The Groom’s Wedding Guide

          Men, you have done your part by popping that very important question but now what? Do you get to sit back and relax while everyone plans your wedding? That will not make your fiancé very happy so here is a list of what you need to do during the wedding planning process.

          The first thing that you can start doing is make a list of family, friends and co-workers that you would like to invite. This will give you both an idea of how many people you would like to attend and how many people your ceremony and reception area can hold.  It is hard to invite everyone that you know but attempts should be made to limit the number for budget concerns.

          Helping out with the wedding budget is a good idea. Be prepared because the average American wedding cost between 15k-25k and is increasing annually so suggest have a dinner with both families so everyone can discuss what costs can be covered.  Traditionally, the bride’s family pays for the wedding and the groom’s pay for the rehearsal. However, it is common these days to try to split the wedding between both families as much as possible.

          The groom can help out by calling vendors and finding out information about them. It is easy to set up appointments as well,  this is a great easy way to help out in the process. The vendors can sometimes be hard to schedule an appointment,  so it is a good idea to talk to your bride to be and find out a couple dates and times that would work best before contacting the vendor.

          Choosing your Best Man and Groomsmen can be a little complicated for the men. It is important to remember that if you have a brother, that is typically who will be your best man and your friends will be the Groomsmen. If your fiancé has a brother it is important to include him into your Groomsmen line. By this time you will be getting a hang out what responsibilities you have. A great website for any man of the wedding should look at would be http://www.thegroomguide.com/groomduties3.html. This website goes into a lot of details of what you need to be doing until the moment you say I do.