Gone are the days when the duties of father and mother of the groom were limited to only hosting the rehearsal dinner and showing up at the wedding. Now, the time has changed and the groom\u2019s parents are contributing financially too in the wedding. Also, they are very much ready to take up additional wedding planning responsibilities and inputs. Meaning, they are becoming the major part of their son\u2019s wedding and are trying to make themselves available in almost all aspects.<\/p>\n
Here are some of the duties to be undertaken by Groom\u2019s father and mother on their son\u2019s wedding:<\/strong><\/p>\n This is crucial, yes, the first step of any wedding is the meeting of two families formally. And, if the parents of the couple haven\u2019t met with each other formally, one of the family member be it father or the mother of the groom should contact the girl\u2019s family and invite them over dinner, or maybe for some outing, or for some formal get together wherein the families can meet and can get to know each other well. Also, if the groom\u2019s father or the mother want they can even invite the entire family of the girl, which includes her siblings and grandparents.<\/p>\n Since their son\u2019s engagement is a proud moment for any parents. Hence, the father and the mother of the groom are excited with the news and now they are all set to share the good news with all the relatives, close family members and friends. There are various means to spread the good news with the people who mean something to you such as by makings personal calls to all of them (the process will take a lot of time and chances are some people may be missed), updating a Facebook page (it is a great way as almost everyone is on FB), or sending emails and texts to the loved ones.<\/p>\n However, when the parents will call people to tell about the engagement, chances are many friends and relatives can ask where the couple is registered. In such a situation the father and the mother of the groom can point them to the wedding registry, as well as to the couple\u2019s website once it is live. Also, the most important step before sharing the news with others is to ask the newly-engaged couple\u2019s whether to share the news on social media or not, as some couples want to keep their engagement private for a while.<\/p>\n It is important that both sets of parents along with the couple should discuss the wedding related matters clearly. The monetary matters like who will contribute how much and what everyone will take care, everything should be clear between all of them so as to avoid any extra expense later. The expenses which can be covered by the father and the mother of the groom are: officiant\u2019s fee, the wedding rings, the bride\u2019s bouquet, marriage license, the DJ or the music, boutonnieres and corsages for the immediate family, liquor at the reception and the honeymoon of the couple. Also, not to mention that the groom\u2019s parents will host the rehearsal dinner.<\/p>\n It is very important that the father and the mother of the groom ask the couple their duties and responsibilities or how can they help, or how the couple want them to be involved in the wedding planning process<\/strong><\/a>. There are many ways for the father and the mother of the groom to get involved in the wedding planning process such as taking care of vendors, choosing and talking with vendors, or planning the wedding event, or finding the wedding photographer<\/strong><\/a>, or maybe researching the wedding venue etc. It is up to couple what duty or responsibility they assign their parents for their wedding.<\/p>\n Initially it is important that the couple decide how many people will be invited in the wedding all in all. Once that is done, the father and the mother of the groom should also know how many people they can invite from their friends. Now the father and the mother can prepare a guest list of family and friends, make sure no extra person is added, then take the email addresses of all the members to be invited in a spreadsheet format. So that it becomes easy for the couple to mail save-the-date cards and the wedding invitation to the guests. If some guests do not send back their reply on the RSVP date, the duty of the father of the groom is to send an email or make a call to his guest to know whether they are accepting the invitation or sending regrets.<\/p>\n If the parents have been assigned the duty of managing vendors and researching a venue for the wedding then they should ask around for referrals from friends and family who have recently got wed-locked or planned a wedding. Also, the theme, the style, the choice, the preferences and the budget of the wedding should be considered while finding the vendors. Once the father and the mother of the groom get some details, the same should be updated to the couple.<\/p>\n The mother of the groom should ask the bride to-be if she wants any help to select her wedding gown. If the son\u2019s partner wants the groom\u2019s mother help then surely she should help bride to-be in selecting her perfect wedding gown for her special day.<\/p>\n Once the couple is done with the wedding\u2019s style and formalities, now the mother of the groom should select her dress after the formalities of the wedding are selected. Also, it is important that before shopping for her own wedding-day look, as a mother of the groom it is her responsibility to ask the mother of her son\u2019s partner about what is she wearing on the wedding day, so that their dresses can complement and are not matching.<\/p>\n Well, the father of the groom while picking his outfit for the wedding , should consider his son\u2019s suit or tuxedo. As, the father of the groom he should wear what his son is wearing on his wedding. However, it is important that the groom\u2019s father see that his attire do not match with the groomsmen. Also, he should customize his suit or tuxedo by opting for a tie or other accessories.<\/p>\n Gone are the days when the duties of father and mother of the groom were limited to only hosting the rehearsal dinner and showing up at the wedding. 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\u25ba Spreading the news of their Son\u2019s engagement and telling where they’re registered<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u25ba Groom\u2019s Father and Mother should talk to the couple and their in-laws clearly about their duties and finances responsibilities at their wedding<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u25ba Know from the couple your duties and responsibilities in their wedding planning<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u25ba Prepare a guest list of the family and friends, and call for late RSVPs<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u25ba Take referrals from friends and relatives for venue and the vendors<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u25ba Help to select bride\u2019s gown<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u25ba Ask the mother of your son\u2019s bride to-be what she’s wearing on the wedding<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u25ba The father of the groom should go with his son’s wedding-day look<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Happy Wedding!!!<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"