International to Intergalactic Wedding Fights Caught on Tape

Every now and then, GroomStand uncovers some wedding videos that are more awesome than a girlfriend who can hold her own in Madden 10. From double crossing grooms to a super hero flexing his muscles, these wedding fight videos are our groomsmen gifts to you. Whether you jump for joy, or cringe with embarrassment, enjoy these moments where wedding magic turns to wedding mayhem. Groom Flees During Televised Peruvian Wedding In Miraflores, Peru, a groom brings his soon-to-be wife to a mass wedding with 17 other couples. Just as he declares his love for his fianc_e to a local television news team, two women burst in the room with whoopass written across their faces. With fiery fists of fury, the women try evoking the groom's memory with multiple blows to the head. Turns out the dude is already married and his current wife's aunt and cousin have come to remind the groom about his two kids at home. Watch as the groom runs for his life! Wedding Tip: If you want to start a new marriage on the side, arm a buddy with a personalized 13-function army knife as a groomsmen gift and tell him to stand by the door. The knife can't possibly stop these hot heads, but you'll give your best man the hope of using the other 12 functions before he's blindsided with his untimely demise. Deadly Pole Dancing This wedding fight isn't so much of a fight between people as it is a fight against gravity. We've all seen the out of control "whoo girl" dance her way into puke covered embarrassment, but after this lovely lady tries to take a ride on the main support pole in the wedding tent, we see a new feat in handycam chaos. During this Cloverfield-like disaster scene, the bride actually broke her nose! Wedding Tip: If you see a girl thirsting to ride a pole at your wedding, you better giver her one to wrap her hands around. (No. Not like that. One outside, where she can't hurt anyone else.) General Zod Fights Superman on the Parquet Staging a wacky fight between the man of steel and his nemesis from Superman II sounds kitschy - that is until you find out the bride was never in on it. The video leaps over tall buildings of embarrassment, but what's more astonishing is that the groom thought this was a good idea. The conversation with his groomsmen went something like this: Groom: Guys, I have an idea. During the reception, my best man Jimmy will say he's Lex Luthor and that he sold my new wife to General Zod. I'll dress up like Superman. I'm paying someone to dress like General Zod. We'll have an epic battle. Everyone will love it! Groomsman: I don't know Chuck. Superman II came out like 29 years ago. No one will know what you're talking about. Groom: Sure they will. Everyone knows General Zod makes everyone kneel before him. It's a great story. Everyone will remember it. Groomsmen: Ok. Fine. How is this "epic battle" supposed to go down? Groom: The dude I hired is a pro. He said he can make our battle look like a struggle to the death, and then I hurl him out of the room and kiss my bride. Best Man Jimmy: Sounds like you guys are going to play grab ass in front of everyone. You sure this new bride of yours will be cool with this? Groom: Don't worry about that. It's a surprise. Just wait until you see the look on her face. Wedding tip: No matter how stupid your staged galactic battle might sound, don't let embarrassment or the wrath of your bride get in your way. With a steady supply of booze complete with personalized flasks as groomsmen gifts, your best buddies will drunkenly make your dreams come true.

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Earth to Groom - Make Your Wedding Destination Outer Space

Your soon-to-be wifey says she wants a destination wedding. And you say, "How about the final frontier, baby!?" She may huff a little, call you an idiot and tell you to get serious, but little does she know, you are serious. Because starting as soon as 2011, Virgin Galactic hopes to provide space travel to the public, including you, your fiancée and your wedding officiant. Sure, it's going to ding ya a cool $200,000 each, but for 2.5 hours of stratospheric nuptials, room on board for your parents, and a chance to truthfully say you have cruised through space is a vessel called the Enterprise ... it's almost worth it. Right, honey? 4-Out-of-This-World Groomsman Gifts Fitting your entire wedding party on board an 8-man space cruiser is not going to happen. Don't let them feel left out of your intergalactic ceremony. These 4 space-age groomsman gifts will give them a lasting taste of your wedding amongst the stars.A personalized triangular flask. Futuristic, sleek, and shiny, this could just as well be dangling from the waist of Jean Picard's jumpsuit as your Best Man's cargo shorts. Gunmetal rectangular engravable cufflinksTake your groomsmen to the dark side with a groomsman gift that is one part Sith Lord and two parts bad ass. There may not be a place for engravable cufflinks on their Darth Sidious robes, but these bad boys will help keep the Force with them on an average day at the office. A personalized sterling silver plated USB flash key chain. Your groomsmen will be transporting and transferring their data faster than Data himself with this ultra-modern USB flash drive. Some personalized deCapper bottle openers. The future of bottle-opening. These deCappers will pop the tops off a six-pack of cold ones faster than a wookie pulls arms off droids. Craving to consume the cosmos as well? Find an out-of-this world space cake, and a whole slew of other geeky wedding cakes, to flesh out your stellar celebration.

