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My venue provided me with a Bridal Assistant the day of my wedding and essentially she was responsible for transporting my dresses from my hotel to the venue, kept the keys to the bridal suite, got me water/drink/food when I needed it....she was essentially my assistant the day of and made sure I got everything I needed.  Realistically, my sister/MOH would have done the same thing, but having a bridal assistant there made everything much better...I didn't feel guilty about asking for help either....oh and she also carried my way too heavy bouquet for me in between pictures.  She however was not the main contact for my vendors.  I gave that information to my banquet manager and he handled that for me.  So I guess depending on how her wedding is, you can expect to be the major point person that mirrors the bride.

I'd recommend checking with the bride or MOH and seeing if an emergency kit has been put together. Here's a great article on the knot about what could/should go in it. I was the DOC for my friends wedding and I put one together for her. It was a LIFE SAVER. All day I kept hearing people asking the bride, "Do you have any bobby pins, tape, scissors, etc." And I kept yelling from where ever I was, "It's in the emergency kit!" It was amazing. We ended up having everything we needed, except a nice sharpy marker for the guest book that was left behind, so I'd throw one of those in too. I just put everything in my folding travel/cosmetic case and it worked perfectly! The clear compartments allowed everyone to see what was inside without having to dig too much. I used a larger bag to put the travel case and any other large items in. http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/wedding-budget/articles/the-brides-emergency-kit.aspx

Oh and if you're planning on carrying her cell phone for her, I'd recommend wearing something with pockets or planning to carry a purse with you at all time. Every picture from my friends wedding has my cell phone in it since we all used them to coordinate. Although I really enjoyed wearing my dress, I'd have rather had nice dress slacks with pockets so I could have had my hands free. If i decide to do DOC for a side business, I'm planning on ordering a cute black apron/tool belt with pocks. Good luck and enjoy! It's a hard job but it's so rewarding!