• Decide budget and wedding plans.
• Choose wedding party attendants. Choose clothing for best man, groomsmen and bride's attendants.
• Buy gifts for their attendants.

Bride's Wedding Responsibilty

• Discusses budget with fiancé and parents.
• Sets date, time and place of wedding and reception.
• Selects wedding dress and accessories.
• Books caterer, wedding and reception entertainment, florist, photographer, videographer and bakery.
• Helps compile the guest list
• Orders invitations, thank-you notes and personal stationery.
• Buys groom's wedding band.

Groom's Wedding Responsibility

• Helps compile the guest list.
• Buys the wedding ring.
• Gets the marriage license and any other legal documents.
• Pays for and arranges honeymoon.
• Pays for brides' bouquet, going-away corsage, corsages for both mothers and close female relatives on either side.
• Supplies boutonnieres for himself and male attendants.

Matron of Honour's Wedding Responsibilties

• Assists the bride any way she can.
• Pays for her own gown and accessories.
• Supervises bridesmaids.
• Helps bride get ready before the ceremony and before departure from the reception.
• Holds the groom's ring during the ceremony.
• Arranges the bride's veil and train and holds the bouquet during the ceremony.
  
• Signs the marriage certificate as a witness.
• May assume responsibility to transport the bride's gown and gifts home.

Best Man's Wedding Responsibities

• Signs the marriage license as a witness.
• Assists the groom in any way he can.
• Oversees the ushers.
• Holds bride's wedding ring during the ceremony.
• Makes sure ceremony officiant is paid.
• Helps newlyweds prepare for honeymoon departure.
• Makes sure that all men's rental clothes are returned after the wedding.

Mother of the Bride

• Usually acts as hostess of the reception .
• Helps the bride compile the guest list, arrange details of ceremony and reception.
• Keeps the bride's father and groom's parents informed about wedding plans.
• Is afforded special honor at the wedding service and is seated last.
• Sits in place of honor at parents' table.

Father of the Bride

• Rides to the ceremony with the bride.
• Escorts the bride down the aisle, then joins his wife in the front row.
• Keeps an eye on the bar and champagne supply.
• Makes a short toast at the reception.