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Groom's Advice

Chances are you're already being subjected to marriage counseling, forced to listen to millions of love songs that all sound the same, and spending hours debating "the right white" for your fiancÃ©e, all to a background chorus of "It's Her Day!" Well, we at Groomstand beg to differ. It's both of your day. Which is why it's our aim to get you involved in the side of wedding planning that's actually fun (yes, there is such a thing) with our informative and entertaining advice section. From picking out groomsmen gifts to planning a primo bachelor party, Groomstand is dedicated to bringing out the manly side of marriage, and helping take back weddings for grooms everywhere.

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Rehearsal Dinner Behavior– Groom Edition

Out of all the elements that go into wedding planning, most seem to fall under the purview of the bride. Admit it, do you really want to make the decisions on what the “colors” should be or if raspberry filling is just “too sweet” for the cake? However, there is one significant part of the festivities leading up to the wedding that the groom is responsible, other than getting the tuxes and groomsmen gifts, for and that is the rehearsal dinner.

Groom's Guide To Meeting the In-Laws

Meeting your in-laws is inevitable, except in rare cases. Now wipe out all preconceived notions you may have about the sometimes awkward introductions from the hysterical movie, Meet the Parents. While it might feel otherwise, the parents of the bride aren’t looking to make a laundry list of your faults; they just want to make sure that the husband of their precious daughter is decent, down-to-earth and an all-around good guy – and most importantly, to know that you love her and will take care of her forever.

Manly Groom Trends

Groom trends, they come and go and such is the nature of trends! One year ruffled tuxedo shirts are all the rage, the next year they are an embarrassment. The next year it’s all about plaid bow ties, and quickly they’re passé. – pretty much a groom just does as the bride instructs, right? Well, no longer!

Unusual Wedding Customs Involving the Groom

Following tradition is a great way for the groom to honor the historical significance of marriage. Of course, the groom doesn’t have to follow the rituals like proposing with a diamond engagement ring or thanking wedding attendants with groomsmen gifts, but most do because it’s part of the whole American wedding experience. Other countries have their own wedding traditions that may seem wacky, but who’s judging? But after reading these customs below, you might be glad you live where you do!

Financial Tips For Marriage

by George LaPorte To most young couples, budgeting refers to the price of groomsmen
gifts and whether you will get steak or chicken for the reception
dinner. However, there are some other...

Best Best Man

As an Ordained Musician I have performed at many weddings. This Sunday, on Halloween, I will be taking on a new role at a wedding - Best Man. This is...

Top Five Groomsmen Movies

Whether you host a movie marathon or give DVDs out as groomsmen
gifts, these classic groomsmen movies are sure to get your guys in the
celebratory mood! Wedding Crashers. Ok, so the...

Top Five Things Never to Do When Proposing

Don't count your groomsmen gifts before they've hatched.
Assumption is the mother of all screw-ups, and nothing undermines a
sweetly earnest, clumsy proposal like a pre-planned engagement party
jumping out clown-car style the...

Are You Having Wedding Stress?

by Zeuss Feeling a bit queasy? Are weeks going by like days? Visions of
groomsmen gifts and garter belts dancing in your head before bed each
night? Don't worry-- you're not dying,...

Magic Johnson as Best Man

by Oscar Archibald Being
chosen best man is both an honor and a curse. How else can you describe
it? Think of yourself as the point guard on a basketball team -...

Best Man Guide

If you were living in the dark ages, you would be asked to defend
your best friend's honor with a sword, and groomsmen gifts would
consist of gruel and chickenbones. Today, being...

A Groom's Shower: Not Just a Prenuptial Bathing Ritual

In the age of increasing equality of the sexes, wedding traditions are also experiencing a healthy dose of affirmative action. These days, bride and groom often split the costs of...

Good Valentine's Day Proposal Ideas

For many, Valentine's Day, the national holiday of love, seems like the perfect time to propose. The day's already reserved, the anticipation is already building... Then again, there is an...

20% off Father's Day Sale at Guyville.com

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Groom's Checklist

Sorry to tell you, but even if you're feeling relieved because she said "yes," you're not out of the woods yet. Sure she is going to do the majority of...

How to Choose a Gem of a Jeweler

If you're looking for an engagement ring, don't stroll into the first jewelery store you see. Do your research and pick a competent jeweler. But how do you know if...

