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GROOMS Shaving Rooms 12618 views
Getting groomed up and perfectly shaved is not necessarily a run to the local barber, but could be more a case of visiting a spa near you! Why settle for a short back and sides when you could be in for an excecutive manicure or a four palm massage?
Check out the treatments on offer at your local spa and you'll be surprised to see plenty of men-only experiences - just right for getting you perfectly groomed for the day. At The Refinery, a slick spa based in London's Brook Street as well as at ooh-la-la Harrods, you can go for a regular spring clean with Deep Cleansing Back Treatments (£60 for 45 minutes), a Salt Scrub (£45 for 30 minutes) and an Executive Pedicure (£65 for 60 minutes). Alternatively, you could opt for a Four Palm Massage (£140 for 60 minutes), guaranteed to leave you feeling deeply relaxed and revitalised.
For The Refinery experience in your own home, a range of gunk-free products has been created with essential oils and cutting-edge technology. For squeaky clean skin, use Face Scrub (£18), a purifying Chinese white kaolin clay. And get into a pampered-man shaving routine with Shave Oil (£21) or Shave Foam Gel (£12) both with great skin enhancing ingredients. The products are available by Mail Order (08452 305605) or on the high street at your local Boots.Their advice to you? Try not to shave the day before the wedding as it gives skin a well-needed rest. On the day, get showered and shaved just before you are ready for the big day finery.
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GROOMS Now Listen! 14077 views
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GROOMS - Speech Please! 14770 views
If the thought of making a speech is weighing heavy on your groom2be, get a helping hand - don't let it spoil all the fun! Being centre stage is not everyone's cup of tea! You can choose a best man who you know is going to make a good speech. But you are not marrying your man for his public-speaking skills. Well, probably not...
Unique Speeches, run by Jamie Graham is ideal for the groom that would feel happier if the words were 'put in his mouth'. Jamie offers a speech writing service. Fees start at £100 for a full 10 minute speech, including research and getting to know you!
To find out more, go to Jamie's website at uniquespeeches.com.
If your man has all the makings of a great speech-maker but is needing a push in the right direction, there are plenty of books that deal with making the groom's speech. One to look out for is Perfect Wedding Speeches and Toasts by George Davidson (Random House, £5.99). The handy paperback is packed with practical advice to help
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GROOMS Groom-zilla! 11229 views
Worrying about wedding flowers? Not the bride - it's 'Groomzilla'. Men are just as stressed as women over their weddings, a survey reveals...
Forget the 'bride-zilla' obsessing over colour schemes and caterers, research carried out on behalf of Wrigley Extra reveals a new breed of 'groom-zillas' getting involved in every aspect of the big day! Gone is the laid back British groom who just shows up. The survey found that 8% of today's grooms admit to fretting over the wedding invitation and 3% found picking the bridesmaid outfits caused them to pull their hair out.
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
The toll of organising a wedding made one in ten grooms, (10%), feel extremely stressed - 1% even confessed to crying. Panic over the finer details, left one in five (19%) grooms having problems sleeping and 11% suffering from headaches. Over one in 10 (12%) even confessed they argued with their future wife and family because they felt so overwhelmed. Managing feuding families also causes problems for grooms, almost half (41%) said this was their biggest stress trigger.
Issues that traditionally cause brides to panic are affecting their other halves, 4% of grooms got in a flap over the wedding cake and table accessories and one in ten, (11%), were worried about where everyone should be seated. It was the guest list that really caused most men to panic, over a third (39%) grooms said this was their main concern compared to 36% of brides.
Bride-zilla v. groom-zilla
Wedding stress - tradition or trend?
The survey found grooms are getting stressed because they have more responsibility. One in five, (20%), men who were married three years ago did not have a role in any of the wedding planning, compared to 7% of grooms getting married in the next year.
"It's no longer just the bride who is fixated on the minute detail of her special day. Increasingly we find grooms becoming just as closely involved in wedding planning - even in organising the flowers and the catering – and as a result suffering from “wedding stress” as much as their brides to be.” says Sarah Auerbach, Managing Director of society wedding planners Fresh Attitude.
Boys will be Boys
It is not just the flowers and table cloths that get men flustered. The best man dishing the dirt in his speech caused one in ten, (10%) men to feel agitated and booking the honeymoon filled 13% of grooms with dread.
The survey found that it's the Welsh crumbling under wedding pressure, over one in ten (12%), felt extremely anxious on the lead up to their wedding and a quarter said it kept them awake at night. Scottish grooms are the most laid back, 35% said they did not feel stressed at all and let other people do the worrying!
Welsh Worriers
What are they saying in the WP chat forum?
'Debs': We have made all the big decisions together i normally do the research and give him choices!
'Mrstrott': Most things we decide on as a couple but he has agreed on everything i've picked so far
'Hollie' My H2B has been completely involved in everything!! Apart form my dress and the bridesmaids, he has played a major part in all of and he is finding it equally enjoyable!
'Joannemm' My man has been great about everything - he hasn't been overly involved but he has helped me make some decisions (ie. colour schemes & themes). I think he would be perfectly happy to turn up on the day and go with whatever I had planned, but I felt I wanted him to be involved, after all it is OUR day not just mine.
Photo: Freeman Photographics
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GROOMS Black Tie 11681 views
If you are going for a 'black tie' dress code at your wedding, then make sure the main man gets it right. Ede and Ravenscroft, London's oldest tailors give WP grooms the low-down.
FORMAL DRESSING TIPS
What is black tie? Chris Moodoo, Head Buyer of London's oldest tailor gives us the low down on what the guys are expected to wear if you have a black tie dress code on the wedding invitations.
• As the name implies, wear a black bow tie, a proper one that you tie yourself. Do not wear a long black tie.
• If you are looking to buy a dinner suit, choose a single-breasted, one button style with no vents.
•Trousers should not have belt-loops and be either cut for braces or have side-adjusters• The shirt should be white.
• If you like to wear dress studs, request that your shirt is starched as it will make them “sit” better.
• Unlike with white tie, it is acceptable to wear a wristwatch with black tie. Make sure your watch does not clash with your cufflinks.
• Always wear braces to make sure your evening dress trousers slightly break onto the front of the shoe.
• Wear button braces and not of the elasticated, clip-on type.
• The Edwardian fashion for wearing a white pique vest to match the shirt is making a return to black tie.
• The breast pocket can display a touch of colour with a silk pochette in purple or dark red, although a neatly folded white linen square is smarter.
• Shoes do not have to be patent leather but must be polished to a mirror shine. They should have a plain toe and closed fronts.© Ede&Ravenscroft, Freeman Photographics
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