ITS ALL ABOUT THE GROOM

Planning a wedding is every womans dream but often the role of the groom can be forgotten amungst all the excitement. There are so many interesting elements to planning your wedding that your fiance can get involved with - why not assign your groom some specific areas of the wedding to organise like the cars, music, entertainment and even the honeymoon - The National Wedding Show is an ideal place to bring your groom to both get involved with the planning of your big day and is a perfect place to gain thousands of ideas without having to trapse around endless shops for hours on end….we all know how much men love that…

There are also features geared at grooms such as The How To Look Good Makeover Show hosted by Caryn Franklin and Jane Galpin. Grooms-to-be are given a celebrity style makeover and shown how to look dapper for your big day, so its not all about the brides, there are even make-over opportunities for mothers of the bride as well.

Get the star treatment - why not make a real day of it and splash out on VIP Tickets for you and your groom. Beat the crowds and take advantage of the fast track entrance into the show, enjoy reserved seating at the fabulous catwalk show and live features and then kick back and enjoy a complimentary glass of bubbly and your VIP goody bag in the exclusive VIP lounge. As if that was not enough, VIP’s can also take advantage of a discount booklet whilst shopping at the hundreds of exhibitors the show has to offer, if that doesn’t tempt your groom to get involved then nothing will!

Steve Bishop - Director of Hugh Harris offers his advice on how to buy the perfect suit for your

To a professional tailor there is nothing worse than seeing an ill-fitting suit. To the trained eye seeing combinations that are, let’s say not combining at all is perhaps worse still. Here are a few tips to help you find your perfect style.

1) Value for money. Clothing for men is still very much down at the bottom of wedding budget plans. We find this odd as most modern weddings have more men dressed in wedding attire than that of the bride’s entourage. Setting a decent budget will ensure that your men fully compliment the beauty of your dress and all of the resplendent finery that encompasses the brides outfit.

2) Seek the advice of a professional for an experienced and honest opinion. It is all too easy to stay within your comfort zone. Perhaps, just perhaps, with a gentle nudge the outfit you wear for your special day may be different but better than you could ever have imagined.

3) Your persona will determine your outfit. In other words if you have fair hair light colour suits may not suit you.Try and choose colours and of course styles that suit you first and match any colour scheme second. All too often we are asked to sacrifice a grooms perfect outfit simply to co-ordinate with a sugared almond or your aunties favourite nail polish colour.

4) Suit shape as well as colour is seriously important. You may have seen that perfect suit on a trim, well-groomed model in that glossymagazine. What suits him may or will not suit you so do approach things with a degree of flexibility. Again all too often our clients insist on a style that simply does not suit them. Your formal wear professional will be able to guide you in the right direction.

5) Last but not least choose quality. Typical hire offerings often use fabrics that consist of material that, if you had to buy the garments, well you simply wouldn’t. Just because you are hiring goods doesn’t mean that they need to be hot, uncomfortable and ill fitting. Search out for an independent store that tries to offer you quality and fit.Yes probably more expensive BUT it is your wedding day. When buying an outfit, don’t be fooled by labels as it still might not suit you. Again perhaps pay a little more whilst seeking the advice of a pro’ to ensure value for your money but more importantly a look that justifies your spend.