What to call sister in wedding?

I can actually answer this one from experience.

I was the groom and I have a sister who was not the maid of honor, my wife has a brother who was not the best man.

What we ended up doing was giving them a part in the actual religious ceremony where they both went up to the pulpit and read from the bible. IF this is not in a church, substitute a nice story or fable that relates to the couple.

In this way, it highlights their role as family to support the new couple, they get to speak and be seen by all the guests so have that recognition, but the best man still gets to be best man and carry the ring while the MOH get to hold the bouquet and straighten out the train.

I don't think there is any title that's better than a bridesmaid, but not a maid/matron of honor. If she wanted her sister to have a special title, she should have made her the sole maid of honor.

Maybe she could say a little something about her or give her an extra gift at the rehearsal dinner? I don't really know what you could do to make her stand out from 3 fellow bridesmaids and 2 MOH's.

What IS the sister's role?

Bridesmaid? Flower Girl? Candle lighter? Usher? Greeter? Or just special guest (being a sister)?

If the sister stands up in the bridesmaid line with the other bridesmaids, then the sister is simply a bridesmaid.

EDIT- If she wants her sister to be "more special", then she should make her Maid of Honor, and bump the other two girls to simply bridesmaids. If all girls are wearing the same dress, or the same color but all different styles of dresses, no one will notice the difference between the sister's "title" or any of the other girls' "titles".

The sister is still as special as MOH or bridesmaid either way. If you are having wedding programs, you can add "friend of bride" or "sister of bride" or "cousin of bride" or whatever the case may be next to their name. But there really is no other special name to be given.

To me, more than one MOH gets confusing and a bit ridiculous, so I wouldn't even suggest having 3 Maid of Honors.

There should only be one maid of honor and it should have been the sister. Sisters always trump friends. That not being the case - sorry but sister is just going to be a bridesmaid. There is no "special" title that can be added. Just be sure to mention in the programs the special relationship that is not quite special enough to be maid of honor but special enough for some extra ink on the program.

I'm sorry, but the only real "role" her sister has is "sister of the bride." Other than that, she's just a bridesmaid. If your other daughter had really wanted her sis to have a more important role than bridesmaid, she should have made her the MOH.

I'm sorry But I'm believer that the sister or brother in a wedding should be the Maid of Honor in the Brides case. Or the Best Man for the grooms brother. They are family close family, and will always be family,But you can't say that your girlfriend will always be there for you. And since her sister is 21 and not a 10 year old she should be given the honor of Maid of Honor. What could be more special than MAID OF HONOR?

Why not have the sister as the maid of honor then and the others as bridesmaids? Is she having other bridesmaids besides these three?

If the sister is married she can be the matron of honor.

call her on the phone and let her just complain about it to you. All she needs now is a shoulder to cry on and someone to listen to her. I had to end my engagement less than 60 days before my wedding so it happens to many people. Tell her she isnt alone. And yes you are correct it is better to break an engagement than get divorced. If she is catholic she wouldnt be able to be married in a church again if she got divorced. Tell her never to take him back ever even if he apologizes later. She is lucky that she at least got him into counseling my ex wouldnt even go with me to counseling. He was just fine with losing me forever. Tell her she did everything she could and this isnt her fault. He is a jerk and didnt love her as much as she loves him. Just listen she probably will do most of the talking AND be prepared for her to want to talk about it for months. My wedding date was suppose to be 7/28/07.

I find it funny that the mother of the bride is asking this question.

Your daughter chose 2 other people as the MOH title....and thats the only other title.

Who really cares anyways? Does a special title give her self worth? She is special by being a bridesmaid alone.

hi im a planner and the only thing i could think of is the "lady in wait"position. lady in wait is usually a day of ceremony asisstant whos next in line to get married either shes engaged or has a commited relationship and intends to marry one day soon. in your case she could be the sister of the bride.a lady in wait is the one who dresses the bride with the mother and maid of honor though nowadays you hardly see the position applied at weddings. she also clears the way for the bride to be married. heres an idea: after the church doors are open or when the bride makes it to the aisle before she walks down let her sister give her her bouquet and a special sister gift and share a special moment with her sister for her last time as a ms.

ladys in wait hold a very special role pertaing to weddings and some are even hired, they are not planners they are there solely for the brides asisstance and to usher her down the aisle.