Hey! You look like me!
August 11th, 2008 @ 10:33 am by Mr. Mango
I’m still confused as to whether or not I should have my groomsmen wear the same suit/tie to the Nikkah ceremony. As of right now, they are all wearing the same shalwar kameez to the mehndi (like the one pictured below).
I began searching for possibilities for things like ties and dress shirts. I wound up on etsy.com, which many soon-to-be brides have been raving about. For guys out there, it’s basically a place where anyone can sell handmade items. So all of you out there that feel like your play-dough sculptures are a work of pure art, go ahead and sign up. A few people I’ve met recently actually sell jewelry on the site.
Anyhow, I came across a very cool seller by the name of “Cyberoptix TieLab” (etsy user: toybreaker). They specialize in funky neck ties. And I have to say, I’m quite impressed with their funkness.
Exhibit A: The Engine Tie
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Dressing Up the Dudetourage
July 28th, 2008 @ 5:50 pm by Miss Cherry Pie
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We recently had a bit of a wedding dilemma. As he wrote earlier, Mr. Cherry Pie isn’t terribly fond of renting tuxedos. As a result, Mr. CP opted to have a custom suit made for the wedding. It’s a much bigger investment than renting, but he’ll get more satisfaction and much better mileage out of it.
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Groomsmen ‘R’ Us by Mr. Pineapple
July 16th, 2008 @ 6:02 pm by Miss Pineapple
The ladies have already been properly introduced, so it’s time to give a little of the spotlight (I promise, you can have it back in no time, flat) to the guys that will be joining us and serving as the lead for the bridesmaid eye-candy.
Erik (aka, my best man)
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The Faux Best Man Speech!
July 16th, 2008 @ 12:27 pm by Miss Candy Corn
Since Mr. CC’s half-brother/best man isn’t a fan of public speaking and was absolutely dreading having to give a toast, Mr. CC asked his stepfather to give a speech in his place. Since Mr. CC’s stepfather is French, he is not familiar with the “best man speech” or what it entails. So, I’ve been gathering some tips and advice for him, to give him an idea of what is generally expected from the best man.
One of Mrs. Daffodil’s best men giving his speech
Groomsmen Gifts
June 16th, 2008 @ 11:25 am by Mrs. Lovebird
Mr. Lovebird and I wanted to splurge a little on our bridal party gifts. We wracked our brains for weeks trying to think of something to get these guys, and decided on something any guy would love. And since we didn’t want to bring these somewhat big and heavy gifts all the way to Mexico, we thought we would have a little groomsmen get-together beforehand. We just invited them over to our place for some food and games and said “prizes will be awarded.”
the grub
No Wedding Party
May 5th, 2008 @ 8:27 am by Mrs. Gingerbread
Miss GB 2.0 and I always envisioned a small, intimate wedding. Moving to another country created the “destination wedding” situation, whereby even though it was local for us, it wouldn’t be for the majority of our guests. We thought that getting married after relocating to Vancouver would be the perfect way to show our guests our new home. Of course, this also worked in favour of our small, intimate wedding vision since only people who really love you are going to go through lengths of international air travel for your big day. With a guest list somewhere around 50 (that’s our best projection at the moment), we really want each of our guests to feel like an important part of our wedding.
I guess we could always achieve that by having all 50 in the wedding. Hey, Ivana Trump and her new husband had 50 attendants!
Mr. Toucan’s Band of Merry Men
November 14th, 2007 @ 12:16 pm by Mrs. Toucan
For me, picking my bridal party was quite simple. My sister will be my maid of honor, and my other younger sister, my cousin, and Mr. Toucan’s sister will be bridesmaids. Mr. Toucan had no problem picking who was going to be on his side on our big day. His issue is picking the best man.
Mr. Toucan’s Band of Merry Men (a term coined by Mr. Toucan’s Mom) includes his four best friends from high school. He has an equally close, but different kind of relationship with all of them, and therefore, has a tough time choosing one of them to be his “Best Man.” The guys already all know they are in the wedding party, and that one of them will be the best man. They’ve even joked that they should play a game of Risk or some video game in which the winner or “best” man gets to be the “Best Man.”
Now that it’s time to start thinking about programs, and such, I’ve told Mr. Toucan that he should try to decide soon. I’ve suggested that he could make them all his “Best Men,” because after all, they are. He’s still undecided on what to do.
How do you think Mr. Toucan should decide? Have any of you or your SO’s had issues picking your bridal party? What did you decide?
Will You Be Our Groomsman?
October 19th, 2007 @ 2:43 pm by Mrs. Lovebird
The very first DIY project Mr. Lovebird and I undertook together was working on how to ask our groomsmen if they would honor us by being in our wedding party. I always liked the idea of personalized water bottles, like Mrs. Firefly and Mrs. Caterpillar did, so I bounced that idea off of him and said maybe we can do beer bottles instead. After scouring the net for some bottle label images via Google Images, we settled on good old Guinness.
Now They Want Mullets. And Mustaches.
August 2nd, 2007 @ 6:45 pm by Mrs. Strawberry
They being the groomsmen. And that my friends, is where I draw the line. I was fine with the cow costume and unitard for the engagement party. A little annoyed, but fine.
Now if they had mullets and “pedophile staches” (as they like to call them) to begin with, then that would be one thing. Mr. Strawberry and I would have known what we were getting ourselves into. But growing them out SPECIFICALLY for the wedding–irks me.
I’m not one of those girls that is constantly saying “This is MY day”. I just don’t feel that way. It’s about Mr. Strawberry and I, our family and friends. But the boys want to be the center of attention and have our wedding photos circulated around the web–their mullets and staches front and center. Over my dead body.
I’ve come up with a brilliant idea to foil their “brilliant idea”. I’m going to let them grow their hair out. I’m going to support it. And then, I’m going to roofie them and shave their heads.
Thank You Friends*
August 1st, 2007 @ 12:46 pm by Mrs. Pumpkin
Like most couples these days, we had a dickens of a time deciding how to thank our wedding party for all that they did to make our day so special, and for the friendship and love that they have given us over the years. It is so hard to sum that up in a couple of small gifts! Do you go with tried and true ideas like flasks and terry cloth robes, or do you get more individualized gifts for each person? We are getting up there in age as wel,l so our friends and family have been a part of many weddings and we didn’t want to duplicate gifts they would have already received from other brides and grooms. On top of all of that you have the etiquette rules to follow like, “Something that you purchase for your maids/men to wear on the wedding day is not a gift for them, it is you dictating what they will wear” etc…
We eventually ended up with a hybrid of all of that. We paid for our Best Man’s tux rental, purchased his VANS to wear that day and then also bought him this sweet ass crib board since he loves both hockey and playing crib!
