The
House Party: Roles and Responsibilities
What do you do when you are on a fixed budget and
have little room to expand your wedding party? What
happens when you really wanted to ask two or three more ladies
to be bridesmaids,
yet just could not find the means to do it? You have a
house party. The term house party refers to a small group
of women, whom you really wanted to ask to be bridesmaids
but for some reason or another just could not fit
them in the wedding party. It could have been space restrictions
or even low funds, but either way it
could not be done.
There
is nothing to worry about, as this can easily be remedied.
There is what is known as the house party. This is a group
of women whom you are close with and would liked to have asked
to be in the wedding party. These women can still play contributing
roles in your wedding without feeling left out or their feelings
hurt. Here’s how it goes: the house party you select will help
the maid of honor plan and execute the bridal shower, as well
as the hen night. This is another phrase for the bachelorette
party. The house party can be quite handy, as they can run
errands for the maid of honor or the bride directly making
for a much-needed relief in the stress department. The house
party is generally in charge of the decorations for the church
and the reception, thus making it easier for the maid of honor
to tend to more pressing matters with the bride. This group
of women is usually kept busy by the maid of honor, as they
deal with the smaller details that still cannot go overlooked
for the big day.
Finding
time for all the small details when setting up a wedding
can indeed be trying and tucker a maid of honor out, if she
is left to do all of it herself. She must be able to concentrate
on the bride, as she is her right hand lady and is there to
keep her calm and organized. This small group of ladies at
the house party can indeed be lifesavers and keep the flow
of planning on a steady pace, without interruptions. These
women should for all intensive purposes be treated and respected,
just as the bridesmaids would be treated. They are in a sense
going to be doing a fair amount of work, and with minimal public
recognition. Making a public announcement at the reception
on their behalf, for all the great work they did is appropriate,
and in turn show them how much you appreciated the efforts
and time put in. It is a very nice gesture if a small
token of appreciation is given to them by way of a gift.
Giving
the house party women gifts for their efforts should be
simple. It never should be grander in scale than
the maid of honor’s gift. Nor should it be as large as
the gift the
bridesmaids will receive either. Something small and simple,
yet personal will be a good way to start. Perhaps you could
give them flowers or tickets to a show or vouchers for a lovely
dinner for two. Keeping it simple and close to the heart will
let them know that you are thinking about them and feel very
highly of them and the tasks they took on. While at the wedding,
they for obvious reasons will not be wearing a bridesmaid’s
dress, however, they can be given a corsage, to separate them
from the general guests, and signify that they in some way
were actually part of the whole process and planning. Show
these ladies some appreciation and acknowledgement for the
good deeds and job they have done, as they wanted to see this
day probably as much as you wanted to see it. The bride is
in a sense very lucky, as the groom does not really have any
extra help by way of a house party. This is generally reserved
solely to the bride’s side of things. The groom has to rely
on the best man and his groomsmen to shore up loose ends for
him.
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KissMeGoodnight.com
: 2006
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