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Now that you’ve proposed, and she said “yes,” you’ve set a whirlwind of events into motion. Once you get over your surprise that she said “yes,” and pick yourself up off the floor, you’ll begin to notice that things have changed.

Your beloved is now in a different world. Her world. She is in the planning frenzy of the bride-to-be. There is little that you can do from now on except observe from the sidelines in amazement as she makes calls, looks through catalogs, meets with friends, and chats endlessly about flower and music selections, dresses and styles, and the logistics of coordinating a seemingly endless number of events and activities.

You may be fortunate enough to go through all of this only once; I have been through it twice, and my advice is basically to stay out of the way. Even though the wedding is for both of you, if you’re a typical groom, you know that as guys the only thing we really care about is making the bride happy. Most of us couldn’t care less if the flowers are yellow or pink. We don’t have to get the right vibes from the photographer like she does. Any photographer who can take pictures will do. If you always remember that it is her day, you’ll know what to do.

However, if the style of what you wear is important to you, get your tuxedo right away. Get it before she has time to have set ideas about what you should wear. You don’t want to wait and end up having to match your style with the bridesmaids’ dresses. By selecting your tux to go with your own taste and preferences, she has to consider your style in her own selections. She also won’t be able to force you to wear a pink cummerbund if you’ve already picked out one in the color your prefer.

The All-Important Ring

Get a good ring, as this will save you money in the long run. Wedding-Day-Planner.com and other websites offer a wide selection of wedding rings in different sizes, styles, price ranges, and materials. Choose carefully and get a good ring. You want to get a high-quality ring, not one with a poor setting. You don’t want the diamond to fall down the drain, wasting good money. Since men tend to be hard of hearing, this bears repetition a third time: Get a good ring.

Accessories

Accessorize for less by using the web. Wedding-Day-Planner.com, for example, offers more than 12,000 items as well as rings, from ties to chocolates. Since they operate in conjunction with Amazon.com, the service is great. You can get most of what you order within a couple of days, which is hard to beat. It’s certainly better than traveling from one store to another. Shopping on foot can be very painful, especially for us guys.

Check out the Internet store and you'll probably come up with some cool ideas that she'll appeciate. And one last thing: relax. The hard part is over. The woman that makes your heart beat harder said “yes.” Even if preparation for the wedding drives you nuts at times, just remember it's her day and it's all about making her happy. And when Mama's happy, everybody else is happy, too, including you.

Welcome to marriage! It gets even better. Remember that you don’t have to do the planning; that's what she does. But when you participate and have your say, she knows you’re with her in it and that you're in it for life. And that’s what she really wants in the end.




 

 

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