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Who says guys don’t care a flip about weddings? Wedding planners across the country say they are seeing an increase in the number of discerning and demanding soon-to-be husbands out there and, for a lack of a better name, are calling them “groomzillas” after the so-old-news-they’re-out “bridezillas” that have taken the wedding industry and media by storm. If a guy can be a “metrosexual”, totally straight yet concerned with the aesthetics of everything, then why wouldn’t this logically apply to planning a wedding as well.
June, the month filled with the most weddings of the year, is also home to National Fishing and Boating week -- June 5 through 13 in 2010. Just think how genius it would be to combine all these wonderful events into one! Even though you are admittedly a good catch, the bride may not be so big on having the wedding ceremony in a boat with the sea air ruining her hair and makeup. However, your groomsmen and buddies are sure to be up for a bachelor party filled with fishing, friendship and a cooler full of beer.
By Michael O'Connor, Jewelry and Style ExpertIt may be the bride's day, but the groom should look good for his wedding, too. Although no one is fussing over the guy issues, many men today are not afraid to show emotion (the room might get a little dusty when he gives out his groomsmen gifts).
It may be the bride's day, but the groom should look good for his wedding, too. Although no one is fussing over the guy issues, many men today are not afraid to show emotion (the room might get a little dusty when he gives out his groomsmen gifts).
Offering a groom’s cake at your wedding is not a requirement for a good marriage, but certainly a tasteful way to get it off on a good start. The groom’s cake is a way for the man to get his way (for once) in the wedding planning process. Not to stereo.type, but the bride’s cake will probably look like a tall tower of fluffy white frosting and flowers – not exactly what a guy’s guy has in mind.
You want to give your groomsmen some flair on your wedding day, and personalized cufflinks as groomsmen gifts is a great place to start. The simple styling pops with a classic tuxedo, and the cufflinks themselves make fantastic keepsakes for years to come.
It would be strange not to have your best friend at your wedding. If he's not at your side up at that alter, there had better be a damn good reason as to why not (and complaining about not getting enough groomsman gifts is not a good excuse). But what happens when your best friend is man's best friend? What happens when your choice for best man happens to be your bull dog?
Facial hair is a guy thing. As soon as we hit that voice-changing age and strange shadows of hair appear in curious places, we're sold. And for the same reason we stride through the halls of middle school flaunting downy little imitations of mustaches, when we realize we can actually grow real ones in college (and that the ladies actually dig the dirty look), we do. We do with a vengeance.
The money dance is totally funky. If you haven't been to many international weddings, you'd think this is the closest the bride ever felt to being a stripper. Sweaty men pinning globs of fives to her shoulder straps. It's what every bride dreams about for her wedding!
If your bride-to-be is anything like the multitudes of women who demand nothing less than the dream wedding, the wedding she has kept meticulously journaled in her Polly Pocket diary since elementary school, chances are she has taken care of everything. Location? Check. Invitations? Check. Caterers, seating arrangements, DJ playlist? Check, check, check.
FYI - This post contains Mad Men spoilersYour wedding day is supposed to be perfect. When it's supposed to be one of the happiest days of your life, how could you plan for the worst? Sure, forgetting a groomsmen gift for the best man isn't ideal, but what if something catastrophic happens?
FYI - This post contains Mad Men spoilers
Your wedding day is supposed to be perfect. When it's supposed to be one of the happiest days of your life, how could you plan for the worst? Sure, forgetting a groomsmen gift for the best man isn't ideal, but what if something catastrophic happens?
To some brides and grooms getting hitched in a chapel is just so predictable. Why marry in a place where you spend so little time (insert lightening bolt strike), when you can take your vows in a place where you feel more at home. We've recieved reports of some wild and wacky places to get hitched, as uncommon and unique as the couples themselves. Plus, wouldn't you love to shake it up for your buddies, the groomsmen who are usually bored to tears in a traditional ceremony? Pick one of the weird places to wed and treat your wedding party to our coordinating suggestions in groomsmen gifts.
After hearing that ultra-conservative talk-show host, Rush Limbaugh, hired way-more liberal musician, Elton John, to perform at his June 11th wedding in Florida got me to wondering "how do you pick o ut a band for your wedding reception?" Unlike choosing floral arrangements and tablecloth colors, picking reception entertainment is an area that many grooms want to have a voice. In fact, if there is a band that you really must have and it is a little out of the budget, it could even be a gift for the groom from parents and family. While Rush and Elton certainly sound like an odd pairing, we're pretty sure that the reported $1 million dollar fee probably set free any proverbial elephant in the room. Even though you might not have the big bucks to attract world-famous entertainment, there are still important steps to follow when selecting a band to play at your wedding according to MusicMates, an online musician referral service.
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!
Attention, grooms. Speak up and be heard about your preferences on the most important part of your wedding reception – the adult beverages. If the bride has taken charge of the wedding cake details down to the last dark-chocolate-with-raspberry-filling detail, then by all accounts of fairness the selection of liquor should be appointed to the groom. Just like the cake and the reception food, the choices you pick for beverages reflect on the overall style of your wedding.
Just because you’re getting married doesn’t mean that you have to give up on your favorite hobby. And, if you’re anything like the typical guy, you love video games. According to the Entertainment Software Association, a video game player is typically male and is, on average, 35 years old -- playing for the last 13 years! So, it’s shouldn’t be surprising to learn that some die-hard video game fans are incorporating a love for this type of entertainment into the biggest day of their lives.
Marrying Man of the Month has been busy keeping up with all the celebrity wedding and engagement news that has been buzzing about. Most recently, Us Weekly magazine reports that actress Megan Fox is engaged to her long-time, on-again-off-again boyfriend, Brian Austin Green of " Beverly Hills 90210" fame. The news has been confirmed by the actors’ reps and Fox teasingly told E! Entertainment News tonight that the two will marry when “the stars align.”
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.
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:
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.
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