Grooms Responsibilities For The Wedding
It is a long road to travel to the stage of wedding celebration. The wedding ceremony marks an end to a lot of things in the life of the couples; end of single hood and all the things that go with it, talk about freedom, freedom and more freedom. The men folk are most hit by this lifestyle forfeited for a life of wedlock marked by commitments. However, before marriage a formal tying of knots has to be conducted and it involves wedding ceremony. Grooms responsibilities for the wedding is a vital one and it is no surprising because he is right in the hub of the affair, he is the husband to be for crying out loud, and if he does not take responsibility who will? Groom is a name given to the prospective husband and the bride is the name given to the prospective wife. Because the occasion involves these two people, the onus falls on them therefore to make it a memorable day with the additional efforts of others like family, friends and acquaintances off-course. Wedding is a big occasion, not necessarily big in terms of structure and make up of the occasion, but in-terms of the great step each are taking in becoming man and wife. Would you want to know the grooms responsibilities for the wedding? Then read on.
It’s Not An Easy Road
The route taken to the “I do” stage is really a long one; from the first meeting when the guy nervously and with uncertainty requested for a date, the lady’s suspicious response, tentative acceptance to date the guy, knowing me and knowing you stage, falling in love, and all the razzmatazz to a stage where they finally decided to take the plunge – get married, but first wedding. Wedding is a different experience altogether, a once in a life time affair (supposedly but unfortunately it is not, no thanks to increasing rate of divorce) and for this reason, couples yearns especially the lady to make it a huge experience, one to be remembered for a long time. It is everyone’s wish to have a “talk of the town” wedding but for some factors mostly extenuating ones, this desire is sometimes cut short and the couples are bound to make do with resources at hand. Whatever the type of wedding one decided to have for any reason, the fact still remains that wedding celebration requires dedication and huge attention, from who; friends, groom, wife, family etc, who in your opinion should bear responsibility. Everyone involves remotely or directly to the couples have one responsibility or the other – little or great. Grooms responsibilities for the wedding is however considerable because, one, he is the man, and like they say, must act as a man, which means take majority of responsibilities, and they include:
Grooms Responsibility In A Wedding
Aside from the responsibility of proposing marriage, the soon-to be-husband has other vital roles that he must play to make the wedding a success and they are:
1. Finance: He contributes the majority of capital required for the wedding, after-all he is the man, and must show that he is capable of taking care of his wife. In contemporary context however, brides are seen contributing most of the finance for the expenditures needed for the wedding celebration, this is an abnormal condition discussing it will take a whole day. Traditionally and still the norm today, the groom provides most of the finance required in the wedding ceremony, while the bride though may contribute some but incomparable to the groom’s financial contribution. Should you be wondering why this should be, note that the man is the head of a home, he is the leader and like all leaders must always take the lead and that includes taking up more grooms responsibilities for wedding roles that the bride.
2. Dowry: A dowry is a traditional rite a man must fulfill before he marries his wife. In most African countries, it is customary for the husband to be or the groom to offer gift to his wife to be family and it includes: money, gift items, etc. In ancient times like the Elizabethan, Victorian era, women were made to pay dowries, other countries like the ancient Indians also mandates the bride to pay dowries, that was in the old time today things are different, paying of dowries has become one of the grooms responsibilities for the wedding.
3. He is responsible for providing for the wedding gown
4. Provides materials for the wedding example: wedding rings, attires for the bridal train (not compulsory)
5. He makes sure things are in order and all necessary resources have been provided to ensure a smooth wedding celebration
Grooms responsibilities for the wedding celebration are indeed a huge one and depending on the scale of wedding; if it is large, he gets to spend huge money, and if it is small, that off-course means small capital. There is no law that forbids small or large wedding. To avoid inconveneices; never undertake a task that is bigger than your pocket, cut your coat according to your size.
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