The Best Man's Role
- Helps the bridegroom choose his outfit and those of the male attendants
- Arranges the “stag do”
- Meets at the ceremony venue, along with the ushers, to discuss seating and parking arrangements
- Attends the rehearsal
- Collects hire wear for him and the bridegroom
- Collects cards or messages from those who cannot attend the wedding
- Makes sure that ushers have order of service sheets and buttonholes
- Helps the bridegroom dress and makes sure he is on time for the service
- On behalf of the bridegroom, discretely pays the church fees and tips
- Produces the rings when required
- Escorts the maid-of-honour to the signing of the register (usually as a witness)
- Escorts the maid-of-honour from the ceremony
- Checks with the ushers that all guests have transport to the reception
- In the absence of a Toastmaster, announces events such as the first speech, cutting of the cake and
the departure of the couple
- Makes a speech
- Decorates the “going away car”
- Helps transport wedding gifts from the reception to a safe place
- After the wedding, returns the bridegroom’s hire wear if necessary