Weddingbee Blog

I’m excited to share today’s post because it’s the first of many opportunities to gush over the greatness that is my future husband. You see, it’s Mr. Hot Tea who demonstrated how to make a wedding decision. With ease. And good judgment. And without changing it three times over. (Can you tell I’m a teeny bit envious of his natural ability in this department?)

After several months of struggling with venues (And color palettes. And themes. And flowers. And can you see how much I was not enjoying wedding planning at the time?!), I decided it was time to punt the planning over to Mr. HT. I thought for sure that dressing the men would buy me few weeks of sanity while he was in charge.

So on a rainy Tuesday in February, Mr. HT lovingly agreed to share our weekly date night with a third wheel. We trudged over to our local Men’s Wearhouse where I secretly hoped to meet this man:

Image via Bnet / Photo of George Zimmer, Founder and CEO of Men’s Wearhouse

No such luck. However, when Mr. HT crossed the threshold of the store, the warm, friendly welcome made him look like a celebrity! Little did I know that he had been buying his suits here for nearly a decade and his consultant happened to be on shift. We were in good hands. Even better, we learned about a little sale that happens every few months and, as luck would have it, was running just then.

Image via Men’s Wearhouse

Whaaaa?! Seriously? This is where my mind is blown in 3…2…1…

Image via Photobucket / Credit: TheWoodenBlock

We wanted suits, and suits we got. Instead of asking our guys to rent tuxes and fork out $149 each for a rental, they are each getting a suit they can keep. The suit retails for $200, and with the sale applied they came out to $100 each. Their ties and shirts were also BOGO. Their shirts, originally $40, were on sale for $20 and, with the offer, averaged out to $10 per shirt. SCORE! You wanna see the goods? Of course you do!

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Just like that and in an instant, the boys were dressed. Mr. HT gave me a hug and a kiss, and a bit of advice—”Wedding planning is easy.” I hate to admit it, but he’s right. Too bad his skill has yet to rub off on me.

Friends, this is totally the way to go IMHO. Trusting Mr. HT with wedding tasks has given us so many memories and great stories. When I see all the decisions we’ve made on W-day, I’ll feel pride and happiness to remember that we’re in it and did it together.

What hidden strengths or talents has wedding planning revealed of your future spouse? Have you had any similar serendipitous moments where decision making was this easy? Share your thoughts and post a comment below!