Duties of witnesses at the wedding

Since ancient times and to this day, there is a tradition to invite to the wedding "representatives" of newly married couples in the hall where the marriage is registered. They can often be seen on the right and left sides of the bride and groom on wedding photos. They are given out "red ribbons with the words" witness of the groom "or" witness of the bride ", with which they are bandaged. They are chosen by the bride and groom from among the closest and dearest to them people. The honor of their mission can not be overemphasized. Witnesses are often called the right hands of the bride and groom. But not only the honors get a friend and boyfriend. In the load they are given and certain duties that help make the solemn day of marriage unforgettable.


Duties of a friend

The druzhka is a mirror reflection of the mood of the bride, therefore her duties include:

  1. To hold a "hen party" at the highest level, in order to organize "seeing off" of the bride's free life at a proper decent level;
  2. Help with the selection of wedding accessories, such as dress, flowers and other pleasant trifles;
  3. Help in the design of the wedding guests;
  4. To come up with a scenario of "bride price" for the bride;
  5. On the day of the wedding, one of the first guests should come and help dress the bride for a solemn ceremony;
  6. Should produce a "bride price" of the bride and perhaps help with the decoration of the bride's machine;
  7. Support for the bride's outward appearance, that is her make-up;
  8. Helps to follow the general kind of bride, that is, on time should fix the dress or veil;
  9. Help in spreading the wedding towel for the newlyweds and in accepting the congratulatory flowers after the marriage ceremony;
  10. To accompany and emotionally support the bride from the procedure of "redemption" until the departure of the last guest from the festive column of the invited;
  11. To entertain young wedding weddings, after a toastmaster, showing guests how to entertain the youngsters with their participation in numerous contests;
  12. Prepare a pre-holiday speech for a toast at the honeymoon table.

Duties of the mate

A friend is a vivid representative of the strong side of the solemn day of marriage, so his responsibilities include:

  1. Prepare a "stag party" for a fun parting with the groom's unmarried life, that is, prepare the maximum amount of entertainment, perhaps even order a "goodbye" professional striptease, but with all this enchanting fun should ensure that the groom is not too addicted to alcoholic beverages, especially if the holiday is arranged on the eve of the wedding;
  2. Help with the choice of wedding flowers and costumes for the future groom;
  3. Help with the organization and decoration of transport, that is, take it for hire or bring in orderly transport;
  4. Take care of guests after wedding and solemn evening;
  5. The first to come to the housekeeper and check whether all the newly married paraphernalia for a trip to the registry office on the spot, that is, check whether the wedding rings, passports, champagne and so on on the spot;
  6. To be for the whole day of marriage the emotional support of the groom;
  7. Help to arrange the guests' meeting and spread out the wedding towel for the newlyweds, and after the process of the marriage, help the bridegroom and bride-accept flowers and gifts;
  8. Prepare and firstproduce a beautiful toast or speech during the wedding feast with the ending of the word "bitterly";
  9. To participate in all competitions of the toastmaster and to please young and guests with witty jokes;
  10. To follow the place of the arrival of the bride or her shoes, otherwise he will have to redeem them for restitution.