Bachelor Party

by Brad Patterson Today's
topic in Getting Married 101 is the bachelor party. I am certainly not
the expert on bachelor parties, having had only participated in one
myself as the groom-to-be, and...

A Groom's Guide to Cost-Cutting

Happy-go-lucky grooms may think their work, expense, and effort is done after they buy the ring and pop the question. In truth, their expenditures, both emotional and financial, have most...

Buying an Engagement Ring

For the average guy, popping the question is hard enough. You worry about whether you'll sweat too much, your voice will crack, or your special occasion tux pants from the...

Wedding Toasts

Studies have shown a majority of people would rather have a root
canal than speak in public. Getting up in front of a room full of
friends, family and total strangers can...

How to Talk to your Fiancée about Money

Since money is the number one cause of marital discord, according to
Dr. Howard Markman, Co-director of the Center for Marital and Family
Studies at the University of Denver, a mutual financial...

A (Groom's) Room of One's Own

Even in these modern times, there is a chance that, if you are getting married, you will be moving in with your bride for the first time. Marriage-the merging of...

Getting the Guys to Come to Your Destination Wedding

By Dino Londis So you've chosen a destination wedding? Well done. You're starting
your new life by eliminating the hassle of a traditional wedding. Once
you're buying ukuleles as groomsmen gifts or...

A Ring for Everyone

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When To Give Gifts

We're here to give you the advice you need on the right groomsmen
gifts to give to your buddies, and by this point, we trust that you've
chosen the absolute most fitting...

Diamonds: Engagement Rings Through the Ages

Have you ever wondered why it's custom to propose with a diamond, as opposed to other gems? Curious about carat history? Our guest blogger from the Gemological Institute of America...

Groomsmen Gifts Guide: The Cigar Crash Course

If you're getting married or are a member of a wedding party,
chances are your future involves some significant opportunities for
cigar smoking. At the bachelor party when you hand them out...

How To Deal With Groomsmen Who Hate The Bride

One of the most frustrating things a groom like you might have to
deal with in your life is a best friend or good buddy that doesn't like
your girlfriend. That's understandable,...

181 Things To Do Before You Get Married

Are you having enough trouble just remembering to get your groomsmen gifts? Well it turns out that before you make it to the altar, you have a much longer list...

“Seriously?! You Bought Me THAT Ring?!”

Just when you think that everything is going right, life can throw you a curve. You found the girl and you want to spend your life with. You found the perfect time and place to pop the question and you’re down on one knee. You hand her the box and summon up courage to ask those words “Will you marry me”. She’s shocked, happy, starts to cry. She opens the box. The expression on her face changes to utter horror! She purses her lips. Dude, you got the wrong ring!

Parent’s Fault Groom Can’t Recognize Guests at the Reception

At your wedding reception, when your mother is giving you disgusted looks for not recognizing great-aunt Bessie, a lady who you haven't seen, let alone had your cheeks pinched by, in the last 25 years, you can blame it on your genes. And, if we understand biology correctly, there's a pretty darn good chance those genes were inherited straight from good ole mom or dad. As soon as we are born, humans are hard-wired to perceive and respond to faces and studies have shown that we prefer to stare at faces over inanimate objects - people even see faces in things and places where there aren't any (hey, the Man in the Moon).

However, some of us just aren't as good and recognizing and classifying faces as well as the next guy. Usually this is just because we are too busy or distracted to take in all the details to remember the person at the next encounter. But, in extreme cases, this inability to recognize faces is called "prosopagnosia" and is mostly inherited, although it can be caused by an injury to the brain. During several separate studies on twin siblings, scientists have made a link that correlates this cognitive problem to an inherited gene.

How To Roast a Groom Nicely

If you're reading this, you've probably been asked to be a buddy's "best man" in his wedding and are starting to sweat a bit about the "best man toast" traditionally given during the reception. Or, you could also be a type-A groom who is gathering research on "best man speeches" for a best man who is infamously known as a procrastinator.

Groom Gives Future Bride Winning Lottery Ticket

Now this is a great gift from the groom to the bride - a winning lottery ticket. If you want to know how marriage changes your life and want a really unusual answer, just ask Missouri couple Robert Russell and Tracie Rogers. For an early wedding gift, Russell presented his betrothed with your standard scratch off card. However, the only thing that wasn't standard about this $10 lottery ticket was that it was a winner - a big $250,000 winner.