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20% Off Next-Day Shipping Sale Leaves No Room to Procrastinate

So you have been reading Groomstand for their great groomsmen gift ideas, making a list, and checking it twice. Your wish list is HUGE for your fast-approaching wedding. I mean, which of your awesome groomsmen wouldn't want a personalized Grillmaster plus apron? So stop procrastinating and check "buy groomsmen gifts" off your wedding to-do list. To motivate you, Groomstand is hosting a two-day 20% off Next-Day Shipping Sale. Now you don't have any excuse to keep putting it off! Start shopping now, though, because this killer sale only last from Wednesday December 16 to Thursday December 17.

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A Christmas Wedding is the Worst Gift You Could Give

What if you combined the most important day of your life with the most magical time of the year? A Christmas wedding! Think about how easy it would be. You'll deck the halls with holiday delight. Your guests will be on vacation waiting to party. And since it's not wedding season, it's time to save, save, save! WRONG. Put down the eggnog and wake up from your winter slumberland. A Christmas wedding might sound like a dream come true, but it will put you on the naughty list of everyone from grandmas to groomsmen this holiday season. Why a Christmas Wedding is a Bad Idea: You think it will be a magical winter wonderland: Did you forget what winter looks like? It's wet. It's dirty. And snow isn't so magical when 100 guests have to drive in it. Outside pictures - forgetaboutit. It will take a Christmas miracle to match some spiffy snow boots to your future wife's dream wedding dress. You think your guests will be on vacation: It's the holidays. Your guests want to be with their families. Not yours. And there's no amount of groomsmen gifts that will change their mind. Try competing with the Christmas travel rush, and holiday tradition will trump your big day faster than Santa falls down a chimney. GroomStand Guilt Trip: For those who do come, will your wedding day really be that special knowing you pulled all these people away from their families? You think it's not wedding season: You're a clever one, planning a wedding during the off-season. But the truth is the only thing you'll be saving money on is a Personalized Lock-Back Knife as one of your groomsmen gifts. Churches are booked solid, and if you dream of your reception in the "most magical place on Earth," plan to reserve that spot years in advance. Not only do you have to compete with corporate holiday parties, you'll have to pay top dollar to win out a reservation over other crazy couples with this Christmas wedding idea. Bottom Line: A Christmas wedding sounds like a splendid idea, but it has massive bust potential. The combination of inflated prices with unpredictable weather just isn't practical. And besides, you'll be asking too much of your guests. Unless you have years of planning or less than average wedding expectations, I suggest capturing the magic of Labor Day weekend instead.

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Kevin Jonas Isn't a Stranger to Platinum

Who says brides get to have all the fun dressing up on their wedding day? Celebrated for its durability and rarity, stylish grooms are also choosing platinum for their wedding bands and accessorizing with platinum on their wedding days; for the rich and famous, even groomsmen gifts can be platinum. On Saturday evening, pop star Kevin Jonas said "I Do" wearing custom-made platinum jewelry by CliQ Kevin Jonas' platinum wedding accessories Blingy cufflinks. Kevin rocked the aisle in platinum cufflinks with 3.5 carats of diamonds and crafted with 186 round diamonds. They retail for around $15,500. Gleaming shirt studs. He kept things on top looking fresh and stylish in $8,900 platinum tuxedo shirt studs surrounded by diamonds. A tie accent to beat all tie accents. At $5,400, Kevin's platinum tie accent had better come with a whole slew of round diamonds. The jewelery expert weighs in "Since Kevin's accessories are set in platinum, they will last forever and become family heirlooms," says jewelry expert Michael O'Connor. "Kevin can give them to his brothers for their weddings, or pass the jewelry along to his future children as keepsakes," adds O'Connor. Designer Eric Alulis from CliQ Jewelry spent months perfecting Kevin's request. "We recommended Kevin wear platinum because no other metal is capable of showing off the 4 carats of diamonds and fine hand setting work in our pieces," says Alulis. This isn't the first time Kevin has requested platinum jewelry. He purchased a platinum 3-carat diamond engagement ring from Jacob & Co. for his bride Danielle Deleasa. Men are fans of platinum jewelry because of its heft and durability. Other leading Hollywood men including Tom Cruise, Lamar Odom, Marc Anthony, Pete Wentz, Donald Trump, and Jeff Gordon wore platinum on their wedding day. Be sure to peruse PreciousPlatinum for more information on the latest wedding jewelry styles for men and women in a variety of price points.Blingin' out not the wedding look that's in your book (or in your budget)? Check out all sorts of engraved cufflinks at Groomstand.com to keep you and your groomsmen in style - and in the green.

