A 16 year old Maid of Honor's duties?

My younger sister will be my maid of honor, she's 15 now and will be 16 shortly before the wedding. I know she's going to want to help, but i don't think she is quite old enough for all of the maid of honor duties. I also have a matron of honor. I was wondering what i could give my little sister to do to help, without making her feel like i'm treating her like a little kid, but still not giving her full responability for extrememly important things.

A 16 year old Maid of Honor's duties?
i am also assuming you are not that old in your early 20s if that i say she can help pick out dresses colors reception hall assemble if need be favors also put inventions together sample wedding cake from different vendors also why not have her plan a bridal party slumber party a week or so before the wedding where you rent a bunch of movies an play games an tell storys vs going to get sloshed at a bar an make it that much more memroble
Reply:I am in the same exact situation. My sister is 15 and will turn 16 soon after my wedding. I put her in charge of planning/setting up my bridal shower. I knew she couldn't come and be involved in the bachelorette party, but I didn't want her to feel left out. A16 year old can handle mailing invitations, scheduling games, decorating, and being a hostess for a shower. My mom is helping her out some, but only with cooking the food.
Reply:All I'm requiring of my bride's maids including the maid of honour is just to show up and look pretty. I'm not even planning my own wedding, so I don't know what sorts of things are required, but if she's willing to help, get her to do the shite you don't want to do! :)
Reply:My MOH is my 19 year old daughter (well she's 18 now but will be 19 then) and my very good friend who is my "unspoken" Matron of Honor is doing the major duties, shower, parties, helping with the planning. I'll have my daughter do the "day of" things and she can help with the shower. She asked to come to the bachelorette party and as she's over 18 I said yes - but I told my "matron" to keep the party clean - no strippers! Have fun and good luck.
Reply:There are no set rules for Maid's of Honor. The normal things would be to plan the bridal shower and/or bachelorette party. If she isn't able to do that on her own, either you could help her or an older family member. As for the bachelorette party. It's not like you have to have one, but you could just doing a get-together for lunch or something and not a bar scence. If you still want to normal party, just go out with your friends and don't call it a "Bachelorette Party". Other than that, she can help with decorations, favors, dress shopping, etc. the same as anyone older can, so don't dismiss what she can do because she's younger. Ask her what she feels comforatable with. If she doesn't want to do the major things like the parties, see if someone else can do them. Someone may just volunteer to help anyway. I had a lot of people ask to help out for my shower. Just keep her in the mix and ask her what she wants to do, or more so, what she doesn't want to do. She may not want to make a wedding toast either, but that's normal for any age. I didn't do one for my sister and I was 24 when she got married. Good luck with everything and congratulations!
Reply:I am the same age as your younger sister and my older sister just got married. I was her Maid of Honor too and she also had a Matron of Honor. I helped her pick out her dress and the night before I helped set up some tables for the reception but other than that I didn't do much. Little things with setting up food or the tables should be an easy task for her to take on!
Reply:Let her help plan the Bridal shower with you. Have her help you with thank you cards, and opening gifts that come through the mail. If you are haveing a Bachalorette party and you don't want to go bar hopping, let her plan it. Let her do the fun things that you just don't have time to do so you can focus on the big things. Make sure you tell her how much you appreciate her help no matter how minor it may seem.