Groomsmen Duties – A Job of Honor

After talking about groomsmen "this" and groomsmen "that", it just dawned on us that we're making an assumption that everyone knows what a groomsman is supposed to do. Most marriages are the couples first time to tie the knot; the whole wedding planning process is unchartered territory. Many guys have not even been to a single weddings as they are events that tend to be avoided by the perennial bachelor. But if you've found a girl that has made you change your mind about settling down, there is no doubt a wedding in your future. She's going to know everything and more about what her bridesmaids are going to do, but do you know what role the groomsmen play in your big day? One thing you've probably heard is that it is proper etiquette to present your chosen wedding helpers with groomsmen gifts as a token of your appreciation. Other than the groomsmen gifts, we've got a brief tutorial to get you up to speed:

How To Stay Awake on the Big Day

Let’s face it getting married is a tiring experience. There is a hustle and bustle of activity for the groom in the weeks leading up to the ceremony from tuxedo fittings, shopping for groomsmen gifts, finalizing honeymoon plans and attending bachelor parties. All this extra energy spent above and beyond your normal pop-a-beer-and-watch-the-game free time, is bound to make even the most indefatigable guy feel tired. But, the good news is there are several ways to stay awake.

The Helpful Groom (You Can’t Just Be Handsome)

Many guys think that after picking out the ring and popping the question, his work is done in terms of the wedding planning. But, after observing the way many brides passive-aggressively operate, we’ve come to realize that the best way to keep a fiancé happy is to get involved in the process. But the key to being involved is to actually help in the process, not hinder. Here are some great tips about being the involved groom she wants you to be.

Funny Laundry Label Bad Advice For Grooms

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes . . . . a wife to take care of your laundry. What?!!! We just couldn’t believe our eyes (but had a good chuckle anyway) to find this care label on the inside of a men’s shirt.

Make Mine Moonshine

Gather up the guys and celebrate the end of your bachelorhood the good old-fashioned backwoods way; passing around a jug of moonshine. Whether you call it Moonshine, White Lightning, Mule Kick or any other number of clever code names, the spirit is all the same recipe, an un-aged whiskey distilled from a yeast-fermented sugar source.

'Staycation' Honeymoons for Frugal Grooms

With the outrageous price of gas and air travel recently, Groomstand.com is finding that budget-minded men are opting to sell the ‘staycation’ honeymoon to their brides-to-be. If you can’t afford to foot the bill for some amazing beach holiday or European tour, there is no reason to skip the honeymoon – every new couple needs to bonding time to get marriage off on the right foot!

Wedding Toast Advice for the Groom, Best Man and Groomsmen

No matter how much you try and avoid the situation, giving a toast is pretty much a given if you are involved in some significant way in a wedding. Whether groom, best man, father of the groom or some other special guest, toasting opportunities abound at wedding events. From the engagement party and wedding showers to bachelor parties, rehearsal dinners and, of course, the wedding reception, guests will be waiting with anticipation for your words of humor, wisdom, and love that ends with a lifted champagne glass. To ensure the best impression, learn how to gab effortlessly in front of a crowd with these simple tips.

How To Get Rid Of Bachelor Party Hangover

No one likes a hangover; however, they’re often part of the morning or all-day after experience when drinking too much. Sufferers can expect a headache, nausea, sensitivity to light and noise, general malaise, gastro-intestinal troubles and thirst. Even when trying to “be good” and pacing drinks throughout the night, many guys find that they’ve overindulged at a bachelor party. This can put a damper on the next day’s events and that can be a real disaster, especially if it’s the wedding day. If you or your buddies find yourself in this woozy predicament, read on to find out some remedies that can help you recover – that is unless you’ve woken up to a Mike Tyson-inspired face tattoo, and there’s no quick solution to that!

Grandparent Wedding Advice Gone Viral

Sometimes the younger generation tends to act like they know everything; but, almost always, our grandparents and others in that generation tend to have some of the best advice. They’ve lived through many experiences, learned by trial and error and are a source of great wisdom. When it comes to marriage, those about to be married for the first time can only imagine what it would be like to live with someone day in and day out. But, those who have shared many anniversaries really know what the union is all about. These types of tips and pointers from older, wiser folks can really considered a gift for the groom and bride.