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Tis' the season for Groomsmen Gifts

GroomStand would like to wish a Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all the future grooms and groomsmen of 2010. Since you stocked up on groomsmen gifts, you can lounge around and watch every bowl game with all those personalized college football signs you got for your buddies. Savor. This. Moment. Before you know it, wedding season will be in full swing. You'll see so many episodes of Say Yes to the Dress that you'll know an A-line skirt with an empire waist is the best dress for your body type. Before that happens, make the best of this non-wedding planning week and be marry before you get married. Happy Holidays!

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New Year's Resolutions for the Groom To-Be

When the ball drops at midnight, an estimated 1 million couples will say "2010 will be the best ever!" because they're celebrating an engagement during the most popular proposal moment of the year. New Years Eve is the perfect time to reflect on the past, and more importantly, look forward to a bigger, brighter future. Now that you're finally ready to take the plunge, here are a few New Year's Resolutions to make 2010 a great year for your wedding, without making it the year dominated by your wedding. Ten Future Groom New Year's Resolutions for 2010 10. Form an Opinion about Your Future Wedding You know that feeling when you walk into Victoria's Secret and all the foofy undies and lotions manage to suck every ounce of masculinity out of your soul? That's what it will feel like every day for the next year if you don't give some input on your future nuptials. It sounds like work, but it's not as hard as it sounds. Set up Google Alerts for phrases like "weddings," "tuxedos" or maybe even "groomsmen gifts" and you'll be up-to-date on the latest wedding trends within weeks. 9. Schedule One Night a Week to Plan Your Wedding It's healthy for couples to have at least one date night a week. Since you just broke the piggy bank for a ring and you've got a massive wedding bill on the horizon, why not stay in and make that date night into a planning night. Crack open a bottle of wine and get down to business. Ahem - wedding business. Before you know it, your guest list will be final, your caterer will be ready to go and your venue will be in the bag well in advance of your big day. 8. Schedule One Night a Week Free of Wedding Planning So much so, on this special night you both can only refer to your wedding as "the day that shall not be named." This might seem easy at first, but as the weeks pile up, you'll need a night free of saying yes to dresses, little people wedding magic or whatever multiple-birth wedding mayhem the TLC network slops onto your TiVo. 7. Spend More Time with Family You should make this resolution every year, but this year especially. Weddings are a celebration of two families coming together, and it's your chance to take advantage of your loved ones willingness to celebrate - by putting them to work. Including your friends and family in your planning will create lasting wedding memories, and the more they help means more chances for them to pick up the tab on an item or two. 6. Learn Something New What better time to learn something new than when you're planning on entertaining 100 of your closest friends and family. It's true that you're going to be learning enough about a-line dresses and wedding cakes to write a 12-page essay, but take the time to learn about some great conversation starters. One of the favorites at GroomStand is the Wedding Origin Stories - bet you don't know why they call it a honeymoon. Find out now, and you'll have a gem of a story tucked away in your back pocket. 5. Be More Environmentally Conscious From wedding announcements to flowers and food, your day of love will create a ton of garbage. Be a forward thinker in 2010. Send more electronic messages than paper ones. Use biodegradable utensils and plates whenever possible. Create a compost of extra food and flowers to make a wedding garden. Bold GroomStand Moment: Convince your soon-to-be wife that wearing a pre-loved wedding dress is a more economical, earth-friendly gesture. 4. Spoof up Your Wardrobe If you haven't noticed, a wedding covers more than just one night. There's engagement parties, professional pictures, rehearsal dinners and after wedding brunches. You need to look awesome (and adult) at all these events - so invest in some big kid clothes. Add a set of personalized cufflinks to your kakis and a blazer or two and you should have a timeless biz casual look for all your extra events. 3. Do Something Nice for Others Weddings waste a lot of food. Instead of throwing all that delectable grub away, wouldn't it be nice to give it to people who really need it most? You can donate all of your non-perishable food items to your local food bank. As for your reception leftovers, contact Feeding America to find your local food rescue program. Remember all your friends and family that selflessly volunteered to make your dream wedding a reality. Reward their efforts with handsome groomsmen gifts. A personalized triangular flask is the perfect way to give thanks by ushering a futuristic style for the new decade! 2. Have Fun Planning Your Wedding You're only going to plan a wedding once, so make these moments count. Try all the wedding cake you can. Bust out a James Bond pose when you don the tuxedo. Pick out your dream car for your wedding getaway ride to the airport. When the stress of the moment starts to get you down, ask yourself if you're going too far out of your way to please the wedding etiquette mafia, or are you doing it for yourself. Remember, this is your future wife and your big day. Do whatever makes you two happy. 1. Don't go into Debt Over a Wedding The average wedding in 2009 cost $30,860. You don't have to have the "average wedding" if you don't want to. It's easy to watch a four hour marathon of Say Yes to the Dress and think a $5,000 dress is reasonable. Never forget that your wedding is yours and it should only meet your standards. No one else (Besides your bride. She might still want that $5,000 dress).

