What is a Best Man

Honor of The Best Man is given to the male assistant to the bridegroom at a wedding. The honor of being the Best Man is given by the groom to someone who is close to him, for example, his closest male friend, a brother, cousin or another family member.

Traditionally, in the case of British/American wedding ceremonies, the best man's responsibilities most often include:

1) Supervising the groomsmen and making sure everything is in place.
2) Organising a Bachelor party for the groom
3) Getting the groom to the wedding on time
4) Holding the bride's ring and presenting it to her at the ceremony
5) Best Man gives a memorable speech at the wedding filled with humor, feelings and past experiences

The best man is assited by groomsmen with the following responsibilites:

If the groom feels more comfortable giving the duties of a best man to another women she would have the same responsibility and be called "best woman". A gender neutral term is "honor attendant".

Like the groom appoints a best man, the bride appoints a "maid of honor" who has similar duties.

In Uganda, one of best man's duties include guiding the newly wed couple in the right direction by giving them sound advice about relationships and marriage. Consequently in this case it is preferred that the best man be married himself.