Wedding Tips For The Groom

On your wedding day, your bride to be will have a million things going on in her head.  She will want everything to be perfect and so should you!  Your bride will be spending hours hetting ready.  Here are a few, basic things for you to do for yourself to make sure you look great.

• Don’t wear a shirt straight out of the packet, make sure you get it washed and ironed, so that it feels less stiff.  Get this done the day before the wedding.
• Make sure that any young ushers know what they are doing on the day and what they are suppose to be wearing.  Unless you are hiring suits, meake sure that they know what is smart and what isn’t!
• Wear your new shoes a little before the wedding, to allow you to wear them in and scuff the soles  a little so that they have a better grip, especially for those polished floors and your first dance!
• Don’t wear  short sleeved shirt underneath your jacket, no matter how warm it is.  It will look informal, when you remove the jacket later on.
• Make sure you wear your Boutonnieres (buttonhole) on the left hand side!
• Get your hair cut a couple of days before hand don’t try a new look, just in case it goes horribly wrong, just get things tidied up.
• Treat yourself to a professional shave!
• Get an early night, don’t go out on a drinking session the night before your wedding! You want to look and feel fresh and awake!

Wedding Boutonnieres

Boutonnieres is the french word for Buttonholes  and are worn by men on formal occasions, and is traditionally worn on the left lapel of a tuxedo.

The Boutonniere is an important part of the grooms formal ware and is as important as the brides bouquet.  They are usually single flowers and is often a Carnation, however as the groom you and your groomsmen will need to co-ordinate with the rest of the theme.  The grooms boutonniere should however be slightly different to the groomsmen, perhaps using a flower from the brides bouquet.

Here are some ideas of boutonnieres.

Choosing Her Engagement Ring

So you have decided to propose?

Unless you are both going ring shopping together there are three things which you need to ask yourself before you buy anything

1. What is her ring size?

2. What colour would she prefer? Whit or yellow gold?

3. What is her personal style, would she prefer something simple or something a little more extravagant?

These questions most likely can be answered by taking a look at the jewellery that she already has.   Look through them to determine what kind of style she would prefer, most of her “gold” jewellery will be the same colour, whether it is whit or yellow gold.  Is her jewellery quite simple or does she have a lot of big extravagant things?  You should also be able to tell what type of ring to choose depending on her personality; if she is quite quiet or laid back, chances are she is not going to want a big flashy ring on her finger.

If your still unsure ask a close friend or family member to be there with you when go ring shopping.

Before your ring shopping begins, you will need to look into diamonds a little bit more try to learn the four C’s:

Carat  – The diamonds weight.  The larger stones are much heavier and much more expensive!

Clarity – Diamonds should brilliance and clarity will increase the value.  Any imperfections will give a cloudy appearance.

Cut – The style and shape of the diamond, different shapes will suit different fingers.

Colour – The colour of the diamond is down to personal choice, to be on the safe side, go with white.

Remember set a budget for your engagement ring, you don’t want anything too cheap as she will be wearing this ring everyday for the rest of her life, but at the same time don’t bankrupt yourself!

Averell