
This list is not exhaustive, and is available as a checklist (with some extra helpful bits) in our book:
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Pick up buttonholes
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Get dressed first so you can help the Groom
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Get the Groom to the church
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Look after the rings and provide them at the right moment
It is a great honour to be asked to be Best Man. Typically, well at least in northern Europe and North America, the Best Man is the Groom's closest friend or brother. Some believe that the Best Man derives from ancient customs of marriage by kidnapping, or from defending the Groom from would-be kidnappers.