How To Be A Best Man - The Big Day
Comedian Dominic Holland and author of Being The Best Man for Dummies, Dominic Bliss, give the definitive list of best man duties for the big day and how to make the wedding day run smoothly and the bride and groom happy.
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Help calm the groom down the night before the wedding, help him de-stress by taking him out of the situation and going for a quiet drink.
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Make sure he gets up on time ad keep him calm in the morning
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Be supportive and reassuring even if he's talking about running away, talk it through with him.
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Make sure you have the numbers for everyone who's anything to do with the wedding stored on your mobile phone. Have plenty of cash and have a wedding schedule so that you are across everything that's happening.
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Help punctuate the day by doing things out of the ordinary, that he'll remember, such as having a drink in the morning.
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Get him to the church on time, don't let him drive and don't use public transport, get to the wedding venue a few hours before.
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At the venue meet up with the ushers and have a introduce yourself to however is officiating the ceremony so that if anything needs done you can help.
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DON'T put the ring on your finger, keep it in a very safe place and have a spare. Whatever you do, don't lose the ring!
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Find out the names of all the key relatives ahead of the wedding and it will make life easier on the day.
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Keep your eye on proceedings, you and the ushers have to keep the whole thing moving along nicely. You need to deal with all eventualities as they occur and if you do, it should all go smoothly and everyone will think you've done a great job.
