Wedding planning checklist: Who does what?

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Staying stress-free in the run-up to W-day is all about delegating!

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Groom:

  • Organising the legal bits of 
the ceremony and filling in all the paperwork
  • Booking the honeymoon
  • Choosing the best man/ushers
  • Organising outfits for the groomsmen
  • Arranging wedding transport
  • Giving a speech on the day
  • Checking the content of the best man’s speech

Best Man:

  • Coordinating the ushers
  • Making a speech
  • Organising the stag night
  • Making payments to suppliers on the day
  • Organising the collection and return of groomsmen’s outfits
  • Looking after the rings
  • Making announcements at the wedding breakfast

Ushers:

  • Handing out orders of service
  • Showing guests where to sit
  • Helping out the best man with any tasks he has
  • Organising guests for any group photographs


Chief Bridesmaid:

  • Helping the bride choose her wedding dress
  • Organising the hen night
  • Helping the bride to get
ready on the morning of 
the wedding
  • Making payments to suppliers on the day (along with the best man)
  • Holding the bride’s bouquet during the service
  • Looking after the bride’s possessions during the wedding ceremony

Mother of the bride:

  • Helping the bride choose her wedding dress
  • Helping the bride with the wedding planning
  • Sending invitations and keeping track of RSVPs