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.

You can support our noble cause by having a look at (and maybe ordering) some of our great groomsmen gifts...

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

<p>If you need a real man gift for dad or some gifts for guys to schmooze with the in-laws, head to Guyville for a 20% off father's day sale. Guyville...

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

Wedding Rings The Wedding ring is a symbol of never-ending love with no beginning and no end. The Celtic ring patterned by a use of continuous and unending lines captivates...

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.

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