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As Your Maid Of Honor

I promise to be there even beyond your wedding.

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As Your Maid Of Honor
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As your Maid of Honor, I promise to support your decisions leading up to your special day, calm your nerves when it feels overwhelming and hold your bouquet during your “I do’s.” I’m almost as excited as you are for your wedding day! I am so proud to be your right hand girl for arguably one of the most important days of your life. However, I want you to know that after the excitement is over and you begin your life as a newlywed, my Maid of Honor duties aren’t completed.

When you first popped the Maid of Honor question, I easily could have cried knowing that you want me to be such a big part of your big day. I know that you have some pretty spectacular women in your life that love you so much and they all would have been perfect options for this coveted role. Thank you for wanting to include me. Having you as my stand in big sister throughout our lives has been a blessing and I want you to know how important this job is to me.

Let’s be honest, you’ll be doing all of this for me one day, so I’m glad we can do this together; TWICE! I’m attempting to memorize your wedding themed Pinterest board and anything you mention in regards to your special day. No wedding preparation task will be too boring, or too difficult because if you need me, I promise to be there. We’ve already done the most exciting task of picking your dress, but I know there’s plenty left to do.

Yes, planning a wedding can be exciting. However, it’s also incredibly stressful between dress shopping, food tasting, guest lists and who knows what I’m missing. I promise to help be your voice of reason when planning gets frustrating. Growing up together, I have learned what you like and what you don’t. I can’t guarantee that you won’t be the center of attention, but I can promise you that I’ll be your wing woman the entire evening. At the end of the day, I promise to simply be there; laughing, crying or otherwise.

As you two develop your life together as husband and wife, it’s my promise to never be too distant. No matter where life takes either of us, I’m never more than a phone call or text away for you. While your family may be growing, you will always need time to simply be married. Therefore, I will always be a helping hand when you need a babysitter for Henry, or puppy sitter, of course.

Being your Maid of Honor is much more than just getting credit for standing next to you on your big day in August. To me, it means to support your relationship forever. I have loved watching your relationship evolve over the past years. While neither of you are perfect, I have seen love bring out the best in the two of you. I was thrilled to welcome him into our family at the beginning of your relationship and I can’t explain the excitement I have for you two.

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