A beautifully dressed bride requires a handsomely suited groom. When choosing a tux, note the time of day and the season in which the wedding will take place. A morning wedding with a brunch reception will require much less formal attire that a late evening ceremony and formal sit-down meal.
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Keep in mind the style and formality of the bride and her attendants’ attire to choose appropriate formal wear. An experienced formal wear shop can guide you successfully through these choices.
The basic elements of a groom’s outfit may include a jacket, pants, shirt, bow tie or ascot, cummerbund or vest, suspenders, pocket handkerchief, socks and shoes. Special shoes are often worn with tuxedos and can be found at formalwear shops for purchase or rental.
Many options are available to fill out the groom’s attire. In addition to all the new styling and fabrics for today’s tuxedos, high-fashion accessories include ties, suspenders, cummerbund, shirts that preclude bowties, cuff links and shirt studs in almost any style you can imagine. Choose designs and accessories to suit your own style and express your unique personality. If you prefer to play it safe, a traditional black and white tuxedo ensemble never goes out of style, giving you the added confidence that you will look and feel your best on your wedding day.
Visit the formal wear shop four months before the wedding. Bring along swatches of the bridesmaids’ gowns if you plan to coordinate the groomsmen’s tuxes. While formal wear shops provide measurement forms for out-of-town grooms and attendants to complete, the danger of confusing or incorrect measurements increases. It is best to get the groom and his men into the shop to be measured in person.
The Groom’s Cake is special way of honouring the groom. It is usually a gift from the bride to the groom, and, traditionally it is a dark cake of both fruits and nuts or soaked in liquor.
The groom’s cake may be presented any time during the wedding celebration, and it is also nice served as a toast to the groom at the rehearsal dinner to be enjoyed and shared in an intimate tribute to the wedding attendants and special guests. Or, serve it at the reception as a second flavour choice of cake for your guests.
Special boxed miniature groom’s cakes are also a nice touch, and make a sweet gift for your attendants. This follows the superstition that a maiden who sleeps with a slice of groom’s cake under her pillow will dream of her future partner.
Tradition also dictates that a bride who keeps a piece of her wedding cake will have a faithful and loving husband.
One of the nicest traditions of all is that of saving part of the wedding cake to share on your first anniversary. Before the advent of the freezer, the groom’s cake was always the cake reserved for this occasion, as the heavy fruit and liquor soaked cakes are preserved and carry a very long shelf life.
Many traditions are focused on the bride. By including a groom’s cake as part of your wedding is a nice way to honour your groom. The cake can be modeled after a hobby, sports, or something that is important to the groom.
The groom’s cake is making a comeback after being popular about 25 years ago. It faded into the background as new customs overtook it, but we’re glad to see it back; stronger than it has been in many decades.
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Written by: Sheryl Davies, Publisher, The Wedding Guide Windsor|Essex County. [email protected] Sheryl is proud to call Mr. Booth a friend and wishes him the best in all his future endeavors. And, three cheers to the bride and groom!
On the occasion of her son or daughter’s wedding, every mother wants to be stylish and beautifully dressed with the perfect hairstyle.
After the bridal and attendants’ gowns are chosen, the bride should discuss her preferences of lengths, colours and styles with both mothers. Some brides prefer mothers’ gowns to be shades of the colour that blend with those of the attendants; others prefer colours that contrast. Avoid ivory or white for this purchase.
 John Lyons Photography, Windsor, Ontario- will travel Many specialty shops feature lovely gowns appropriate for mothers’ and grandmothers’ wedding wear that can be worn again to another party. Depending on the level of formality of the wedding, choices include simple taffeta suits, short cocktail dresses, tea, or waltz length creations of lace, and floor length sequined gowns.
Shops specializing in petite fashions or larger size fashions will generally have the best selection for mothers who are other than average in height and weight. mothers should shop with a close friend or relative, one whose judgement can be trusted to help choose a complimentary style and colour.
Mothers may also wish to invest in some custom-made accessories, such as special undergarments, (fitted of course, by a knowledgeable professional), or spectacular shoes. Jewellery should be carefully chosen, especially if the dress has pearls, beads or sequins. Last of all, treat you mom and mother-in-law to be special purse to complete her ensemble for this very important day.
Both the bride and groom should ask their mothers to observe these basic rules when choosing their gowns.
Mothers’ gowns should never be longer than the bride’s or attendants’ gowns. They should be no more formal or lavishly decorated than the bride’s gown.
The bride’s mother chooses her gown first; then lets the groom’s mother know the colour and fabric, so she won’t choose the same shade or a competing shade.
The bride’s mother should select her gown early enough to allow the groom’s mother sufficient time to find her wedding day attire.
The Tuxedo was first worn in 1886, the invention of the New York dandy, and it use has evolved until it is now worn for special afternoon as well as evening events.
It’s distinguishing features are the satin lapels and the outside stripe on the trousers, and the most popular colours are black and various shades of gray. At contemporary weddings, men often wear cummerbunds and bow ties in colours and sometimes metallic or iridescent fabrics. Bow ties are a very popular men’s fashion accessory that are making a huge comeback.
 Trevor Booth Photography, Windsor, Ontario- will travel Most formal for daytime weddings, before 6 p.m., is the cutaway coat with its grey vest, and striped gray and black trousers.
Black full dress is the most formal of evening wear, although sometimes it is worn for daytime weddings in colours or white. The collar is very formal, with a white tie, and the vest should never be seen below the edge of the coat.
On all formal wear, studs with inset stone are used instead of buttons. The shirt also requires cuff links. Since the trousers are worn high above the waist, suspenders are another necessity as well as the black dress shoes.
When choosing the groom’s wedding attire some guidelines are in place. The formal wear chosen should not clash with the colours the bride has chosen. Today’s weddings see the colour coordination of fashion in tandem with the them and colour of the wedding.
The groom’s attire should never upstage the bridal gown, but complement it; it’s a nice touch for all the photography that will take place during the day and it gives a special feeling to your commitment. Given that a bride spends so much time and energy finding the “gown of her dreams,” the groom should be dressed in a tuxedo, taking his place beside her, looking the best he possibly can. Your wedding day is not an ordinary day. Dress the part and share the excitement of special.
Experienced wedding planners also suggest that someone in the bridal party bring an emergency pair of men’s black socks. Groomsmen have been known to show up in white socks!
There aren’t many milestones in life and on your wedding day, spend the money and rent or buy that tuxedo to celebrate this very special day of days. You don’t have the luxury of going back and doing it again and you will be guaranteed that the two of you will look like a million dollars!
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