With the rules and traditions of engagements and weddings blurring further with every passing year, it can be a very confusing time for those organising their own nuptials. It’s 2015 now – what is considered traditional and what is considered out-of-date these days? Is it possible to strike a balance between a traditional wedding and a wedding that has your own personal slant on it?
Fortunately, the internet is full of information and advice for prospective grooms who perhaps need more help than their brides to negotiate a world that they’ve almost certainly never considered before, especially if they’ve never been “involved” in a wedding as more than a guest before.
Read on for five of the key resources that grooms shouldn’t be ignoring in 2015, regardless of the type of wedding they’re planning.
Guide: How to Buy an Engagement Ring Online
Before you do anything as far as the wedding is concerned, you’ve got to get your (hopefully) blushing bride down the aisle, which means you’ve got to propose – and you can’t do that without an engagement ring!
It’s becoming more and more common for engagement rings to be bought online rather than in shops, as it’s easier than ever to buy quality, real diamonds at cheaper prices than you would be quoted in-store. Because you won’t see the ring before you buy it, you should be clued-up on how much you should be paying for certain diamonds and how you can tell which online retailer is genuine and which isn’t. To this end, The Diamond Ring Company has produced a comprehensive guide that explains how to safely and securely purchase a diamond engagement ring online, considering all possible factors and ensuring that you have all the information needed to make the right choice.
Groom List
The most comprehensive guide to weddings for grooms around, Groom List covers everything involved with a wedding, including elements like flowers that the bride would normally take care of anyway, but skews it towards a man’s point-of-view. It even includes a groom’s speech builder that you can utilize if you find yourself struggling to find the proper sentiments about your partner.
The Groom’s Guide: You & Your Wedding
There is a relative dearth of modern sources of help for grooms, such as phone apps, but the old standbys still exist – there will always be books around to help out naïve grooms. The Groom’s Guide is 160 pages of solid advice and information for men who haven’t a clue what they’ve got themselves into, covering everything from the legal stuff to the speeches.
The Art of Manliness
This immensely popular US-based blog by Brett and Kate McKay is on a mission to bring the 21st century man up to scratch, according how the men of decades gone by would conduct themselves. Although blog topics deal with almost everything a man needs to know, ranging from “How To Climb A Rope Like A Navy SEAL” to “Overcoming Your Shyness”, there is a wealth of advice for grooms, best men and ushers covering everything from the proposal to the wedding night. The Art of Manliness will ultimately help you to organize the classy, fun wedding (as far as you’re concerned) that everyone will be trying to emulate in years to come.
Well Groomed
If you’re not sartorially inclined, your wedding day may be the one day you make a conscious effort to get involved with what you’re wearing. Where to start, though? Will a normal suit do? What color shoes should you wear with those trousers? Where does the carnation go? There are a million questions you might have – this is the one area in which you don’t want to make a misstep.
Well Groomed is the website that will answer all of those questions for you. From lookbook inspiration to clear answers to the style questions that would otherwise keep you up at night, Well Groomed is one of the best groom fashion resources on the web.