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Groom of the Year Contest: Are You Worthy?

Calling all Grooms! Who says it's all about Her on the wedding day? There is such a thing as a groom invested and involved in his wedding, and Brides.com is making sure he is rewarded for it. The Contest Sixteen semi-finalists for Groom of the Year Contest will be judged through weekly online voting initiatives in a "Matrimony Madness" bracket-style competition. Each contestant will be pitted against another, and every week new details about the grooms will be revealed, "helping voters to determine who is the most passionate and committed to his bride-to-be - from initial courtship and engagement to the wedding planning process," Brides.com explains. The Grand Prize In addition to the glory of the title, the 2010 Groom of the Year will also receive a $1,000 Macy's gift card, an Unlimited Luxury honeymoon from Secrets Resorts and Spas, a 40'' flat screen HDTV, a Blu-Ray DVD player and 6 iPod Nanos for groomsmen gifts. Totally. Freakin'. Sweet. The first runner-up takes home a $500 Macy's gift card, and the second and third runners up each grab a $250 Macy's gift card. While the rewards are not quite as glamorous as the Grand Prize, these three men will still have https://branddepot.com/collections/groomstand/ to find the perfect groomsman gifts. How to Enter Be engaged and stay engaged until at least April 15, 2010. Go the Groom of the Year website. Answer the five questions about what makes you the best "husband material" out there. Upload your picture. Do all this before February 5, 2010. A panel of expert judges will review all the entries and announce the semi-finalists on March 1st. The Ultimate Groom of the Year will be announced March 29, based on a tally of the votes. Will he be you?

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Tech Savy Wedding iPhone Apps for the Groom

Ever thought about making your iPhone your best man? Sure, your freshman roommate might throw a mean bachelor party, but there's no way he's willing to: A) propose for you, B) create and organize your wedding guest list, and C) confirm your honeymoon travel plans - all without ever asking for a groomsmen gift. For the gigabyte-crunching groom in 2010, all you need are these wedding iPhone apps to guide you along every step of planning for your Big Day this summer. The iPhone Appealing Future of the Proposal Did you already forget the four C's in diamond shopping? Skip the cut and clarity rant from the jewelery-store clerk with the Go Diamonds iPhone app. Complete with pricing calculator, this iPhone app has enough photo illustrations and diamond factoids to keep Holly Golightly and her croissant glued to that glowing touch screen all day long. For many geeky grooms out there, grand romantic gestures might not be in their wheelhouse. Fear not my spineless brethren, as we turn to the Proposal Will You Marry Me iPhone app. Grab a hold of your gal pal's iPhone or iPod touch, and for 99 cents you can place a heartstring tugging app that asks "Will you marry me?" with a picture of fireworks and an open ring box. For those of you who enjoy iPhone apps with logical and grammatically correct product names, the iPropose iPhone app shows a picture of a wedding cake with that magical question in the background. As an added bonus, this 99 cent iPhone app has a "Yes" or "No" button for the bride-to-be to enjoy. Luckily, the app designers agreed the third option of "drop dead you prick for not asking me in person" was in bad taste. Ticky Techy Wedding Planning Before you order your personalized cufflinks as groomsmen gifts, make sure you don't make a fashion faux pas on your big day. What better place to find the latest trends than the Esquire and GQ iPhone apps. For just $2.99, you can read up on the latest issues and view all of the striking photos. While you might not get the entire issue each month, each magazine offers a monthly iPhone supplement of its magazine for the onetime fee. After you enjoy the bachelor party with your bros, count down the last remaining moments of singledom down to the second with the Wedding Day iPhone app. It's not a ton of value for a dollar, but after your wedding, the counter remains active so you always know when your anniversary is... once again, down to the second. Don't know if you've saved enough for the big day? Trust me, you didn't. A great way to count the debt you're soon to accumulate is the Wedding Budget iPhone app. With categorizing and calculating functions, this organization app ties up all your loose ends so you don't forget to tip your affiant. Creating your wedding guest list can be a real hassle especially if you're under a budget. With the iWedding Deluxe iPhone app, you can calculate how much each guest will cost, as well as their meal choices and seating plans for the reception and rehearsal dinner. If $7.99 is too rich for your blood, try the 99 cent Guest List RSVP iPhone app instead. After Wedding APP-lanning There isn't enough time in the day to plan for a wedding and a vacation at the same time. Since you're going to do it anyway, let the GlobeJot iPhone app do the work for you. This trip organizing app keeps track of you fight and hotel reservations so you don't need to dig around in that bulky carry-on pack ever again. Now you can get to the hotel stress free so you can finally get down to business - a nice relaxing nap.

