Wedding Duties?

If you need specific wedding duties fulfilled, definitely hire a wedding planner.

Thankfully our wedding doesn't require much outside of what the venue already provides. Aside form getting their attire we're asking:

Bridesmaids and I will set up final decor items before the wedding. Everyone will help pack up at the end of the night.

FH and his groomsmen will help greet guests as they arrive

MOH: plan shower/bachelorette party and run interference with DOC

BM #3: coordinate with photographer (mutual friend)

BM #4: bring the flower girl lol

Best Man: plan bachelor party

Groomsman #2: keep everyone on time day of the wedding

Groomsman #4: help DJ if needed (mutual friend)

Must: show up on wedding day in outfit that was mutually agreed upon by couple and bridal party.

Optional but hoped for: show up to pre-wedding events like rehearsal, bachelor/ette parties, bridal shower.

Optional, often expected, but again, optional: plan those parties above.

Bonus: ANYTHING ELSE.

View Quoted Comment I think asking for help is fine my matron of honor is helping address the envelopes. It is expecting the help. My other. matron Hey f honor helps plan the parties My bridesmaid is senior year this coming year pre med is interning this summer and will be taking her MCats next year. So obviously for her just showing up is fine. My JR BM is 11.

I believe the party is responsible for wearing the dress/tux required and hopefully a bridal shower and bachelor/bachelorette party.

If you're talking in terms of them helping with planning, making calls to vendors etc., no unless they actually want to help with those chores and that's ok with you. If you mean in terms of making sure you're not a mess on the day of, well, I'm sure most will be inclined to help out with that but they have to take care of themselves first.

No. Mine are just expected to buy their dress. Hopefully all come to the “bachelorette party” and show up on time for the wedding (: however my best friend live about 8 hours away and she offered to come a week early to spend time together and help with last minute things we need done

I don’t think they have “duties”. They should be supportive through out the process. Just getting dressed and showing up the day of defeats the purpose. My bridesmaids minus one of them are all family. They check in on me regularly. When they see the stress kicking in we do brunch or happy hour. The entire bridal party is throwing me a bridal shower, a bachelorette party. They are truly my bride tribe! Don’t expect much, but your bridesmaids should be your shoulder to cry or venting session.

My maid of honor is my sister, she has 4 kids and is crazy busy with her life. I know if I needed her help on anything, she'd do anything for me. The only thing I've asked her is for her opinion. My daughters are my bridesmaids and I know if they can help with something, they will. They helped me pick out my dress. But I don't expect any of them to do anything honestly. They'll be there for me on my wedding day and that's what matters. I didn't ask them to be in my wedding so they'd do stuff with me, I asked them for their love, support, and beautiful memories we'll have

The only thing I need them to do is buy the dress and show up to wedding and events lol. My MOH is my sister and she took it upon herself to plan the bridal shower and Bach party. My two cousins are also in my bridal party and they all just want to be involved so they keep asking for stuff to do which is awesome, but I hve no requirements.

I think it depends. Definitely not involved with vendors or planning.
Yes they gotta get the outfit and show up to pre wedding activities.
As far as decorations, and shower/bachelor parties go depends on your region, level of formality, and relationship with who's in your party.
My bridesmaids and groomsmen won't have duties but best man and maid of honor will, it'll be light ones like making sure everyone's dressed and staying on time. When I was bridesmaid I made the whole arch, and the rest of them did the other decorations.

The duties are limited but yes...

Duties include:
-Wear a dress I pick
-Wear stuff like shawl
-Show up
-Get pictures taken
-Carry flower
-Hold bridal bouquet for a second
-Talking about stupid wedding planning stuff neither of us will care about next year
-And minimal dress fluffing and help getting ready.

There isn't a lot more than that.

On top of what others have said, I expect my girls to keep me company and calm on the day of. Also, all the parents of the ring bearers and flower girls are in the wedding party, so I expect them to help with their own kids.

I think it all depends on your wedding party! I only have 5 girls and I am super close to all of them. They know they have to buy a dress and what not but my maid of honor and one bridesmaid are definitely like going above and beyond and helping me plan stuff. I am not expecting this or asking for anything specific but I know for me that if I need to ask someone to do something it wouldn’t be an issue

One of my bridesmaids has the buy the dress and show up duty. She's living in a foreign country.

My other 3 bridesmaids are doing the bachlorette and shower planning things.

The day of, I may have one or two help with passing out confetti, and setting up tables and chairs and things while we flip the room.