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The groom's wedding speech
Grooms (and the best man) are often called upon to give a toast or a speech at their wedding. It’s very similar to a marriage proposal - in that groom will tell his bride why he loves her - except that in the case of the wedding speech, the groom is pouring his heart out in front of 200 of his closest friends and family. Yup, it is easily the most nerve-wracking part of weddings, and most grooms don't figure that out until they're standing up at the podium. To give you a hand, GroomGroove.com has got groom wedding speeches covered. Take a minute, read the article and you'll feel much less nervous. We guarantee it!
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What's a Groom Gotta DoThere are a ton of duties for the groom when it comes to weddings (and none of them involve wedding flowers). In this video, we cover groom wedding duties from a guy's perspective, from choosing groomsmen to planning the honeymoon.Best Advice for GroomsMay 16th, 2008The best advice we ever received was from Ariel, who runs a wedding webcast service. Ariel, being a religious-minded man, didn't understand grooms who weren't involved in the wedding process. (All of the guys at GroomGroove.com have a bit more sympath. We understand.) That said, he came up with a great counter to guys who didn't really care too much about their actual wedding: "It's a rite of passage." Yup, that pretty much sums it up. A wedding is a rite of passage that a man goes through at some point in his life, whether he's 18 and just out of school, 22 and coming back from deployment in Iraq or 45 and getting married for the first or third time. It IS a rite of passage, like going to a tryout for your high school football team, or going on a first date or buying a house. Don't make the mistake that I made, which was to be passive about the wedding. Sure, I cut some ribbons for invitations, but I didn't give my wedding the time of day. THAT was a mistake - it's like I signaled to my wife that I wasn't totally committed to marrying her, even if that wasn't the case. As punishment, I'm forced by a sense of duty to run GroomGroove.com. ;) - Mike  Delinquent GroomGold's Gym celebrity trainer, Mike Ryan, is one of the world's leading fitness authorities.If you miss a few days at the gym because you're traveling, refer back to your old days in gym class and work those push ups (with a variety of hand placements, narrow, wide, etc.), sit ups, crunches, dips with a chair, squats, walking lunges, skip rope (or simulate skipping rope) and definitely go for a walk or jog.  Ask the Wedding ChickThe Wedding Chick answers any question a groom-to-be wants to ask - from groomsmen gifts to wedding attire. Most recently, a groom asks her about his bride getting cold feet. |
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 Get fit GroomIt's almost wedding season. If you're a groom getting married this summer, this article gives some quick tips on how to get fit before wedding day, from Mike Ryan, our expert on fitness, from our partner, Gold's Gym. It's not too late to lose the spare tire. Charity wedding registryGrooms can do the world some good and create a charity wedding registry. Grooms and brides alike can choose nonprofits of their choosing to create a cool wedding registry. Read more about one nonprofit that is connecting weddding guests to charities and making wedding registries a way for the grom and bride to learn about each other. Costs of being the best manIn addition to your long list of best man duties, you should know that there will also be some financial obligations. The best man will have control over some of these expenses and yet others, the best man will just have to cough up at the bride and groom's behest. One thing's for sure; the minute the groom announces that he and his fiancee will be getting hitched in the Himalayas, in the spring of next year, the best man had better start saving. |
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Groom's Corner
Groom Duties
If you're a groom getting married in 2008, check out this article about your responsibilities leading up to wedding day. The groom has to do more than make a marriage proposal, but fortunately some of the wedding planning is a blast. This article and the video inside cover all the bases.
Changing Groomsmen
Once a groom has offered a buddy or a brother a spot as the best man or groomsman, it's pretty hard to change that person out. Here are some considerations the groom should keep in mind when having second thoughts about their choice of best man or groomsmen.
Groom's Guide to Wedding Transportation
Grooms are likely to be tasked with organizing transportation to get the bride to the wedding ceremony, and to get the wedding party from the ceremony to a photo shoot and/or the wedding reception.
Hot Links for the Groom, Best Man, Groomsmen and Wedding MCs
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