his Wedding Party. Being the Best Man is an huge honor and also a big responsibility.  You may ask, “How do I be the best possible Best Man?”

In this series “Best Man Tips” we will explore the following topics to help you be a the best, Best Man you can be.  The only problem this might cause is that you will be invited to be the Best Man over and over again!! In the coming weeks we will explore the following topics:-

• Best Man Origins.
• Supporting the Groom.
• Being trusted by the Bride.
• Organizing the Bachelor Party.
• The days before the Wedding Day.
• Being the Team Leader for the Groomsmen.
• Building relationships with Brides and Grooms Parents.
• Best Dressed ~ Your Wedding Tux.
• Rehearsal Dinner.
• The day before.
• The Wedding Day ~ The Ceremony.
• The Wedding Reception.
• Your Wedding Party Partner.
• Your Wedding Speech or Wedding Toast.
• The Wedding Guests.

These topics are to be covered in Best Man Tips. If you have an suggestions on other topics you would like covered in the section Best Man Tips, or would like to know how to fit in and work with the Wedding Party, please leave a comment or get in contact with us through our “Contact Us” Page.

Wedding Speeches Store hopes you enjoy Best Man Tips.

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The proposal is accepted, the Wedding Date is set. Now it’s time to set The Wedding Budget. Here are Wedding Tips and a Wedding Costs List to consider when setting The Wedding Budget… There is a lot to consider, and of course, you want the best, the Fairy Tale Wedding you always dreamed about. If you have an infinite source of capital, that is exactly what you can  have. This blog post, “The Wedding Budget” is more for those who do not have the luxury of unlimited financial resources and will need to keep a close eye on what is being spent or what is planned to be spent.

Wedding Costs List for The Wedding Budget

Below is what you need to consider in setting The Wedding Budget. It is a long list but in the next blog post we will look at  “Wedding Costs ~ Who Pays for What?” So don’t worry about footing the bill for it all! Further Blog posts on this topic will include “How to Trim the Wedding Budget” Note the total percentage of each item is approximate  percentage and may differ largely between individual Weddings.

Wedding Ceremony~ 6% of the Wedding Budget:-

1. Location fee.
2. Celebrant fee/ Church Donation.
3. Marriage license.
4. Musician’s fees.
5. Ring pillows.

Wedding Reception ~ 40% of Wedding Budget:-

1. Reception Venue.
2. Meal for Guests, Food.
3. Drinks.
4. Table and Chair Hire.
5. Venue Hire.
6. Cake.
7. BonBonerrie or Favors.

The Wedding Clothes ~ 20% of the Wedding Budget:-

1. Bridal Dress.
2. Female Wedding Party Dresses or outfits.
3. Headpiece/tiara, or veil.
4. Bride and female Wedding Party lingerie and stockings.
5. Bride and female Wedding Party Shoes.
6. Bride and female Wedding Party Accessories.
7. Bridal and female Wedding Party Jewelery.
8. Bride and female Wedding Party hair styles and makeup.
9. Groom’s and male wedding party Tuxedo or Suit.
10. Groom’s and male wedding party shoes, bow ties, cuff links and other accessories.

Wedding Rings ~ 5% of the Wedding Budget:-

1. Bride and Grooms rings.
2. Ring engraving.

Wedding Flowers ~ 4% of the Wedding Budget:-

1. Flowers to decorate the Church or venue for the Wedding Ceremony.
2. Bride’s bouquet, Maid of Honor and Bridesmaid bouquets.
3. Corsages for Mother of the Bride and Mother of the Groom.
4. Male boutonnieres, for Groom and male Wedding Party.
5. Boutonnieres for Father of the Bride and Groom, Page Boy, Ring Bearer.
6. Reception centerpieces and floral decorations.
7. Flower-girl basket or halo/ hair.

Wedding Music ~ 4% of the Wedding Budget:-

1. Ceremony Musicians.
2. Band and/or D.J.
3. Cocktail hour musicians.
4. Sound system Hire.

Wedding Photography ~ 8% of the Wedding Budget:-

1. Wedding Photographer.
2. Wedding Video.
3. Albums.
4. Additional prints.
5. Disposable cameras for guests for candid photos.

Wedding Transportation ~ 2% of the Wedding Budget:-

1. Transportation for wedding party.
2. Guest shuttle and/or parking attendants.

Invitations & Stationery ~ 4% of the Wedding Budget:-

1. Wedding Invitations.
2. Bridal Shower or Bachelorette Party Invitations.
3. RSVP or response cards.
4. Thank you notes.
5. Postage.
6. Calligraphy or professional writer.
7. Guest book.

Wedding Party Gifts for each Member of the Wedding Party ~ 2% of the Wedding Budget

1. Bridesmaid.
2. Maid of Honor.
3. Best Man.
4. Groomsmen.
5. Brides parents.
6. Grooms Parents.
7. Flower Girl and Page Boy.

Honeymoon ~ 5% of the Wedding Budget:-

1. Wedding night in hotel.
2. Flights.
3. Cruise tickets.
4. Tour tickets.
5. Transport.
6. Accommodation and meals.
7. Activities.

The Wedding Budget Homework

By far the most expensive single item on the above list is the Wedding Reception, coming in at around 40% of the total wedding cost. It is a good idea to get online or make some calls to wedding reception centers and ask them to give you an idea of the cost per head for a fully served 3-5 course meal, sit down reception for a wedding. Make sure you are sitting down when they start to quote. This will give you some idea about the likely cost of the reception and help you to set The Wedding Budget and the guest list numbers. Like wise get quotes for Wedding Flowers, Wedding Clothes and other items from the Wedding Costs List above.

Wedding Speeches Store is sure that the above information on the Wedding Costs List will help you to know what to include when setting The Wedding Budget. In the next post we will explore “Wedding Costs ~ Who Pays for What?” Look out for future “Wedding Tips” blog posts, like the soon to be added “How to trim the Wedding Budget”