Last night a great friend asked me to be a personal attendant at her wedding and omigosh I’m super excited! She is gifted at her career, which happens to be in the wedding industry, so you just know the reception is going to be ah-ma-zing. Also, the most important thing – the couple is one of those loving partnerships us single girls aspire to be a part of one day.
But here’s the thing: What exactly does one do as a personal attendant? Having never been one before, I took to the powers and wonder of the internet to find out. There were many duties, but five main ones that stood out.
5. Organize. Everything.
When I hear the word “Organize” I get excited. If I could list one super human talent I possess, this would be it. So far, so good.
4. Help the bride get dressed.
I know how to get dressed in the morning, so I feel pretty qualified to handle this one. Easy peasy.
3. Various “go-fer” duties.
Which gives me total access to walk around with a purpose, checking out all the single dudes. This is the best job ever!
2. Hold a touch-up / emergency bag.
I’ve actually brought these to most weddings, just because. Traditionally I include band aids, hairspray, clear nail polish, nail clippers, nail files, deodorant, and breath mints. Done!
1. Make sure the bride is not stressed.
Challenge: Accepted. Current adding liquor to my touch-up/emergency bag.
I guess it actually doesn’t really matter. The bride essentially told me I just have to show up, keep her sane, and have fun.
Done and done!
YAY! It’s one of my most favorite roles to have in a wedding because I too ADORE organization and that’s like the most important part of this role! Congrats and enjoy – you’ll obviously rock at this position.
Sweet! Glad to know this is right up my alley :)
Fun!!! Make sure you have a list of the vendors’ contact information the day of the wedding in case you need to yell at anyone. Also, although the bride knows this, make sure she gets home at a reasonable hour the night before the wedding. SOMEONE I know had the best of intentions but just got too excited to see all her friends and forgot about that part somewhere around 10 pm…. ;)
Thanks! So…would that “someone” be a girl who is prone to throwing cabbages at Mallards games? er…? ;)
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I love being the Personal attendant for my friends wedding’s more so than a bridesmaid. It is so nice to know that you made a huge difference in making a friends wedding stress free and enjoy her wedding day with her prince charming