How to Be the Perfect Maid of Honor

Here is your guide to ensuring your toast is both memorable and beloved by the bride and groom
Tags: Bridesmaids, Wedding Receptions

She's the one fluffing the train, fixing makeup, and (probably) planning the bachelorette party. Here's a pre-wedding to-do list for the woman you've chosen as your MOH.

Help! What do you do as the maid of honor? Don't worry, we've got your job description down to a science.

After being a bridesmaid five times (four in one year) and serving as Maid of Honor twice in an eight-month period, I have this whole lady-in-waiting thing down pat. I have seen the same spills, meltdowns and lost photo opportunities repeatedly. In fact, I have even started to prevent them. I feel like some sort of wedding day medium. Now, I want to give you, young grasshopper, the wisdom I have acquired to make you the best damn maid of honor, or bridesmaid, in the world. 1. Be on the offensive at the reception Great Aunt Ruth is a talker. The bride doesn’t have 45 minutes at her once in a lifetime, two-hour reception to discuss the price of milk in 1930. But guess what, bridesmaids? You do. On the plus side, no one will blame you for being the drunkest one at the end of the night. 2. Give the mother of the bride a Xanax already Just do it. She is stressed the heck out. 3. Leave Dad alone Men need time to process things on their own. As much as Mom is ...
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In the realm of weddings, there are plenty of amazing resources for brides. But what about the bridal party attendants? They are instrumental in making the big day one filled with friendship and love, but they often receive minimal guidance. Maids of honor, you've come to the right place: I'm excited to share my tips with you all.

Congratulations - you're the bride's right hand woman! Feeling overwhelmed? Read these ten tips and you'll be stellar maid of honour material in no time!