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Very Manly Wedding Cake Toppers

We get it. You love your soon-to-be bride and want to give her a dream wedding, down to the very last detail. But if her dream wedding means this:you may just have to put your foot down. Because in the end, the wedding cake topper is going to be the only thing (other than ridiculously cool groomsmen gifts) that you will have any control over.you may just have to put your foot down. Because in the end, the wedding cake topper is going to be the only thing (other than ridiculously cool groomsmen gifts) that you will have any control over. Wedding Cake Toppers Made With You In Mind The Sports Guy Score a touch down (with your bride in tow) with this playful football topper. We all knew it was only a matter of time. You're fiancee is sure to come around and root both for your favorite team and for this dueling sports team cake topper. This "No More Playing the Field" wedding cake topper is a shout out to you and all your groomsmen, and the glorious days of bachelorhood. The "I'm Really Into My Mode of Transportation" Guy Announce yourself as a true outdoors-man forever with this hand-blown glass mountain biker wedding cake topper. On the off chance you met your bride on the trails, the company makes a female version as well. This little piggy is going to get married! With a rip-roaring Harley hog topper you and your sow-to-be will be in hog heaven. A crotch rocket? A beach? Your bride? What could bet better than this all-you-can-ask-for wedding cake topper?The Obscure Hobbies and Passions Guy Nothing says "Man Wedding" more than a web-slinging superhero covered in blood, cake topper style. A robot topper is your ticket to a funky, unique, kind of nerdy wedding cake. We're not sure who Chewy is supposed to be in this Star Wars cake topper scenario, but if you have a thing for Ewoks and Endor, this is the one for you.You may be really into Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Or you may both me secret agents with the CIA. No one will ever know the truth, even with a secret agent wedding cake topper. The Funny Guy You're proud of your shiny dome, and with a bald groom wedding cake topper, there can be no awkward questions: "Why does your topper have hair when you don't?" Because you're that good. Because you want the world to know it. Your bride can't keep her hands off you in real life or as a cake topper. This glass caveman cake topper will show everyone who's boss. A customized bobble-head topper puts you on the same level as Ichiro, Ken Griffy Jr, and Gary Peyton. Maybe even Dwight from The Office. Very manly. Very, very manly. Every guy has a little of this Bart Simpson wedding cake topper in him, deep down. You're wedding is guaranteed to be ape-wild if you sport a King Kong topper on your cake. Go for it - just make sure not to squeeze your bride too hard.

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The Threshold of Love: Why the Groom Carries the Bride

