Parents' Duties
Bride's
Father
In the past a big responsibility of the bride's
fathers dealt
with the financial aspects of the wedding and surrounding events. Today
many brides and grooms are more independent and take it upon themselves
to pay for 1/2, if not all of the expenses themselves.
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On the wedding day, the bride is accompanied to the church by
her father.
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The bride's father escorts his daughter up the aisle and gives
her away during the ceremony.
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If the couple plans on a wedding breakfast, the father will
sit next to the bride at the main table during the wedding
breakfast.
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The bride's father makes the first speech at the wedding
breakfast (this is when he makes a toast to the bride and groom.
Bride's Mother
The bride's mother helps her daughter with every aspect of the
wedding that the daughter includes her in. Such aspects she helps
her daughter with include but are not limited to; the wedding
arrangements and decisions, compilation of the guest list, and sending
out invitations. The mother should help in any way possible while
keeping in mind that this is her daughter's day..
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The mother of the bride not only stands proudly watching her
little girl get married, but she also sees to it that all arrangements
are carried out as planned.
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The mother of the bride also stands in the receiving line to greet
the guests, along with her husband.
Groom's Parents
Although the groom's parents are just as important as the
bride's, there are no traditional roles that the groom's parents carry
out on this special day. It is also important to make sure that the
groom's parents don't feel left out of this joyous event. Today, it
isn't unusual for the groom's parents to make a considerable
contribution to the event, where as in the past, it was said that it
should be a wedding obligation of the bride's family. As said previously
it is even more common to see many independent couples who take it upon
themselves to pay for 1/2, if not all of the expenses themselves. On the
part of the bride, it is in great taste to ask the advice and approval
of her future in-laws, and to make sure they are included in as much of
the wedding preparations as possible.
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