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Being The Groom – The Diplomat, your role may include acting as a go between for those whose emotions are guiding their decisions, mainly the women involved in the planning and organizing the big day. One of the groom’s most important roles is to keep the peace and maintain communication between both families.
The Grooms Role Prior to the Wedding Day.
One of you most important tasks is to make sure all small disagreements (such as who is included in the guest list) are smoothed over quickly and efficiently. Using your personal own brand of charisma and charm when dealing with your future mother-in law will go a long way in your married life!
Listen to your Bride.
Without question the most important person to be listening to is your Bride. You will need to support the Bride, be her right hand man and her tower of strength when problems arise. Being that someone there to listen to the Bride’s ideas and suggestions. Sometimes women just need to vent their frustrations. The best thing you can do when you future Bride is stressed and needs to tell you all about it is just to listen, and listen well. Your Bride will not need you to fix the situation, she probably has a good idea of how to handle the problem and just wants your opinion.
Any Wedding Planning will involve and number of minor and sometimes major problems. This is what inevitably happens when planning a Wedding Day. You job is to listen and only offer suggestions when asked. For example, if she says “What do you think?” be careful, tread carefully and remember this is an emotionally charged time and she may be saying things that she doesn’t mean. Try to talk to your Bride in a way that she will feel calm and open to your ideas. Remember that this is your wedding day too, and your input is important, but also keep in mind that your ideas might be rejected if your Bride is stressed or emotional.
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Groom Wedding Tips – Choosing your Best Man
One of the decisions of the Groom is choosing your Best Man. This choice is at the sole discretion of the Groom and will be a decision that needs careful consideration. Traditionally the Best Man was chosen as the Grooms closest single male friend however, it is not unusual for the Best Man to be a married man.
Who to choose as Best Man?
So, you are wondering who to choose, if you have a brother close in age then it might be expected by your family to choose him. This is a good choice for many Groom’s but don’t be bullied into this if you know a friend who would rise to the challenge of being Best Man better than your brother. Life long friends are another option as they know you better that anyone else and would have a lot to offer in the role of Best Man.
When do you need to choose your Best Man?
Having your Best Man booked well prior to the Wedding is a good option. If you are planning to get married in 12 months then your choosing your Best Man should be high on your priority list. There is a lot to organize and the sooner you have your male wedding party organized the better.
What makes a great Best Man?
Before making the decision about your Best Man it is wise to keep a few things in mind. Here are some questions you can ask yourself about the Best Man you are considering to help your decision.
Would he be happy and honored to fulfill the task of Best Man?- Has he ever been a Best Man before and if so did he enjoy the experience?
- Does he have good organizational skills?
- Is he and enthusiastic person who can rise to challenges?
- Is he able to manage emergency or crisis situations?
- Is he a people person who is easy going and well liked by most people he meets?
- Will he be able to make a Wedding Speech in front of a large group of people?
- Is he responsible, reliable and dependable? (He will need to be on time to all events, organize the bachelor party and safe guard the wedding rings… just to name a few tasks)
- Does he have a good relationship with the Bride?
- Does he have time to participate in the many wedding planning tasks and pre-wedding events?
How do I ask my Best Man?
When you have a Best Man candidate who ticks the boxes above that are important to you, it is time to ask him to be your Best Man. This should be done in a casual situation organized by you. Invite the Best Man for a drink or out for a coffee and ask him. If he seems hesitant accepting the role of Best Man then it is best to consider other possible alternatives. You don’t need a half hearted Best Man and you don’t need to have to replace him at the last minute.
More suggestions for choosing your Best Man
It is always wise to choose the most responsible of your friends to be your Best Man. Your Best Man will not only stand next to you at the Altar he will also be responsible for many tasks and you will need someone who can manage this successfully.
Best Man is chosen, what’s next?
When you have finished choosing your Best Man make sure that you and your Bride to be have an opportunity to sit down with the Best Man and discuss what the role means to you both, what tasks are expected to be completed by the Best Man and inform the him that he is needed to make the Best Man Wedding Speech at the reception. This will help your Best Man understand how important his role is to the Wedding Day and allow him plenty of time for preparation.
As the Groom the next step is to work with the Best Man in choosing other male members of the Wedding Party. It is important to keep personalities in mind when doing this as the male members of the Wedding Party will be spending some time together in the weeks leading up to the Wedding Day.
Look out for the next Groom Wedding Tips post titled “Choosing your Groomsmen”. Wedding Speeches Store hope you have enjoyed our post on “Choosing your Best Man”.
It’s true, Married Men live longer than their bachelor friends. If you have met the woman of your dreams, proposed, the Wedding is in planning, the Bride is looking at dresses, and you are thinking twice about being a Groom…. then read on.
There are many ways to live longer. Scientific research shows that those who exercise regularly, have a sensible diet with plenty of whole and raw foods, get plenty of sleep, do not partake in alcohol and other evils like smoking and have minimal stress levels can expect to outlive their peers. Although there is good information here… and we all should eat healthier and exercise more, if the thought of eating only enough to survive, getting early nights… every night…and daily exercise doesn’t sound very appealing, scientists suggest another, more pleasurable way man can live longer… fall in love ….and get married.
A longevity research study led by Linda Waite, a sociologist at the University of Chicago, came to the conclusion that happily married men and women tend to live longer than their unwed peers. The most amazing statistics showed married men were found to live ten years longer, on average, than non-married men. Marriage is good for women too. The study suggested that married women live about four years longer unmarried women.
There has been much speculation as to why married men live longer however, it has been suggested that married men live longer because married men have healthier lifestyles than bachelors and are less inclined to take risks. When it came to explain why married women live longer it was speculated that women do better and are less stressed generally when they have a stable financial situation and for many women marriage offers financial security.
So if are to be the Groom and are having a few doubting thoughts, take heart, every Groom experiences some type of Wedding jitters it’s perfectly normal… and remember Married Men Live Longer!
In Groom Wedding Tips we will provide you, the Groom, with some insight and suggestions to help in getting you through the lead up to your Wedding Day. There is a lot to think about, a lot to organize and plenty of emotion to deal with (mostly from your Bride to be).
Over the coming weeks leading up to your Wedding Day you will both be on the phone a lot and it can be a crazy time. We will cover the following topics to help you get a grip on what’s happening and give a few suggestions on how to handle the delicate situations that may come up.
- Married Men Live Longer
- Choosing Your Best Man
- Choosing your Groomsmen
- Choosing Gifts for Best Man and Groomsmen
- Supporting the Bride to be
- Beware Bridezilla
- The Groom’s opinion
- Wedding Registry Decisions
- The Wedding Tux
- The Bachelor Party
- The Rehearsal Dinner
- The Wedding Day
- Groom Wedding Speech
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