As a groom, it is your right - nay, your duty as a newlywed to carry your bride over the threshold. If you ranked the top masculine moments of your life, scooping up your woman and whisking her into your new home will just barely beat out the time you shared cigars and scotch with your bros after presenting them personalized humidors as groomsmen gifts. Carrying your bride over the threshold is your debonair moment of the decade. As manly as it might seem, when did all this heavy lifting start? It's not like you had treacherous floor boards put in while you were on your honeymoon - or did you? Just like most of the wedding origin stories, grooms have been practicing this fairytale moment of chivalry for thousands of years, and they don't really know why. Whether it's a fear of ghastly splinters, or just another chance for the groom to show off his brute strength, here's a list of reasons why the groom carries the bride over the threshold. The Origins of Carrying the Bride Over the Threshold 1. Anglo-Saxon a.k.a. "The Controlling Guy" Looking back at The Role of the Original Groomsmen, it was common practice in the middle ages to abduct a bride from a neighboring village, force her into marriage against her will, and get her drunk off honey wine for an entire moon cycle. Honey wine + moon cycle = honeymoon, get it? On the upside, these Anglo-Saxons class it up for this threshold tradition. During the festivities of the wedding, the groom would physically carry the bride (sometimes against her will) up to the bridal chamber to rock the casbah while guests stayed to enjoy the party. 2. Roman Misfortune Ancient times called for roads, sweet robes and crazy superstitions. It was a widely held belief by Romans that if a bride tripped on the entrance to her home, the newlyweds could be plagued with a lifetime of misfortune. As a safe guard, the groom carried the bride across the threshold. 3. Over My Slavic Left Foot Slavic tradition says that if a bride enters her house with her left foot first it could result in many years of bad luck for the marriage. We get that when the groom carries the bride across the threshold that she won't have the chance to enter the house with her left foot forward, but is there nothing written about if she lands on her left foot first. Where's the superstition bi-laws? 4. The Greek Underworld Greek superstitions don't make any sense, but they sure are fun to hear about. Back in the day, there was a lot of commotion of evil spirits from the underworld rising up and sealing the fate of young, beautiful brides. With no proton packs in sight, the Greeks turned to the next logical remedy of warding off ghosts: innocent children with flowers. They sprinkled flowers EVERYWHERE! Down the aisle. In the seats. Even on the bed. As a precaution on the house, the groom would carry the bride from the doorway to the bed to ensure her protection from the underworld. 5. Medieval Demure Not all middle ages nuptials were weddings by kidnapping. The upper class during medieval times deemed it improper for a young woman to be eager to consummate her marriage on the wedding night. To appear unenthusiastic to the groom's marital intentions, it was the groom's job to carry her away. 6. The Viking Chop Block Nobody likes extramarital spiritual baggage. Especially Vikings. They believed the bride might accidentally bring evil spirits from her old house of origin into her new one. You'd think those hats with the horns coming out of them were scary enough to keep any spirit at bay, but as a special precaution these warriors of Valhalla carried their bride across the threshold as a means of preventing any demon's access to the new home.

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The Man's Guide to the Wedding Show

You might think the purpose of a wedding show is to appease giddy brides-to-be by engulfing them in a plethora of wedding planning mayhem. Well... you're right. That's exactly what a wedding show is, but that doesn't mean wedding shows are off-limits to dude fun. Take it from me, a guy that actually survived a wedding show - you might just enjoy it. I'm not saying you need to set up a MAN DATE with a chilled chardonnay in personalized wine glasses just in time for the afternoon fashion show (although, there was some hot talent that was worth eyeing.) Honestly, there's cool stuff to see and do, but you've got to know what you're looking for. Use this step-by-step guide to keep you safe and sane as you enter the bridezilla gauntlet. How to Survive a Wedding Show Step 1: Go Sober The night before, do not slug down two pitchers of beer and some mystery "red drink" as you bitch about the impending death of your manhood - like I did until 2 am. Step 2: Prepare to Eat! The best freakin' part of wedding shows are the free samples. We're not even talking Costco ham-on-a-toothpick samples. This is the big leagues. There were hors d'oeuvres as far as the eye can see. Crazy awesome wedding cake around every corner (I had one with orange liquor that tasted like an orange creamsicle.) There was even a guy handing out crab cakes! Bottom line; it was freakin' sweet! Step 3: Look at Dude Stuff It's hard to squeeze around the tables of flower girl jewelry and pastel parasols, but the outside booths of the show are where it's at when it comes to guyville wedding action. I ogled at all the getaway cars (one even let me jump inside a classic Rolls-Royce.) Just so you know, those old cars are just that - they're old. They even smell old, which isn't totally a bad thing, but it hugs the line between "vintage leather" and "black mold." Step 4: Don't Look at Brides-to-be Turns out most of the women there are in committed relationships - who would have guessed? However, drooling at pretty people wasn't off limits at the fashion show. It was super femmy, but I got off my feet for a while - so in the end there was no harm, no foul. Step 5: Plan Your Escape Early While wedding shows are almost enjoyable, but they're not better than drinking and football. This is a gigantic research day, and if you didn't come prepared to book a DJ or reserve a venue, you're just on collecting business cards mode. Give yourself an excuse to get the heck out of there after an hour or two and you'll stay sane while getting something out of this wedding show experience.

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