One of my best friends, R from Malaysia just asked me to be one of his groomsman! Personally, its quite an honor especially he is the first from our group from high school to get married(this is a sign that Im getting to that age where all my friends are starting to get married)

I was pretty ecstatic about the news and after I calmed down a little, I realised that I had no idea what a groomsman role is at a wedding! other than looking good which I clearly cant do btw and standing by the grooms side through the wedding. So, I decided to do abit of research and asking around experienced wedding-goers for advice and compiled my personal list of responsibilities/to-dos:

1) Be pro-active about tux renting/buying:
 This is probably the most important responsibility(ref: looking good) especially since R lives in New Zealand and I live in Australia. I would’nt want to be the oddball of the groomsmen party.

2) Organize my plane ticket ASAP:
I guess this would be more of a financial issue(cheaper flights =D ) but more importantly, I will actually be able to get a flight for the wedding.

3) Clarify R’s expectations of me being his groomsman(which will add to this list):
What does R expect of me on the wedding day itself. Because I wont be there for alot of the other events(engagement, bachelor party?) I have to step it up a notch on the day itself. Who knows, I might have to end up preparing a speech for the day. This would be best handled when I go over in July.

4)  Remember the names of the bridal and groom party, family:
This is going to be a toughie especially since I barely know any of R’s friends from New Zealand and I actually haven’t met his fiance(yes, I know her name, Im not that hopeless) 

5) Try to provide as much moral support to R over the coming months to the wedding:
As much as I can only provide this support over the internet via Gchat, I will do as much as I can in July when I go over.

This is my first time being a groomsman so Im pretty sure Ive missed many things. Do share your experiences or knowlegde =)