Wedding Dance Hall of Fame: Video Number One

If You Like This Video, Get Your Guys Dance Lessons as Groomsmen Gifts We love weddings with surprises. Ok, maybe not surprises like your groomsmen falling face first into fondant, but we're usually delighted by surprise dance numbers. If you have two left feet, save yourself the embarrassment and stay off the dance floor. Not every wedding can be Dancing with the Stars. Couples that go beyond the awkward back-and-forth sway (so eighth grade) deserve recognition. For the wedding dance Hall of Fame, we'll count down and score the best wedding dance videos, starting with this number. And please, get your buddies some dance lessons as groomsmen gifts. Otherwise, you might appear in our upcoming Hall of Shame. Congrats to couple number one in our Wedding Dance Hall of Fame. This couple has the robot down pat. GroomStand's Dance Score: 8/10. Those goofy faces they make during the dance lowered their score by 2 points. Inspired to get off the couch and get movin'? Shop for groomsmen gifts and everything else you'll need on the big day at GroomStand.

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Wedding Crashers - The Sequel

Extra Extra - Read all about it! NBC is bringing a reality tv show to the network called, "The Real Wedding Crashers" which was an idea spawned by the hit film starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn. The twist of the new show is that there are hidden cameras and the bride and groom are in on the gags - think cakes on the lap, bride answering the cell phone during her vows, groomsmen gifts of live animals and other funny gags. The lure for anything wedding related is magnetic. Perhaps it's the interesting way in which other cultures celebrate the big day, or perhaps it's just the union of two people in pursuit of true love that keeps us reeled in. We love the idea of the show and will tune in to see what the groomsmen will be wearing and see if any of the groomsmen gifts are eye catching. The show is being put on by Ashton Kutcher's production company, so you know it'll be bringing the laughs. Let's all lift our glass and toast to a long, healthy, happy and successful run for "The Real Wedding Crashers." Technorati Tags: groomsmen gifts, wedding crashers, NBC

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Wedding Bells Ring at Taco Bell

Yo quiero Wedding Bells. An off-beat couple from "Normal," Illinois (the irony isn't lost on us) recently tied the knot at Taco Bell. According to Pantagraph.com, the wedding of Caragh and Paul Brooks cost a total of $200. We wonder what he ordered for groomsmen gifts? " I'll have five cheesy beef burritos, hold the hot sauce." Delicious Wedding Details "It's appropriate" the groom said of the Taco Bell choice. "It's an off-beat relationship and we figured this would off-beat." Off-beat doesn't begin to describe it. The bride wore a $15 hot-pink dress and the groom donned a funky lavender tie. Several dozen invited guests, Taco Bell employees and customers looked on as the couple said their vows in a decked-out orange booth. Ryan Green, a tee-shirt-clad minister (ordained online) married the couple. In a final cinnamon twist to this fast food love story, the couple met online and shares the same last name. It's a weird coincidence; they aren't related. We hope they don't decide to hyphenate, although Brooks-Brooks has a nice ring. "This is the way to go - there's no stress", said the groom's mother, Kathy Brooks. Well, the couple might not have to find bridesmaid gifts and groomsmen gifts, caterers, or florists, but Taco Bell can be stressful. Like when there's a long line at the drive through and your about to pass out from hunger or your tacos come out cold. See the Bride and Groom in Fast-Food Action If you can't possibly picture such a wedding, see the bride and groom in fast-food action. Then take our poll and tell us what you think. Our vote: cheesy and ridiculous. Years from now, they'll still call her the burrito bride. What Do You Think of the Taco Bell Wedding? ( polls) PS. Hungry for groomsmen gifts? Shop GroomStand.com for all you'll need on the Big Day.

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Wedded Couple Trades Electric Slide for Electric Shock

It was a pretty traditional wedding-until the tasering began. See how one Vallejo couple ended up spending their wedding night in jail after being stunned and subdued by taser-bearing police. Highlights include quotes like this, "Them do what they do," said astute observer JB Burroughs."It's they wedding night!"They gotta have fun!" as well as a commentator who sounds suspiciously like Ryan Seacrest. Check it out here!

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Wahoo! Store Wide Sale on Groomsmen Gifts

For one week only, GroomStand is having 10% Off Store Wide Sale on groomsmen gifts ! Did your fiancee blow the wedding budget? Is your wallet filled with moths not money? Is your bank account embarrassingly empty? Step away from that discount dollar-store bin and shop GroomStand's 10% Off Store Wide Sale. We're also offering a 10% quantity discount when you purchase six or more of the same items. The sale ends 5/6/09, so hurry! PS. Saving on your groomsmen gifts is a great way to start off a marriage. Remember, a happy wife (errr fiancee) is a happy life!

