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Duties of a bridesmaid and maid of honour

I am writing this blog because I am of the opinion that many bridesmaids and maids of honors don't know their responsibility towards making the wedding day a memorable one, which has resulted in me as photographer not being able to fulfill my professional duties properly due to interferance...many photographers might have experienced the same...so sorry if the sounds a bit harsh. 

I am a bit strict as to what I want for my bride and her party - I am a professional wedding photographer. There goes a lot of planning into the wedding day from me as wedding photographer. I don't just show up with my dslr (that is a digital camera) because I have it and don't really know how to use it in a mode other than "Auto".  NO!!! I know how to use my camera, how to compose a shot and how to use light! 

It would be in the best interest of the bride and groom if the bridesmaids/maid of honour or any of the groomsmen contact me prior to the wedding to discuss their ideas and (PHOTOGRAPHIC) suggestions for the wedding day. If you can not do that, then leave me to do my job while you are doing yours which is to participate in the wedding ceremony and assist the bride. If you are so confident that your ideas are the best there is, you should've applied for the role as photographer before the wedding. If you're still not convinced that my presence at the wedding is of any significance to the bride and groom, may I please ask you "how much did you get paid to be there?"

AND BRIDES!!! I am going to write a blog about choosing your bridesmaids too...I've seen too many backstabbing going on at weddings lately...choose your bridal party wisely. 

Short description of bridesmaids: 

The bridesmaids are members of the bride's party in a wedding.  A bridesmaid is typically a young woman, and often a close friend or sister.   She attends the bride on the day of a wedding or marriage ceremony.  Traditionally bridesmaids were chosen from unwed young women of marriageable age.  However this is not a rule. 

The principal bridesmaid, if one is so designated, may be called the chief bridesmaid or maid of honor if she is unmarried, or the matron of honor if she is married. A junior bridesmaid is a girl who is clearly too young to be marriageable, but who is included as an honorary bridesmaid. 

Often there is more than one bridesmaid: in modern times the bride chooses how many to ask. Interesting fact: Historically, no person of status went out unattended, and the size of the retinue was closely calculated to be appropriate to the family's social status. A large group of bridesmaids provided an opportunity for showing off the family's social status and wealth. Today, the number of bridesmaids in a wedding party is dependent on many variables, including a bride's preferences, the size of her family, and the number of attendants her partner would like to have as well.

Duties of bridesmaids and maid of honour

The activities of the principal bridesmaid may be as many or as varied as she allows the bride to impose upon her. Her only required duty is to participate in the wedding ceremony. Typically, however, she is asked for help with the logistics of the wedding as an event, such as addressing invitations, and for her help as a friend, such as attending the bride as she shops for her wedding dress.On the day of the wedding, her principal duty is to provide practical and emotional support. She might assist the bride with dressing and, if needed, help the bride manage her veil, a bouquet of flowers, a prayer book, or the train of her wedding dress during the day. If there is a reception after the wedding, the Maid of Honour may be asked to offer a toast to the newlyweds.

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