Groom prep on wedding day.

[luna99]

My DF says he's just basically gonna shower and get dressed the day of our wedding.

We HAVE figured out how soon before the wedding he should shave for optimal facial hair growth.... but other than that what else could a groom do to get ready and look great for the special day?

I'm sure most grooms don't even want to get into it.. I know mine doesn't...

but I was just trying to think of some suggestions I could make to him just in case.

thanks!

 

[Maggimus]

i just tried my hardest to remember to get him to pack his deoderant before leaving the room-- as long as he brushes his teeth, wore deoderant, and got his clothing on properly i was satisfied!!

ANd he did all of that plus! My Dh wears suits everyday so i didnt worry about him too much.. guys really know how to take the initiative when they want to!!

 

[princessdisneybelle]

This is something we were just talking about. I told DF we should get Ana to do his hair (he has more than I do). I agree though, showered and smelling good is fine with me.

 

[hmgolden]

Nag him until he gets a haircut - BEFORE the wedding!

DH kept putting it off and putting it off, until the next thing I know, he's getting his hair cut at 9:00 AM, the morning of our wedding! In the end, it worked out ok, the stylist at Periwigs did a great job giving him a trim that didn't look like he had just gotten his hair cut, and she styled it for him. He ended up looking pretty cute, but really, it was a worry I didn't need

 

[princessdisneybelle]

I have! He says "just like you get to surpise me how you look, i get to suprise you". I'm not too worried. I'm sure he will look great.

 

[Chantelle]

My fiance started going bald when he was 16 so his solution now is to just shave it all right off. As long as his head and face are freshly shaven I am not worried. He does have a bad habit of pulling at his goatee and leaving bald patches, so I am hoping the stress leading up to the wedding won't make him to do that.

 

[soontobebride]

Hi

My fiance would love to have a professional shave on the day of the wedding. I guess I am having my hair and make up done, so it only seems appropriate that he has some grooming as well. Does anyone know if any of the cosmetologist's come to the room so that my fiance can have a proper shave on the day. We are staying on disney property and am not sure if anywhere on site offers this service.

please help.

thanks

 

[luna99]

when my DF gets his haircut, he always just gets it done "military style" which means they just buzz cut it really close to his head. While that looks okay I guess I really wish he would be more open to trying an actual STYLE. He has curly hair and is older (he's 39) so he doesn't have as much on top as he'd like and I dunno... I just wish I could help him or convince him to do something a little different rather than just buzz cutting it short and letting it just grow out natural.

does anyone have any websites that have good men's haircuts or any suggestions about what I could do?

my DF reminds me a bit of jeremy piven and I think he could look even hotter if he did something with his hair!

 

[StephSFL]

DH had a manicure! He hates to admit it, but he liked it! I do have a bit of advice! Make sure your groom eats something! My DH was so nervous he didn't and was worn-out by the time the ceremony was over. I didn't think this would be a problem, but it was! Poor DH!

 

[JandJ]

I like DH's hair exactly 8 days after a fresh haircut (i.e. shave), so we counted back and he got it cut 8 days before the wedding with a "clean up" of the edges the day before the wedding.

I like him with a few days facial hair growth, but he wanted to be clean shaven for our wedding day. He forgot to pack shaving cream! I had some with me, but we stayed separated from after the rehearsal dinner until I walked out on Sunrise Terrace. He used something from the hotel but said it didn't work out too well He should have just called me and had my MOH bring it to him, but coulda-woulda-shoulda Still, he looked great that day so it wasn't a big deal.

He forgot the handkerchief I got him, but he didn't cry so he didn't need it.

So, my only advice is to remind him of the little things - shaving cream, deoderant (Maggie is so right on that one!), hair stuff if he needs it, etc. Oh, and DH never wears a tie - he's a IT tech-geek and wears jeans to work - my brother who wears a tie every day had to show him how to tie it! So, maybe some tie lessons if he's not used to wearing one

 

[jmmastra]

Okay maybe this is silly but..DF is getting a manicure and his eyebrows done!!! Oh did I mention he does not think I am serious when I tell him this He is Italian and the brows need a little help. He also bits his nails. I think he will actaully enjoy it (the nails at least) although he may never admit it Ahh ture love

 

[kmab00]

I just got my nails/toes done today and I kept thinking.....wouldn't it be hilarious if DF was here with me getting a pedicure, too?? He'd be so embarrased!!!

