What does a woman have a male best friend do in her wedding?

Question

My best friend is man but I obviously don't want him lined up with my bridesmaids. My fiance isn't good friends with him like I am, so i don't want him lined up with the groomsmen. What other important role could he play?

Answer 1

who knows you better than your best friends.....have him recite something at your wedding, He can be in charge of getting your mother to the church since your father may be with you.

dont forget about recognizing him with a boutineer and a gift .

Answer 2

He can be a floater in the wedding helping with things the wedding coordinater needs him to do. Keeping the tables clean after the guest eats put away their plates and keep the trash down on the tables . There are so many small things he can do that can keep him busy and he will surely be appreciated. Make sure he wears the wedding colors also so he can be part of the wedding.

Answer 3

He can seat guests.

Answer 4

Probably be best as an usher, or to do a reading if he has a good voice and is a good reader.

I just attended a wedding where the bride had two "men of honor" stand beside her. I'm sorry, but it was completely strange. They honestly gave the groom strange "looks" all during the ceremony.

Answer 5

My male best friend was my "maid of honor".   I've been married a few times, so I'm not a stickler for decorum.   Plus, he was the prettiest maid of honor I ever had.

Answer 6

I agree that him being an usher or what not would be good, but this is 2008!  He can be your bridesmade if you wanted him too, and he accepted.  Haven't you seen "maid of honor? Not that he would try what that guy did, but the idea is fine.  Unless your going more traditional which I would then just stick w/ the usher job.

Answer 7

personally if it were me i would at least ask him to be my maid of honor /best man anyway who cares about being typical if he is too uncorforable fine but i would let him know that hes important to  you and you like him to be the one that besides your husband closely helps you with the wedding be in charge of the "maid of honor things "making sure you have the old new borrowed blue stand up next to you on your important day ect.....its not like your making him wear a dress LOL and when announcing the wedding party you can have grooms best man and brides best man if that isnt something you are all comforable what about (if your not religous) having him be the one to marry you it is legal he can send away for papers that will let him legally marry you on such and such a date we had our friend do this at our wedding and it made it that much more personal coming from someone you know and love bottom line is its your wedding you should do whats in your heart and forget societys stigmas and second guesses....good luck and congratulations

Answer 8

He could be an usher and help seat the guests...no reason he couldn't be lined up with your bridesmaids if you decided you wanted a 'bridesman' but that's your call.

There aren't a whole lot of positions in a wedding so if it's not a bridesman or groomsman, not giving you away, not officiating, not singing or playing the music, and not ushering people to their seat then he's just a guest and should eat, drink, and be merry like the other guests. ☺

Answer 9

Why DON'T you want him as a bridesman or man of honor?  The wedding party is about having the most important people standing with you on one of the most important days of your life.  It shouldn't matter if they're male of female.  If your husband doesn't want him on your side, place him on yours.  

I had my best guy friend stand on my side and my husband had his sister on his side.  The pictures looked awesome and nobody at our wedding batted an eyelash at it.  Even if they do at your wedding, so what?  It's not their wedding and they're focused on the wrong thing if they do have an issue with it.