Hey Grooms! Prevent Mother-In-Law Madness

Whether you legitimately think your future mother-in-law is awesome or the feelings are less that warm and fuzzy, the plain fact is that you’re stuck with her for life when you marry your bride! In order to stay (or get) on her good side, you need to be mindful about what you say to this “other mother.” And, it wouldn’t hurt to ply her with a few thoughtful mother-in-law gifts. And, while you’re at it, don’t forget to get a gift for the bride to show just what a thoughtful guy you are. Here are some topics to stay away from:

How to Handle a Drunk Wedding Guest

It’s happened at almost every wedding I’ve ever attended – the intoxicated wedding guest. Whether it is a rowdy groomsmen or notoriously boozing uncle, there is always one guy (or gal) in the crowd that sees the open bar as his invitation to overindulge. Even if you are serving limited drinks at your wedding, you can still find yourself with a guest two sheets to the wind. Consider offering plenty of non-alcoholic libations to keep over-drinking at bay. Read on to find tips on handling a wedding guest that has had too much to drink.

What to Stash in a Keepsake Box

Ah, the paradox of time. Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own time, but you can use it. You can’t keep time, but you can spend it. And, once you’ve lost time, you can never get it back. Never do any of these words of wisdom make more sense than when you embark on a new journey in life, especially a groom as he gets married. If you’ve started any of the wedding planning, you must know how much time is a gift for the groom! And, while you can’t stop time, but you can keep mementoes from special occasions to help you remember the past. This sort of personal collecting will give you a source of joy and a big smile each time you revisit your special things throughout the years. The ideal place to keep such valuable treasures is in a keepsake box. At Groomstand.com, we have quite a few handsome options for your choosing. For example, our personalized cherry keepsake box is made from quality hardwood with a sliver plate to accommodate the engraving of a name and date. And, remember, these keepsake boxes make excellent groomsmen gifts for all the important men in your wedding. This is by no means a defining list, but below are a few ideas of what to store away in a keepsake box.

A Groom Should Express His “Tastes” at the Reception

Although many say the wedding is the “bride’s day,” most wedding receptions do take into consideration the groom. After all, isn’t food and drink a specialty of men?! Brides like to fuss and fret about many of the “visual” elements of the wedding, such as the dress, the flowers and the venue. However, men seem to be more interested in expressing their opinions on matters of “tastes”! Here are some areas that the groom should put in his two cents worth before the bride takes over:

Groom’s Checklist for a Winter Holiday Wedding

While everyone else is decking the halls, holiday shopping, and fa-la-la-la-la-ling, a guy who is getting married in the months of December or January has much more on his to-do list. Many couples choose to get married at this time of year, not because the winter landscape creates a beautiful backdrop for a white wedding but also extended family members are usually already gathered together. In the hustle and bustle of the season, don’t let the following details slip by you before the big day approaches.

How to Balance Bowl Games and your Bride

Guys who love collegiate football as much as their lovely brides-to-be (errr, almost as much as their brides-to-be), typically find themselves in a conundrum if wedding festivities are scheduled in late December and early January. From the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego on December 20^th to the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, TX on January 4^th (and 33 other bowl games in the lineup), what’s a die-hard fan to do?

When a Groomsman Goes Feral

In any big group of groomsmen, it always seems like there’s one who stands out as the loud, obnoxious drunk. Maybe he was this way in college, and you should have thought twice about asking him to be in your wedding. Or, maybe he’s turned into a kinda-funny, yet still slobbering stupid fool later in life and you didn’t see it coming. Either way, it’s too late to take to yank his groomsmen credentials once the wedding is in play. The only thing you can do is deal with the situation like the grown up he isn’t.

Where-Oh-Where to Wed

Choosing a wedding venue can be a stressful decision, maybe not as life-altering as actually popping the question, but a decision of significance for the groom nonetheless. If you’ve followed convention when it came to asking her to be your wife, you’ve most likely already made challenging decisions about the perfect engagement ring and the ideal wedding date. Since it’s typically the bride’s thing to spend countless hours picking out the dress, flowers and other fussy touches, there’s not too much else for the guys do than pick out the perfect groomsmen gifts for their buddies and plan a respectable rehearsal dinner to bring the two families together. However, there is another important decision that the groom should be involved in, and that is helping to decide “where to wed.”

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