Maid of honour duties

Right, there are a few roles i need to fill apparently...but it's all good.  

• Go wedding gown shopping with the bride and be honest when she steps out of the changing room. - whoop! How exciting!
• Help select bridesmaid’s dresses, pay for your dress & accessories. - Jen and Lea have been amazing and said that they want to bless us by paying :)
• Call all the bridesmaids when it’s time for shopping and fittings - new friends!! Yay. 
• Help address invitations. - will need a trip to Manchester, but i'm up for it!
• Help wrap and tag guest favours/Bombonniere. - guess i'll be spending a lot of time in Manchester!!
• Host a bridal shower or stagette with other bridesmaids. If one of the mom’s is hosting, lend a hand where needed. - as you probably know, i'm down with organising stuff...i'll have to start thinking about what she'd like to do...
• Address and send shower invitations. - they will, most definitely, be totally gorgeous. 
• Take RSVP’s for shower.
• Attend rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. - these will be in Rugby.  And sound lots and lots of fun :)
• Help decorate ceremony and reception locations if necessary. - That sounds like fun!
• Helps the bride get dressed on her wedding day. - she will be the most beautiful ever, i know i'll cry.  
• It’s your duty to make sure the bride’s veil and train looks nice before and during the ceremony. The photographer can’t stop taking pictures during this time and he/she can’t go up on the altar to straighten out the bride…only you can. Guests will expect this from you. - no pressure there then! Eek!
• Holds the bride’s bouquet during the ceremony. - TWO bouquets?! I'd best not drop it...
• Keeps the groom’s wedding ring until the ring exchange, unless the best man or ring bearer are holding them. - oh-my-word...fingers crossed for the best man!!
• Stand in the receiving line (optional). - i can feel the cheek ache already, lol.
• Will sit to the bride’s right at the reception. - flippin amazing privilege again!!
• Signs the marriage certificate as a witness. - wow...i hope it's not a fountain pen...i smudge those...
• Bustles the bride’s train before reception begins. - i think this means poof it a bit...need to check that one out...
• Dance with the best man. - oh-err! I wonder if he's handsome...
• Help the best man bring the gifts to the bride and groom’s home - that'll be so much fun! Setting them out for them for when they return!
• Help with clean up after reception. - will be as if we were never there :)

I'm so excited!! First up Alex and Phil ask me to be their bridesmaid.  I love them both so much - was completely shocked and touched by it, and am loving, LOVING that role in their big day.  I've already been involved in so many of the decisions - is wonderful.  Now i get to be my Jennie's Maid of Honour - i am beyond excited.  And beyond touched.  I feel totally loved.