Hot Searches:

Tags on this Entry

 

 

 
 
 
Mrs. Shortcake Mrs. Shortcake, Vancouver Age and Occupation: 24, Marketing Manager/Children's Lit Writer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Master's Student/Personal Trainer Engagement Date: August 7, 2007 Wedding Date: October 2008 Blogging Since: Venue: Ceremony in a historic church, tented lawn reception at a golf and country club About Me: 1950's housewife sent to the future, reborn as crafting-obsessed, jill of all trades. I enjoy decorating, writing, baking sweet things, singing show tunes/dancing in public, wearing pearls, and knitting sweaters for my furbaby, Harvey, to chew upon. I heart pink, and believe that sparkles are the new black.
 
Mrs. Shortcake's Picture
Mrs. Shortcake, Vancouver Age and Occupation: 24, Marketing Manager/Children's Lit Writer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Master's Student/Personal Trainer Engagement Date: August 7, 2007 Wedding Date: October 2008 Blogging Since: Venue: Ceremony in a historic church, tented lawn reception at a golf and country club About Me: 1950's housewife sent to the future, reborn as crafting-obsessed, jill of all trades. I enjoy decorating, writing, baking sweet things, singing show tunes/dancing in public, wearing pearls, and knitting sweaters for my furbaby, Harvey, to chew upon. I heart pink, and believe that sparkles are the new black.
About Mrs. Shortcake

Suiting up the Groom

July 3rd, 2008 @ 6:25 pm by Mrs. Shortcake

Or, “How Bogart-Style Turned Out to Be Completely Bogus”

Well, I hope you’re happy, Agnes. That lovely, dreamy, steamy look won’t be conjuring up any images of martinis, shaken OR stirred, at our wedding after all. The white dinner jacket-black pants-black bow tie ensemble that we all fell so hard for, looked completely different on a body other than Bond’s…

Quick Side Note:

Mr. Shortcake was such a doll to let me dress him up when we visited the local Moore’s for Men during our trip home to B.C. Such a doll - and such a HAM:

img32

I’m tempted to start starching and ironing his dress shirt collars just to see that face again! :D

Where were we? Ah yes, the failed attempt to emulate Bond number…1? 2? 7085? The white dinner jacket, while so tropically tantalizing on Bogart (”ooh, hold me tighter, Humphrey!)

img33

…turned out to be completely bogus on Mr. Shortcake.

(*snaps fingers* “Ahem, waiter, my wine?”)

img34

Even male Shortie reluctantly agreed that looking like the help wasn’t exactly the look he had in mind for our wedding day. So, we withdrew, regrouped, and resorted to option B - the black tux, white shirt, and black bow tie Bond outfit:

(Acting and Bond comparisons aside, how hot is Pierce Brosnan? Yeesh - someone pass me an iced drink, stat!)

james_b

And it worked. Really well.

(”Where is that iced drink? Seriously, I need it now!”)

img35

Dashing? Definitely.

Especially when you consider that Mr. Shortcake is wearing his own black pants, a charcoal grey suit jacket, a navy blue bow tie, and nothing is in his size, or has been tailored to his body!

This shopping comparison trip was made in less than 15 minutes, so I was pretty pleased with the results (and so was the FI, that worried look was not related to his suit satisfaction). The rest of the groomsmen will be wearing the same outfit, but will have pale yellow boutonnieres, while Mr. Shortcake will wear a pink one.

Operation Suit-Up : Success!

What do you think, Agnes?

8 Responses to “Suiting up the Groom”

1.
Bee Icon
Miss Gingerbread says:

Perfect! Mr. Shortcake is happy. Miss Shortcake is happy. And now you even avoid any tsk tsking about white after Labour Day!

2.
AliCherri1 says:

Very Dashing!

3.
KateMW says:

I love a black tux and bow tie…it’s so sexy!

4.
QueenoftheClick says:

I like the black tux on him. You are going to have an amazing wedding with such a dashing groom.

5.
Bee Icon
Mrs. Penguin says:

I think you picked a winner!

6.
Guilty Secret says:

You definitely made the right decision… he’s going to look great :)

7.
Rachael says:

Order online next time try GarmentMerchant, or Brooks Brothers to avoid the store.

8.
Rachael says:

Order online, try GarmentMerchant or Brooks Brothers to avoid the stores.


You can also just...

Copyright 2004-2008, eHarmony, Inc.