 

[Maggimus]

I just got my nails/toes done today and I kept thinking.....wouldn't it be hilarious if DF was here with me getting a pedicure, too?? He'd be so embarrased!!!

Your day is sneaking up on you!! Are you nervous? Excited??

 

[Swmhc]

If you are going to do the eye brows do them a couple days in advance. If they are thick and he's never had it done, there may be extended redness and a little swelling ! A friend of mine does her nephews for him (they are catepillars !). Of course he screams like a baby and his eyes tear, so we aren't sure if it's tearing up or actual crying, but he is in pain. And she has been doing them for a couple years! So give his skin time to recouperate, since men aren't used to the pain of primping !

 

[jmmastra]

If you are going to do the eye brows do them a couple days in advance. If they are thick and he's never had it done, there may be extended redness and a little swelling ! A friend of mine does her nephews for him (they are catepillars !). Of course he screams like a baby and his eyes tear, so we aren't sure if it's tearing up or actual crying, but he is in pain. And she has been doing them for a couple years! So give his skin time to recouperate, since men aren't used to the pain of primping !

Yes, He is going the Tuesday before we leave. This will give the unibrow a week to heal. I do not think he will scream but I am sure manly grunting will occure and then I will hear several obscenities once we get in the car

 

[DisBride2007]

I think the level of primping and grooming your DF will want to do will depend on how much primping and grooming he does on an every day basis. My DH shaved and showered the morning of the wedding, and got a haircut about a week prior.

The one thing I didn't see mentioned above was taking care of your hands. DH always gets dry hands in winter (which is when our wedding was), so he took extra care in the weeks leading up to moisturize and make sure his nails were cut. Your hands show up in a lot of the pictures. Also, we all do it, so what about teeth whitening?

 

[Kashmir104]

This is great! DF also gets his eyebrows waxed on a regular basis (gets a haircut and then every other haircut he gets an eyebrow wax). He's Indian and more or less had that geeky-engineering unibrow. As much as I love his geekiness, the one eyebrow was screaming "separate me! Make me into two!" everytime I saw it... and thus he gets it done on a regular basis. If there's a lot of hair there and your man has darker skin, I suggest having him do it once or twice before the time before the wedding. The first time DF did it, you could totally see tan lines (if only I could tan my pale skin as easily!!!)

As for the hair, DF would always go to the cheapest places where the women would cut it crooked or shave it as short as possible. However, when I finally got DF to have a style to his hair I was on the other side of the country for the summer, so I had him make an appointment at a well-known, nice salon and sent him in tow with printed pictures of Bollywood movie actors as models. Basically he told the hairdresser "my girlfriend wants me to look like this." I must say, it turned out great! Now whenever he looks at older pictures, he can't believe I let him get away with the old cut! He even asked me if there was a way to bring his hairdresser to Disney with us so she could do it perfect on our wedding day... I told him in his dreams. hehehe

 

[SRUAlmn]

I asked my DF last night where the guys were getting ready since my DF and I are sharing a room and staying together the night before (we've lived together for 6 years- it seemed pointless to stay apart.)

His response was, I guess I'll just get ready in the bathroom of our room while you girls are getting ready I don't think he realizes the mayhem that is going to go on in that room while we're all getting ready!! So I 'told' him that he and the guys need to go get ready in his parents' room


To answer the OP's question, I'm with everyone else. Haircut, shave, deodorant. My DF doesn't usually wear cologne (must to my dismay) because it makes him sick, but he may wear something light for the wedding. Anyone know of any men's colognes that aren't overpowering?

 

[AuroraBorealis]

To answer the OP's question, I'm with everyone else. Haircut, shave, deodorant. My DF doesn't usually wear cologne (must to my dismay) because it makes him sick, but he may wear something light for the wedding. Anyone know of any men's colognes that aren't overpowering?

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!

 

[Maggimus]

I asked my DF last night where the guys were getting ready since my DF and I are sharing a room and staying together the night before (we've lived together for 6 years- it seemed pointless to stay apart.)

His response was, I guess I'll just get ready in the bathroom of our room while you girls are getting ready I don't think he realizes the mayhem that is going to go on in that room while we're all getting ready!! So I 'told' him that he and the guys need to go get ready in his parents' room


To answer the OP's question, I'm with everyone else. Haircut, shave, deodorant. My DF doesn't usually wear cologne (must to my dismay) because it makes him sick, but he may wear something light for the wedding. Anyone know of any men's colognes that aren't overpowering?

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!