The Guy's Guide To Getting Married
Author: Michael Wangner
Author: Michael Wangner
Getting married isn't all fun and games. There's a lot of hard
work to do before taking the dive. Planning a wedding is not
easy and as the groom you're probably going to discover that
despite the fact that virtually none of the decisions are
yours, you still have to do half the work.
Some women would have you believe there are actual "rules" to
who-does-what when it comes to weddings. There are not,
however, some traditions come close. The bride is usually
responsible for things that involve the "look" or "theme" of
the wedding (wedding reception hall, flowers, wedding
invitations, wedding photographer, etc) and the groom has to do
what might be casually referred to as "everything else".
Here's a quick cheat sheet on common groom responsibilities:
* Marriage License
* Blood Tests (if required)
* Music (Band / DJ)
* Limos for the Bridal Party
* Gifts for your Best Man and Groomsmen
* Your half of the guest list
* Rehearsal Dinner Toast
* Wedding Night Hotel Room (if the Honeymoon doesn't start
right away)
* Honeymoon
Schedule the marriage license and blood tests as soon as you
can with your fiance (you both have to be there). Since this
does require both of you, do this before anything else to get
it out of the way before things start to get hectic.
Discuss everything with your fiance and make sure you're both
clear on who is responsible for what. You just might impress
her by knowing what you've got to do before she does and being
proactive. Then again, she might expect this is all common
knowledge and act like you're mentally deficient. Women.
Once everything is settled it's time to get to work. Get
everything on your list checked off well in advance of the
wedding date. You don't want anything hanging over you in the
final run up to the wedding and considering how much stress
everyone else will be under your best move is to stand ready to
put out political fires from inter and intra-family conflicts as
they arise.
May you have the best of luck, because you are most certainly
going to need every bit of it! :)
About The Author: Michael is recently-married and is currently
a wedding consultant for GiftsAndOtherwise.com, an internet
retailer of http://www.giftsandotherwise.com/shop/ and other
wedding stuff.
work to do before taking the dive. Planning a wedding is not
easy and as the groom you're probably going to discover that
despite the fact that virtually none of the decisions are
yours, you still have to do half the work.
Some women would have you believe there are actual "rules" to
who-does-what when it comes to weddings. There are not,
however, some traditions come close. The bride is usually
responsible for things that involve the "look" or "theme" of
the wedding (wedding reception hall, flowers, wedding
invitations, wedding photographer, etc) and the groom has to do
what might be casually referred to as "everything else".
Here's a quick cheat sheet on common groom responsibilities:
* Marriage License
* Blood Tests (if required)
* Music (Band / DJ)
* Limos for the Bridal Party
* Gifts for your Best Man and Groomsmen
* Your half of the guest list
* Rehearsal Dinner Toast
* Wedding Night Hotel Room (if the Honeymoon doesn't start
right away)
* Honeymoon
Schedule the marriage license and blood tests as soon as you
can with your fiance (you both have to be there). Since this
does require both of you, do this before anything else to get
it out of the way before things start to get hectic.
Discuss everything with your fiance and make sure you're both
clear on who is responsible for what. You just might impress
her by knowing what you've got to do before she does and being
proactive. Then again, she might expect this is all common
knowledge and act like you're mentally deficient. Women.
Once everything is settled it's time to get to work. Get
everything on your list checked off well in advance of the
wedding date. You don't want anything hanging over you in the
final run up to the wedding and considering how much stress
everyone else will be under your best move is to stand ready to
put out political fires from inter and intra-family conflicts as
they arise.
May you have the best of luck, because you are most certainly
going to need every bit of it! :)
About The Author: Michael is recently-married and is currently
a wedding consultant for GiftsAndOtherwise.com, an internet
retailer of http://www.giftsandotherwise.com/shop/ and other
wedding stuff.
