March 31, 2009 at 10:30 AM
The thought of an unexpected emergency on your wedding day is enough to keep a bride up every night before the big day. You spend months leading up to your "I Dos" preparing yourself for worst case scenarios: nail clippers for a broken nail, check; dryer sheets to prevent static cling, check; extra backs for your earrings, double check!
So you’ve got all your bases covered, but what about your groom? From the same company that brought you the SHEmergency Survival Kit and the Bridessentials Kit, comes The Groom’s Survival Kit. This portable silver trunk is filled with must-have personal care products like floss, boutonniere pins, extra buttons, a styptic pencil, even a stress ball! Just ask him to pick up a few for the groomsmen to have on hand and you’ll both be saved when a bad moment threatens your day.
The SHEmergency Survival Kit ($20), Bridessentials Kit ($25) and The Groom’s Survival Kit ($49) are all available online at msandmrs.com.
March 12, 2009 at 2:00 PM
We’ve all met (and dealt with) the machinations and demands of tempestuous brides; we’ve even bestowed the moniker ‘bridezilla’ upon the persnickety ladies. But there seems to be a new trend in weddings: groomzillas.
So, how do you know if you’ve got a groomzilla on your hands? Co-founder of mywedding.com and newlywed, Rob Johnsen, has a few ideas. Does your fiancé have your wedding planner’s phone number on speed dial? Does he know the difference between cymbidium and phalaenopsis orchids? Has he cultivated an opinion about how well the bridesmaids’ dresses match the color palette? That would be a groomzilla at his finest.
Frazzled brides no longer have to suffer in silence, though. Mywedding.com is giving readers an incentive to expose their husband-to-be’s bad behavior. The site is hosting The Great Groomzilla Search in hopes of exposing the antics of controlling grooms nationwide. The winning groom (and his patient bride) will receive a four-day and three-night honeymoon at any of the twelve gorgeous Sandals Resorts in the Caribbean. Second and third place winners will receive cash prizes, perfect for a relaxing spa day after all the stress you've endured.
Does your man have what it takes? Visit mywedding.com by April 17 to learn more about the contest and enter your groom.
—Laura Wasson
P.S. If you want a leg up on the competition, we suggest submitting a YouTube video!
February 23, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Bridal conventions and showcases are certainly nothing new for brides-to-be. But what about for the guys? More and more men are becoming increasingly involved in the planning process, so it's only fitting they have a way to stay abreast of all the latest wedding trends.
Enter The Groom’s Lounge, a Gentlemen’s Wedding Lifestyle Event created especially with grooms-to-be in mind. Like many of these trendy, new groom-oriented showcases, there are sommeliers, caterers, photographers, and fitness experts on hand providing helpful tips and advice in a "man-friendly" environment. And for their hard work learning the difference between a merlot and a malbec, the guys will be treated to cigars, cocktails, baseball talk with Harry Winston of the New York Yankees and complementary shaves courtesy of Paul Mole’s Barbershop.
To set-up an appointment at The Groom’s Lounge, A Gentlemen’s Wedding Lifestyles Event by Lunare Design Scapes, e-mail simone@lunaredesignscapes.com.
—Laura Wasson
January 7, 2009 at 11:00 AM
When you start planning your wedding, you may experience some anxiety, or, well, control issues. But you may not be alone. This phenomenon, known as becoming a “bridezilla,” has now spilled over to the men! If your husband-to-be suddenly wants to be in charge of every wedding decision, give yourself the gift of Surviving Groomzilla: A Bride’s Guide.
Is your groom a health nut? Beware, warns author Craig Bridger, because he may want to turn your dream wedding cake into something low-fat, low-calorie, and certainly NOT covered in fondant.
Bridger also stresses that the required groom’s attire should be left to the groom, but only in the wittiest way: providing visual diagrams for each type of groom including the country man, the city dweller and the goth guy. Oh, and an amazing chart about facial hair.
If you need a good laugh or want to better understand your fiancé’s role in the planning process, order your copy on amazon.com.
—Rachel Jacoby, Assistant Editor
October 28, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Lets face it, when planning a wedding, you spend so much time perfecting your look—the dress, the hair, the makeup—that it's easy to forget your groom needs to look good too.
If you’re planning a spring or summer wedding, now’s the time to get your man thinking about clearing up those razor bumps or that unsightly backne. If your fiancé is anything like mine and refuses to get a spa treatment, then take him to a beauty counter at your local department store and have the aesthetician behind the counter assess his problem and recommend products for his skin type.
If that’s still too much for him, have him take the skin regime test on labseries.com for a custom skin analysis in the comfort of your home. It's so easy—he can even do this while he’s watching the game. Once he's done, he'll find out what products work best for his skin type and then you can order them. It takes bit of work on our part, but trust me ladies, the end result makes it so worthwhile.
—Tasha Turner, Senior Beauty Editor
