Shafer is almost the third most importanta man at a wedding after the bride and groom. In this article we will consider what duties it should perform to ensure that the celebration has passed without hesitation and at the highest level.
Who can be an honorary witness?
After appointing the date of the wedding, the bride and groomthe best man is chosen. Who will it be - a brother, a former classmate or a neighbor on the porch, it does not matter, the main thing is that it is a responsible and reliable person. As a rule, the future husband chooses his best friend for this role. However, before you notify him about this, think about whether he will be able to carry out the tasks assigned to him.
As it was before
Since ancient times, the groom at the wedding neededassistants. First of all, their duties included a plan on how to steal a bride from a foreign tribe, how to persuade her not to run away and how to deal with her angry relatives. At the very celebration, the witness walked around the feast with a whip, cut through the air, driving away the evil spirits from the newlyweds. And then he baptized the bride with the same whip, blessing her for the first wedding night.
Fortunately, all this is long past, and now the wedding celebration looks a little different.
Obligations that the best man must fulfill
This is only the minimum list:
1.It all begins long before the date of the wedding. The witness should help the bride and groom in the preparation, in the distribution of duties between the members of both families, in choosing a place for celebrating and coordinating the program. If the best man is a secured person, he can partly sponsor the wedding of his friends.
2.On the day of the wedding, the witness faces many tasks. From the very morning he must pick up the bride's bouquet and the boutonniere for the groom, as well as telegrams and wedding cards, to announce them at the wedding feast.
3. Rings are also kept by him prior to the registrar's office, and after painting he takes his marriage certificate for greater reliability.
4.Shafer is not only the right hand of the groom, but also an overseer of photographers, videographers and presenter. If something goes wrong, he must notify the organizers of the holiday and correct the oversight as soon as possible.
5. The witness is also responsible for the correct seating of the guests, for the positive atmosphere at the celebration and must give a congratulatory address to the newlyweds.
