| Define the list of the roles in the wedding keep the wedding party in order |
Make a list of all the roles in the wedding and match the people with the roles needed. Make them accomplish the detailed task in the wedding for you. Thus we may not only release the burden of the green-hands, but also make the wedding go on in a perfect order.
Generally we have the following roles: wedding planner, wedding manager, master of ceremonies, chief witness at the wedding ceremony, makeup girl, photographer and cameraman, flower artists, manager of the cars, musical band, bridesmaid, groomsman, usher, signature collecter, etc. No matter a wedding service company is called in or we do the whole planning all by ourselves, the roles in the wedding should be defined.
The wedding planner is in charge of the planning and managing of the entire ceremony procedure, which usually includes: ceremony stage, arrangement of the tables, audio and video equipment, the setting of the cake, candles and the champagne table, the allocation of the flowers, etc. You should tell the planner in detail about your wedding budget, the wedding style you want and some other details during the wedding.
The wedding manager is responsible for the organizing and coordinating of the whole wedding procedure, and should keep the entire wedding procedure under full control. The wedding planner and the manager can be either two different people or just one people for both roles.
The master of the ceremony is the "soul" in the wedding party, who is in charge of guiding the new couple to go through the memorable wedding ceremony. An experienced master of the ceremony should be good at make up the "climax" and "highlights" during the wedding by arranging some special programmers. The master of the ceremony should be very familiar with the wedding customs and should be humorous and smart, good at dealing with unexpected situations. A experienced master of the ceremony who has hosted many ceremonies is the best choice.
The chief witness at the wedding ceremony is to read the marriage license for the new couple, usually someone who is the head of the company or a venerable elder.
The make-up girl charges defferently according to the experience and level. A trial practice can be conducted before we make the choice. A make-up girl who may be present during the wedding is a better choice. We have more detailed introduction in the following passages.
The photographer and cameraman are responsible for recording the happiest moments in the new couple's lives. So they should communicate with the couple beforehand in order to avoid missing any valuable shot. The fee for the photographer and cameraman, the purchasing of the films, the cost on the developing the films, the fee for the making of the electronic album later on should be consulted in detail.
You may have been waiting for that day for a lifetime to throw the beautiful bouquet into the air! Go to the flower shop to have a deep breath. Let the smell of blossom help you to release from the tiredness of preparing the wedding and choose a beautiful cluster of flowers for yourself! The flowerman is generally someone from the flower shop. The flowers are usually used in the following places: the decoration of the head car, the decoration of the entrance to the ceremony hall, the decoration at the signature table, flowers on the dinning table, flowers for the groom and the bride, flowers for the groomman and the bridemaid, flowers for the parents and the chief witness of the ceremony, the bouquet for the bride, and so on. The flower shop usually has the pictures for you to choose or you may look for your favorate pictures and make orders.
The marriage cars can be either rent or borrowed, depending on the different financial situation. Something which we want to remind you is that it's better to have a car manager to take the charge of the coordination of the cars, the order of the cars, the travel routine, and the controlling of the departing and arriving time, etc. All these will guarantee the smoothly delivery of your bride!
The music in the wedding party will have an extrordinary effect. You can invite a live band to your wedding, or take the advantage of the audeo and vedio equipments like Karaokey.
The bridesmaid: usually the best friend or sister of the bride. But some brides also like to have two bridesmaids at the same time. During the ceremony, they would follow the bride, to throw petals and blow bubbles, etc. Also, in the farewell-to-single-life party, a bridesmaid is someone the party can not go without.
The groomsman: just like, the groomsman is usually the best friend or the brother of the groom. At present, more and more grooms would like to have two groomsmen, especially when one of the groomsman is not in the same city with the groom and therefore can not conduct his basic function as a groomsman.
Usher: do not take it as the one in the restaurant. Generally speaking, the usher should know most of your guests invited. They should get familiar with the location of the seat for every person beforehand. They should stand by the entrance of the ceremony hall, and sent every guest to his or her seat. The number of the usher could be decided by the number of the guests you invited, but usually two ushers at the least, who can be from both the bride's side and the groom's side.
Signature collector: every couple will set a reception table at the gate of the ceremony hall to let the guests sign their names. Therefore, a Signature collector can be arranged here to take this task. The Signature collector is usually an elder from the bride's family. |
| If you are going to hold a western style wedding, then there will be other roles as the following: |
Bridesmaid: some brides just invite one bridesmaid, but most of the brides will invite at least two bridesmaid, some even have as many as eight bridesmaid
Groomsman: the number of the groomsman could be from zero to eight. They are generally the intimate people of the groom, such as brothers, colleagues, friends or relatives, etc.
Flower kid: if your nephew or neice is at the age of four to eight, you may make him or her try the experience of being the flower kid. In the ceremony, the flower kid may hold the bouquet or the flower basket, walking slowly at the back of the bride. Often, you may have one to three flower kids.
Ring kid:the age of the ring kid is just the same with that of the flower kid, from four to eight. They are usually the nephew or cousin of the groom (usually boys). In the ceremony, they will hold the pillow of the rings and walk in front of the bride. This is a very inportant role, not only because the rings are valuable, but also because the rings mean a lot to the new couple. In order to make the wedding ceremony go on smoothly, you should choose a ring kid who is easy-going and obedient in front of the people.
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