From the standpoint of etiquette your sister should take precedence. After all, your sister is your sister for life. Best friends sometimes fall out of favor (or, at least, diminsh in contact - sometimes - over the years).
A judge is addressed as "Your Honor".
For His Sister's Honor - 1910 was released on: USA: 15 March 1910
Just act cool and get one of her friends to see if she likes you.
Not necessarily, though that's a reasonably typical arrangement (it's also pretty common for the maid of honor to be a relative of the bride; for the bride, the advantage of this is that she doesn't have to offend any of her friends by not picking them to be the maid of honor... "I would have chosen you, but I promised my sister when we were 11...").
The escort ushered me to the front of the church.Being ushered is considered to be giving an honor at funerals and weddings.
The bride asks the her best friend to be Maid of Honor (which is an honor) and the Bridesmaids are her other friends. If you cannot travel to the wedding for reasons of your own then you should let the bride know immediately by phoning her. This will give her a chance to choose someone else. If you have decided to go to your friends wedding and be her Matron of Honor then you should try to spend at least 5 days (including the wedding day) so you can help her. Maids of Honor are like 'Maids in waiting' and they are there to help the bride get through her wedding day and tend to her needs.
* No, you cannot be your own Maid of Honor at your wedding. Not all weddings have a Maid of Honor or Bridesmaids and keep it simple and the bride may just walk down the aisle on her father's arm which is still a traditional way of getting married. A Maid of Honor is to tend to the needs of the bride.
The maid of honor refers to a brides honor attendant who is not married. To were as the matron of honor refers to one who is married. The matron is usually a best friend or sister.
BOTH bridesmaids and groomsmen are optional, and they usually have a Maid of Honor and a Best Man.
Generally the Maid of Honor and Bridesmaids get together and have a Bridal Shower or, the mother of the bride may have one as well. Whomever has the bridal shower pays for it and they have the right to ask guests that they know to contribute some of the food if they so wish.
With modern weddings of today yes, your daughter could not only be one of your bridesmaids, but your Maid of Honor if you so decided. What a lovely thought and congratulations!
* Yes, Bridesmaids and the Maids of Honor were customary in the 16th century weddings. The wedding customs went on for longer (feasts, etc.) before the marriage than they do today. The Maid (unmarried) or Matron (married) of Honor was at the side of the bride to be constantly to make sure that the bridal wreath was made and helped the bride dress. The bridesmaids (not the bride to be or the the Maid/Matron of Honor) helped decorate the ball room for the wedding feast.