Groom prep on wedding day.

[SRUAlmn]

Acqua di Gio by Armani, Mania for Men by Armani, CLEAN Men by Clean, and Eau Sauvage by Dior are all good, light men's colognes. Clean is the lightest, Acqua di Gio is my favorite. Sometimes I wear Sauvage; swiped it from an guy friend, because it just smells soooo good!

Thanks! We'll have to take a shopping trip and smell a couple of those. I used to wear the women's Aqua Di Gio and I LOVED it!!

 

[SRUAlmn]

Shane and I stayed together the night before the wedding too-- although he got ready in my parents room so that it was still a surprise. I didnt know the two of you live together-- now I dont feel so alone!

Yep! We have for a long time. No surprises for us when we get married, we feel married already now We really enjoy it, but I don't like the 'assumptions' a lot of people make when they find out we live together You know what I mean?

 

[Maggimus]

Yep! We have for a long time. No surprises for us when we get married, we feel married already now We really enjoy it, but I don't like the 'assumptions' a lot of people make when they find out we live together You know what I mean?

I can completely relate... ive heard it all before. Shane and I just never felt the need to get married sooner because in our hearts we were already wed-- we just didnt have the legal documentation to prove it. We had a house together, our money was together, our credit was nearly combined-- and yes, those others that are reading we were engaged before ever doing this. I just never had the time to sit down and plan anything out. I hated letting ppl find out we lived together-- you always get the wide eyed look or the 'theres nothing to look forward to' talk. We are just as happy today as ever... and the years we have in experience have only made us a stronger couple today

 

[jmmastra]

I can completely relate... ive heard it all before. Shane and I just never felt the need to get married sooner because in our hearts we were already wed-- we just didnt have the legal documentation to prove it. We had a house together, our money was together, our credit was nearly combined-- and yes, those others that are reading we were engaged before ever doing this. I just never had the time to sit down and plan anything out. I hated letting ppl find out we lived together-- you always get the wide eyed look or the 'theres nothing to look forward to' talk. We are just as happy today as ever... and the years we have in experience have only made us a stronger couple today

DF and I have been living to gether since 2 months after we started dating...and that was 7 years ago!!! I really never cared about what people thought other than my family...the grandparents...but nobody thinks anything of it now. All I can say is I know what I am getting myself into...bushy soon to be tamed eyebrows and all

 

[SRUAlmn]

DF and I have been living to gether since 2 months after we started dating...and that was 7 years ago!!! I really never cared about what people thought other than my family...the grandparents...but nobody thinks anything of it now. All I can say is I know what I am getting myself into...bushy soon to be tamed eyebrows and all

EXACTLY!! I can't imagine the shock that people must go through being newly married and having never lived together. It took me these 6 years to train him

 

[Kashmir104]

DF and I have been living together since Nov 2006. We've been dating for 4.5 years now, and were engaged in June of 2006, so we started living together at DF's house (he bought his house 5 years ago) way before we got engaged. I see nothing wrong with it! We've loved having the opportunity to live together before we get married... and it allowed me to turn his house from a bachellor pad to our actual home and get to know (and attempt to un-do) some of those lovely male quirks (training is most definitely a must! And it takes time!! Let me tell ya!)

Right now we are on two separate coasts (he's in California, I'm in Connecticut) because I had a fantastic job opportunity for 1 year that would lead to a promotion when I return out west. It's been hard to be apart, although I imagine if our separate houses were right down the street instead of 3000 miles away it would be easier. Still, we really miss living together, waking up together, cooking together, lazing around on the weekends together, and just knowing the other was waiting for us when we got home.

Even though we started living together prior to marriage, I think that once we are married it will still be special because we will be officially husband and wife. There's just a lot of emotion and something special attached to those names. I can't describe it, but I can tell there will still be a flutter of excitement and a lot of pixie dusk when we return to our home after our DFTW.

 

[dmslush]

Shane and I stayed together the night before the wedding too-- although he got ready in my parents room so that it was still a surprise. I didnt know the two of you live together-- now I dont feel so alone!

DF and I have been together 11 years and have lived together about 10 of those years, I would guess. He has even adopted my daugher LOL, we seem to do everything backwards.

I am having him stay in another room the night before. We are staying at the Allstar Movies this time. We kind of figure since we have been together for so long, and out 16 year old dd will be with us, Toy Story is romantic enough LOL. But, I am going to have him stay in another room so that we aren't tripping over each other while I am getting ready and so he will have a place to chill out in before the wedding. After 11 years, he has seen the good, bad and ugly parts of me, so I want him to be completely surprised when he sees the bride in me!

 

[jasonandlisa]

I've told my DF he needs to stay in another room the night before, even though we live together now. It's funny: I think age has something to do with pre-marital living-together acceptance. I come from a pretty traditional family, and I know my parents/family wouldn't have been happy about me living with any of my previous boyfriends (even the one I dated for 6 years and was also engaged to!) Dad even gave me a no-pre-marital sex lecture back when I was in college.

Yet, everybody was been perfectly fine with me moving in with my DF last December, even though we'd only known each other about 6 months (and met on the internet!) But...I think that's because I'm 31, and mom is starting to get desperate for grandchildren. (She had four children by the time she was 30.) And she was starting to worry that I was going to end up alone and childless... Actually, she not only gave her approval for us moving in together but she also said that if I happened to get pregnant before the wedding, that would be perfectly fine! I guess ten years makes a difference in terms of what they find acceptable.

I'm sorry to hear that other brides have been hassled about making this decision!! I never thought I'd live with a boyfriend/fiance before I was married, but I have many, many friends who say there's no way they'd get marry someone they hadn't lived with first. It's unfortunate that people can't refrain from being judgmental and accept that it's a very personal, individual decision.

 

[In The Know]

I would suggest:
-a haircut 2 wks before wedding
-manicure
-trim nose hair

 

[DisneyFairy19]

DF is very picky with hygiene for himself so thankfully I am not going to be worried about him.. Plus I am not worried about his hair b/c he is a Full time ARchitect and on the weekends works as a barber so he always has a great hair cut!!!

 

[luna99]

Yet, everybody was been perfectly fine with me moving in with my DF last December, even though we'd only known each other about 6 months (and met on the internet!) But...I think that's because I'm 31, and mom is starting to get desperate for grandchildren. (She had four children by the time she was 30.) And she was starting to worry that I was going to end up alone and childless... Actually, she not only gave her approval for us moving in together but she also said that if I happened to get pregnant before the wedding, that would be perfectly fine! I guess ten years makes a difference in terms of what they find acceptable.

lol.. I"m in the same boat!! I moved in with my fiance after knowing him for six years online and meeting four times in person and we live in completely different areas of the country! I thought my parents would flip out when I told them I was moving to New York State to live with a man I met on the internet and only met in person four times but they were ok with it.... I guess because I was 28 at the time as well and they were starting to wonder if I'd ever have a serious relationship! If I was 21 or something it would have been a completely different story! My parents did get to meet him though and spend a couple of days with him before I moved in, but really didn't know him much at all..

now we have gone to visit and spent two christmases with my family and my parents have come to visit us in New York and they really like my fiance. I'm so happy they see how great he is. I know I made the right decision and can't imagine being with anyone else.

 

[dznystar]

DF is really worried about what he will do from after his pictures are done until the wedding ceremony. He will have like an hour and a half with nothing to do. He said that he will go have a few drinks, but I'm not so happy about that. Then he said that he would go down to the arcard and play games with his bestman. I'm just afraid that they will get carried away and be late. What did your DH's do during that time?