Getting Groomsmen to pay Attention

Groomsmen are predictable for blowing off rehearsals and then being clueless for the ceremony and that's not counting the probable hangover from the previous night's frivolities!  Here is a list of three things that we do to help avoid groomsmen problems:

• During the rehearsal, it is vital to make the groomsmen feel important and spend extra time explaining why they must perform in specific ways that is different from their grand entrance into your reception.
  
• Our wedding coordinators and officiants meet with the groomsmen prior to the ceremony to review the groomsmen's responsibilities.  This is also the time that our wedding coordinators will straighten the groomsmen's ties, make sure their shirt is buttoned correctly, shoes tied and occasionally wipe off some lipstick, allowing for much better ceremony photography.
• Groomsmen can be used as ushers prior to your ceremony to give them a responsible activity that your guests appreciate as they are escorted down the aisle.  Groomsmen must be made to feel important and not just ornaments standing in front of your guests during the ceremony.
  

Glenda Kraettli, Wedding Coordinator
for Hermann Hill Missouri Weddings