Best Man Duties: Holding the Wedding Ring

For Steve’s wedding I was appointed best man. The months coming up to Steve’s wedding went pretty smooth. I was unaware of all the responsibilities leading up to the wedding. To be perfectly fair, Steve did give me a cheat sheet of all the things I needed to do just before the wedding.

There was one best man responsibility that I have been attempting to get the trust of Naomi. That’s holding the wedding ring. It has been known that over the years I tend to lose a lot of things. My mom put it best, “If you head was not attached to your body, you would lose it.” In order to gain the trust of Naomi and Steve, I was supplied with an empty ring box to see if I can handle the most important duty. The day before the wedding I was in charge with holding this empty ring box to see if I would lose it. Anyone at anytime could approach me and ask for a ring box check. If at anytime I didn’t have the ring box, my privilege can be taken away.

The morning of Steve’s wedding, Naomi informed me that I entered her circle of trust and could hold the ring. Even though they told me they could trust me, you can clearly see that there was doubt in their eyes. As the wedding was proceeding on the minister gave me the signs indicating the ring exchange was coming up. Nervously I reached into my pocket and grabbed the ring. As I exchanged the ring with the minister, Naomi performed some small clapping motions while Steve turned around and gave me a high five. All members in the family who know of my history where clapping in joy. After that moment all the weight just came off of my back.