Getting chosen by a bride as her maid of honour is serious business. 

You will need to be organised, a good listener and - if these photos are anything to go by - have a talent for the ridiculous and shamelessly hilarious. 

When photographer Ashley Hempel did a veil toss shoot, she was not expecting this. 

Picture: Ashley Hempel Photography 

While the bride was in on the whole thing, no one told the husband. 

Picture: Ashley Hempel Photography 

But he took it in his stride.

Picture: Ashley Hempel Photography

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