Oh, how we here at TeamWED envy the men in the wedding party. Unlike the long list of bridesmaid duties one sees practically everywhere, the groomsmen have very little to do in preparation for the wedding. While the bridesmaids are folding invitations and calling around to shops for the perfect shade of shoe, the groom and his groomsmen are usually out somewhere playing video games or a round of golf… oblivious to all the wedding planning going on around them, of course.
And yet, we still love the men in the wedding party, even though the typical list of groomsmen duties is shorter than Pamela Anderson’s skirts. So what are the groomsmen duties we *don’t* hear so much about when planning a wedding? We’ve compiled a list of groomsmen duties that you can give your fiance well in advance of the wedding. Whether he passes it on to his buddies is another story.
Before the Wedding
- Throw the groom a bachelor party or stag weekend… in addition to this, the groomsmen may throw the groom a “man shower.”
- Assist the groom with any planning duties he may be taking care of, like choosing the music for the wedding reception or finding wedding florists in the area.
- Rent, reserve, or buy the tuxedo or suit indicated by the groom or the bride well in advance of the wedding.
- Take part in the wedding rehearsal. Attend and possibly help plan the rehearsal dinner.
During the Wedding
- Assist the groom as he gets ready for the wedding ceremony. Ask him what he needs, from a fresh razor to a new stick of deoderant.
- Hand out wedding programs if you’re including them in your wedding ceremony.
- Seat guests as the enter the ceremony venue.
- Answer any questions wedding guests pose, from “Where are the restrooms?” to “When is this wedding going to start already?”
- If the wedding attendants will be walking in pairs during the processional, the groomsmen duties will usually include escorting a bridesmaid down the aisle.
- The best man may be asked to hold the wedding rings and to hand them over at the appropriate time.
- One or more groomsmen may be asked to recite a reading during the ceremony.
- Collect any forgotten coats and hats before moving to the reception venue.
- Ensuring that all guests have a ride to the reception venue after the ceremony has ended.
- Prior to the start of the reception, groomsmen will participate in nearly all of the posed group wedding photographs.
- At the reception, the groomsmen duties may include (again) answering questions posed by wedding guests and dancing with the bridesmaids or any single ladies.
Like we said, there’s usually not that much that groomsmen are asked to do with regard to actually planning the wedding. But it’s not like that can’t change! As more brides and grooms pay for their own weddings, more grooms are getting involved in the wedding planning process. We hope that will mean that the list of groomsmen duties starts to look a little more like the list of bridesmaids duties sometime in the near future. If grooms are shopping for wedding invitations and choosing between caterers and assembling wedding favors, they’re going to need just as much help as the bride, no?
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