Choosing a wedding party can be a challenge. Your wedding party should be people who can offer support when it's needed and help you solve problems as they arise on your big day. This is especially important for the Maid of Honor and Best Man, who each have important duties that help keep the wedding plans moving forward and prevent the event from becoming overwhelming. To ensure the wedding goes smoothly, it's important to choose the right people for the job.
Include Your Siblings/Siblings-In-Law
To include or not to include? Long after the wedding is over and friends have gone their separate ways, your siblings will always be a part of your life. Unless there's a good reason not to include your siblings in your wedding party, they should be among the first people you ask. If your siblings aren't being included for whatever reason, consider giving them a different role in the wedding. Ask them to plan a party, pass out programs, decorate or give them other tasks.
Pick the People Who Will Always Be Around
A role in your wedding is a big deal and shouldn't be given away lightly. The friends you choose for your wedding party should be people who you expect will continue to be an important part of your life forever. When choosing friends for your wedding party, ask yourself if you expect this person will still be a good friend for many years to come.
Know Who Not To Include
Knowing who not to include can help you narrow your choices. First, give consideration to the amount of time and energy that each candidate might have to give to your wedding. People who live far away, who have busy schedules or who can't afford to travel to the site of the wedding may not be the best choice. Don't choose anyone who might find participation to be a burden or hardship.
Other general tips for knowing whom not to ask include:
Don't ask anyone because you were in his or her wedding. This alone is not a good enough reason to include someone in your wedding.
Avoid asking people who might not mesh with the rest of the group. Asking someone who doesn't get along with the other members of the party could make your wedding awkward and may even lead to problems.
More Than One Best Man or Maid of Honor?
It's perfectly acceptable to have more than one Best Man or Maid of Honor. Given the important roles that the BM and MOH play in the wedding, having more than one person on each side can help prevent problems.
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