A Sock is a Bridge

A Sock is a Bridge

December 21st, 2010 @ 11:01 am by Mrs. Waffle
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Wedding photos of men wearing fun socks always makes me smile. Then again, men wearing any sock that is not a white gym sock make me smile. Waffle appropriately wears dark socks with his trousers, and this makes me grin like a crazy person. For some reason, this made me think he would be a perfect candidate for fun wedding socks. I suggested this idea to him.

His reply…”No.”

I thought maybe I had approached the subject incorrectly. Aha, I need a visual aide! That will help. I showed him a bevy of wedding-sock and -shoe photos.

His reply…”No.”

While we were at the mall yesterday, I thought I would make one last attempt at the sock issue before letting it die. A full on sock ambush!

His reply…”A sock should be a discreet bridge between the trouser and the shoe. Nothing more.”

Guess I can’t argue with that.

Have you made any fashion requests of your SO that have been shot down?

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24 Responses to “A Sock is a Bridge”

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Nik

Hi, sorry this is unrelated to your story about socks but I am wondering what SO means? I have been trying to figure it out and I cant! Lol.

12/21/10 @ 11:05 am (reply)

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Miss Waffle (message) 1,121 posts, Bumble bee

@Nik: Significant Other

12/21/10 @ 11:14 am (reply)

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MsJeep23 (message) 1,375 posts, Bumble bee

Significant Other
Haha! That’s awesome! A very British piece of fashion advice. One my FI would heartily agree with…

12/21/10 @ 11:15 am (reply)

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Gilneas (message) 1,393 posts, Bumble bee

SO means significant other.

I bought colored socks for the groomsmen - mint green with his dark grey suit, dark purple with the groomsmen black suit. It was subtle, and but they got compliments on it! It was like a slightly fancy bridge. We didn’t take any overt pictures of it, but the photographer got some as they got ready that were cute.

12/21/10 @ 11:15 am (reply)

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Mollio (message) 22 posts, Newbee

I love this line: “A sock should be a discreet bridge between the trouser and the shoe. Nothing more.” Gotta love a guy who sticks to his own fashion rules!

I really wanted the groom and groomsmen to wear gray suits. But the boy says, “No! Not classy.” I put together pictures of great looking wedding parties with the guys in great gray suits - but then he took offense that I don’t trust his fashion ideas and that mine are always right. Ooops! I laid off after that. Although, I’m gonna try to push fun socks and chuck taylors!

12/21/10 @ 11:27 am (reply)

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brookeb269 (message) 98 posts, Worker bee

my FI is totally against colored/argyle socks as well which is no fun at all. boo to boys sometimes!

12/21/10 @ 11:40 am (reply)

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glamfish500 (message) 262 posts, Helper bee

I once told my FI that he didn’t have to wear a tux and if we were doing something informal that I didn’t want him to…He went nuts. I though I was being good to him by not forcing him into some penguin suit that he would be uncomfortable in and he wasn’t having it. He wants a tux and his groomsmen better be wearing tuxes too. He said he doesn’t get to dress up very often and that I can’t deny him this chance… If only I haven’t seen so many beautiful weddings where men are in suits or vests.

12/21/10 @ 11:57 am (reply)

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Nik

OHHH MAN! i knew it would be something that I would want to hit myself in the head for! haha Thank you guys for your help! lol

12/21/10 @ 12:03 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Husky (message) 1,754 posts, Buzzing bee

LOL at his response “A sock should be a discreet bridge between the trouser and the shoe. Nothing more.” Too funny!

12/21/10 @ 12:05 pm (reply)

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Miss Panther (message) 1,046 posts, Bumble bee

I love that! Mr. Waffle is so funny.

12/21/10 @ 12:07 pm (reply)

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vtbride2010 (message) 152 posts, Blushing bee

My FI ALSO shot down the fun, funky, style-y, argyle-ish sock idea too! boooooo…hissssss….

12/21/10 @ 12:46 pm (reply)

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Miss Munchkin (message) 48 posts, Newbee

I brought it up to my FI but I made a HUGE deal out of it, so he HAD to say yes lol…I said his socks had to match whatever color shoes I end up wearing because I HAVE TO HAVE a picture where he lifts up his trousers and I my dress lol…try that argument maube it’ll work for you too ;0)

12/21/10 @ 12:53 pm (reply)

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