Maid of honor help....?

Question

my sister is getting married next fall, and asked me to be the maid of honor. she is 20, and i am going to be 15.

the thing is, i don't even know where to start!!

i want to help make it the best day of her life, so are there any ideas on what i can do to help her?

and also, what about the bridal shower? i really need help. i love my sister so much, and we havent had a great relationship, so i really want to make this perfect!!!

Answer 1

You should sit down and have a talk with your sister. Tell her that since you are still young you are not certain about the duties of the maid of honor. Ask her what she expects from you. Ask her what she wants you to do.

Also, being only 15 years old, I doubt that you have a lot of money available for the bridal shower and pamper the bride parties. You need to figure out what financial responsibilities will be place on you.

Does she have any other bridesmaids? If so I would contact them and ask them for some help with the shower, parties, etc.

Here are a few good websites that you can look at. It should give you good information about the responsibilities of the maid of honor.

Good luck to you!

http://www.bridesmaid101.com/maid_of_hon...

http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-plann...

http://www.yourwedding101.com/wedding-pa...

http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Maid-of-Ho...

http://weddings.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Maid...

Answer 2

Here are some things a maid of honor is/may be responsible for:

planning the wedding shower, bachelorette party (this is optional, and you may not have to do it since you are so young), helping the bride dress, holding her bouquet during the ceremony, making sure the train is looking pretty all the time, and giving a toast at the reception.

Talk to your sister, ask her what she expects of you, and let her know you want to do everything you can to make her day perfect.

I think you're on the right track by asking questions.  Use google and search for "maid of honor responsibilities" or for hints and tips, and you'll find lots of great advice.

Good luck!

Edit:

Here are a few websites about bridal showers.  I just skimmed them quickly, but they look like they have a lot of good information for you:

http://www.bridalshower.com/planning/qui...

http://www.bridalshowertips.com/

http://www.chiff.com/entertain/wed-showe...

Answer 3

Considering your age you really shouldn't be expected to take on all of these things yourself. By the way - bridal showers are optional. But I understand that you want to try to mend your fences here. So, I suggest you contact some of the other women in the bridal party and do this as a group. if there are no other attendants then maybe if you have a mom, aunt or other close relative they can guide you.

here is an article on bridesmaid's duties:

http://www.topweddingsites.com/bridesmai...

Good luck darlin. You seem like a very mature 15 year old and a loving sister. You should be fine.