Late Morning Links

- Couple gets married waiting in line at Best Buy on Black Friday. Wow.

- Couple has wedding bands stolen while eating Thanksgiving dinner.

*VIDEO*

- Massachusetts fire chief lets firefighter ride truck to wedding. Gets reprimanded.

- Gold prices continue to soar.

Morning Links

- InStyle's wedding magazine is closing up shop.

- High-end Jeweler, Verragio is letting you shop for rings from the comfort of your iPhone.

- Computer geek proposes to girlfriend via Tumblr.

Dressing the part...a Look at Tuxedos

When my fiancee and I got talking about what we wanted everyone in, the choices were so vast, I didn't really know where to begin. After finally deciding on the eventual tux for everyone, I've boiled it down to some points to follow:

- You Don't Have to Wear Black
My fiancee settled on champagne as the color for her bridesmaids' dresses really early in the engagement. I had no say in it, nor should I. Its her side of the aisle and in the spirit of cooperation, I've decided to work with the color that she is giving me.

Her dresses are from David's Bridal and look like these:

She is going with a more elegant, yet vintage look in her dresses, and she is sticking to the champagne color, which I like, oddly enough.

So it came to me to decide what I want my guys to look like. I'll be blunt: I'm not a fan of black tuxedos. I think I own one black suit and a pair of black golf pants. I'm not a fan of how I look in the color and I massively sweat, so I typically wear white or lighter colors.

If I had it my way, I'd wear a lighter tuxedo. However, I want to make it look regal, yet not as conservative. Wearing a cream or white tuxedo would be optimal, but would look bizarre with the champagne. If the color were a more robust blue, green or red, then the white/cream tux would work.

That left me with my second option:

Chocolate. Nice, huh? I get my guys in chocolate brown, which champagne vests and ties and my vest and tie will match my fiancee's dress, which is ivory (all I know...I won't let her tell me about it).

This is a Pronto Uomo Chocolate Two-Button Notch Lapel Super 100s Tuxedo. It is a two button tuxedo, and available at Men's Warehouse as part of their tuxedo rental package.

Men's Warehouse is nice because it is color-matched with David's Bridal, meaning that I can get the same color of champagne for my groomsmen's vests and ties because they use the same colors.

- To Bow-Tie or not to Bow-Tie?

I really can't think of any good reason to wear a bow-tie. The straight tie is a cleaner look and I plan on going with those.

- Button-Up

Another choice with tuxedos is the little-observed button selection. Some tuxedos have one button while others have seven. How much is too much? In my opinion, it depends on how much color you want to show from the vest and tie.

Having tried on the smorgasbord of tuxedos, I'd advise to not go any higher than three buttons. The tuxedo I decided upon has two buttons, a product of that being the only option available to me as Men's Warehouse only has one chocolate tuxedo to rent. That being said, I believe that you want to show the color underneath, and the fewer the buttons, the lower cut the jackets will be and as a result, the more vest and tie you'll see.

Morning Links

- Gold prices continue to rise

- Exotic wedding destinations

- A Best Man's Guide on How to Toast

Friday Happy Hour Podcast!

Was on the road yesterday so I didn't get this uploaded, but I'm trying something new today. Hope you guys like it.

Lunchtime Links

- Garbage workers dig through trash to find man's lost wedding ring.  Bravo.

- Former Vietnam POW gets wedding ring back after 40 years.

- Brawl breaks out at Tampa wedding reception.  What?

- Really good story from NBC Savannah, Georgia affiliate on weddings for soldiers.

Morning Links

- Some resiources from CNET on using the web to plan your wedding.

- Changes in a same-sex marriage bill in DC will get its vote today.

- Michigan couple get dream wedding at no cost.

Morning Links

At a workshop this week, so here are some Wednesday links for you all to chew on:

- Louisiana judge out after refusing to marry an interracial couple.

Video:



- Woman loses wedding ring while giving out candy on Halloween.  Oops.

- Maine voters reject same-sex marriage.

- Wedding couple gets fake cake on wedding day.  Crazy Brits.

Sunday Morning Links

Morning everyone.  I've got a drive ahead of me today, so here are some links to pass the time.

- The First Family on their own marriage, complete with a video, too:




- The Sunday after Halloween mean that someone yesterday had a Halloween-Themed Wedding.

- A look at how grooms are getting more involved in wedding planning.

- Some groomsmen gift ideas.