 | Historically, brides have been producer, director and even stagehand when it comes to wedding planning. However, although women usually enjoy the dress shopping, cake sampling, venue browsing and other activities associated with being the wedding planner, planning a wedding is a big endeavor, and they do often tire of all the work and effort required.
So when you see your groom-to-be watching the game with his buddies on a Sunday afternoon while you’re busy researching color schemes and pulling together guest addresses, it’s no wonder that you get fired up and a wee bit resentful. |
Your wedding – in fact, your entire marriage – is a shared experience, so shouldn’t the planning for it also be shared in some way? Now, most guys probably wouldn’t be able to withstand more than a few minutes of flower arrangement shopping or comparing wedding invitation paper samples, but there are more than a few wedding planning tasks that are perfect for the groom
Picking the menu – Lots of guys now like to cook, and most of them are pretty hearty eaters, so it only makes sense that they can provide a reasonable opinion on what should be served at a wedding.
Negotiating with vendors – Most guys have been haggling with car dealers for a fair amount of their adult lives, and they can be a great help to their brides when it comes to negotiating prices for everything from rings to venues.
Anything that requires unskilled labor – They may not be good at choosing cake designs or bridal veils, but they can rock the house when it comes to stuffing envelopes, applying stamps, arranging placards, hanging decorations, carrying chairs and tables and the like. What’s important here is that grooms take the initiative and do these things without being prodded by their bride. To be her assistant wedding planner, they need to be attuned to what needs to get done and just do it!