The wedding speech is something that many grooms dread. Public speaking is foreign to most of us unless we are in a profession that demands it, and then there’s the part about what the hell to say. For a groom who’s a little on the shy side, getting up in front of friends and family [...]
We all learned in school that there are many different types of learners; some of us learn better by reading a book or an article; some of us learn better through live lectures; and still some us learn better by cracking open a beer on a the weekend and watching an instructional video. Because we [...]
In an attempt to help soon-to-be grooms everywhere, the guys at Groom Groove put together a well-researched (and female-edited) guide on how to find the right wedding lingerie for your bride. The guide, although focusing on the tradition of wedding night undergarments, can also be used as a guide for choosing lingerie for your wife [...]
There’s a lot of pressure surrounding the marriage proposal. Months of planning, saving, choosing the location, the ring, and sometimes even writing the words - not to mention the questions that tend to crop up when you’re making a gesture as grand as asking someone to spend the rest of their life with you.
Many grooms [...]
Let’s face it, guys: most of the lore, the fear, and the controversy surrounds the party that signifies the last night of bachelorhood. From the time you and your bride-to-be were dating and you attended your first bachelor party, the thought probably entered her mind of how yours, as a groom, would be and what [...]
I didn’t have a lot of money so it took me 6 months to pay for the ring. This worked out well as it gave me time to discover a really nice restaurant and plan the event. I got the manager at the restaurant to work with me to make the plan just right. Early [...]
According to The San Francisco Chronicle, California has gone back to the original plan and restored the words “bride” and “groom” to their marriage licenses. The state had made a change in the language after same-sex marriage became legal there. A couple receiving their marriage license in the Eureka State after June 16th, 2008 saw [...]
Although Groom Groove might take for granted the large and growing number of couples who choose to abstain from pre-martial sex , we realize that most couples in the 21st century are shacking up and living as “marrieds” before wedding day. To these couples, the marriage itself represents more of a “making it official” than [...]
In an outdoor ceremony in his native Canada, 31 year old actor, Ryan Reynolds married his girlfriend, Scarlett Johansson, 23 last weekend. Reynolds was initially slated to tie the knot with fellow Canadian, Alanis Morissette, but instead gave her more fodder for an album, beginning a new romance with Johansson in February of last year. [...]
Typical preparation for any groom for a “nice occasion” will include a shower, a close shave and maybe even a haircut. But your wedding day should only happen once in your life, and in addition to all of those faces staring back at you, examining your every move, you’ve probably got a photographer on hand [...]