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Vegas And Matrimony

Marriage is an important event, but everyone has definitely heard of how Las Vegas runs things. Whims and lusts dominate the wedding scene down there what with 120,000 couples wedded each year, but that's not at all to say that a wedding with family and friends doesn't exist down there. In fact even if the wedding isn't in Vegas (due to whatever reasons, there's probably a lot) many people still have a casino theme to their day of vows. Lots of planning goes into creating an atmosphere though and it's important not to overlook a part of the wedding that is actually really easy to take care of. Your groomsmen gifts are sometimes hard to pick, but really all you need is a professional poker set for everyone. It's easy to distinguish your groomsmen too with personalization. If you're not sure that personalization is enough you can even get a classy leather poker set, though you can personalize that too. One thing you can be certain of though, whether it's casino themed or no, every guy likes to have their own poker set and where better to get it than as a wedding gift from the groom. Tags: groomsmen gifts, groomsmen, gifts, Vegas, poker,

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Valentine's Day Mishaps and Massacres

Get your good luck groomsmen gifts ready! It's freaky Friday the 13th, and the day before Valentine's Day. Rather than going all cupid on you, we're spotlighting Valentine's Day mishaps, massacres, and general unluckiness. Perfect proposals and petals are sweet but they won't make you laugh. Blurry heart tattoos, epic fail proposals, and cake massacres are a different story. Warning: not for the faint of heart. Valentine's Day Cake According to Cake Wrecks (our primary source for bad wedding cakes), this Valentine's Day cake was actually a "huge" compliment when Stephen received it from his girlfriend. Lucky Steve. But so not funny if Steve would have given this to his girl. Heart Sick Valentine's Day Gifts We already warned you about the worst Valentine's Day gifts for her, bad groomsmen gifts, and wedding presents you don't want to open. Poo-shaped chocolate proves that society has sunk to a new toilet-humor low. Any guy who presents his betrothed with these novelty chocolates will surely get dumped. Poo pun fully intended Hearts of Horrors Dime-sized heart tattoos on the shoulder blade look incredibly cute. Detailed replicas of the human heart with all it's ventricles, aortas, and "stuff" makes normal people heart sick. Why aren't people getting tattoos of other organs? What, no love for the liver? The aforementioned heart tattoo was disgusting enough. This cutesy cupid heart would delight most of us ....except it's on her eyeball! Wear your hearts on your sleeves people. She probably gets tired of people telling her she's got something in her eye. She totally has to get a tattoo explaining her tattoo. Heart-Felt Valentine's Day Proposal Gone Wrong Here's a Friday 13 Valentine's proposal that went awfully, lawfully, wrong. When a woman goes running into the crowd after you propose, she's just not that into you. We wonder how his team did after she shatters his heart on the court? GroomStand hint: If you're nervous about "asking" your guys to stand up on the Big Day, pair this Will You Be My Groomsmen Cookie Card with groomsmen gifts. He'll say yes for sure! Ready to start shopping? Find top-notch groomsmen gifts and more at GroomStand. Happy Friday and Happy Valentine's Day.

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Traveling the World

Bride and Groom are going to celebrate their big day with their respective families and then they are going to celebrate their first night together in a wonderful, romantic fashion and they'll follow that up with a honeymoon that will allow them to see the world and experience life together for the first time as husband and wife. The groom and groomsmen need to be at their well-groomed best for this incredible hullabaloo that will be non-stop action for a week to two weeks, and that means grooming gifts. What better way to do that than with an Eleven Piece Leather Manicure/Shave Set? Grooming duties should never go ignored and shouldn't be shirked in any way shape or form. This Technorati Tags: groomsmen gifts, manicure set, wedding travel

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Transform those Groomsmen Gifts

If your groomsmen dig Tranformers, they'll love these groomsmen gifts: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen - the Michael Bay action-packed sequel - opens in theaters nationwide today. If the summer blockbuster list is the last thing on your mind this wedding season, consider these ideas to transform those lackluster groomsmen gifts into something you know they'll cherish and use for years. Personalized Lock Back Knife Lock-Back Knives are just the handy pocket tool your friends have been looking for. Slim enough to keep by your side at all times, this lock-back knife is sturdy and so useful that he'll never want to part with this retractable piece of art. And not only is the Personalized Lock-Back Knife a gift he'll appreciate, at under 15 dollars, this piece of merchandise won't mean you'll break the bank on your summer wedding groomsmen gifts. Personalized 13-Function Army Knife The 13-Function Army Knife is the handyman life-saver. And since all us guys have a little handymen in us in spirit, this useful Army Knife will be warmly welcomed if you present it to your groomsmen as a groomsmen gift. Another transforming groomsmen gift that is sure to convert your friends into more productive mates. Now there's something you both can appreciate! Personalized Yukon Lock Back Knife The rich wood grain and elegant silver fittings allows this Yukon knife to satisfy both the outdoorsy groomsmen, and the classy elegant groomsman. If your friends dress for success on those more formal of occasions, but also don't mind getting their hands dirty on those weekend camping trips, this Personalized Yukon Lock-Back Knife is just the groomsmen gift you're looking for.

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Top Ten Worst Uses for a Flask

On a scale from one to awesome, the hip flask is pretty freakin cool. It's the ultimate gesture of dudeitude (in case you missed it, that's a mix of the words gratitude and dudeness). The only problem with these snazzy groomsmen gifts are that when you combine alcohol with a group of dudes, the sum of the outcome is never on the brilliant side. Here are a few helpful tips so your groomsmen can hold onto their flasks beyond the weekend. Top Ten Worst uses for a Flask Emergency athletic supporter - Find something else that's hard, curved and that can fit around your junk. Travel-sized shampoo carrier - Afterward, your whiskey will forever more have the slight hint of Pantene Pro-v. Mouthwash container in your car - The rumors will really fly when Jim in sales spies you taking a nip every time you leave the company parking lot. A hiking canteen - When you're out of breath and need a drink, scotch might not be the best thing to quench your thirst. An Urn - Although you'd love to honor dear old Uncle Mike for all the times he inappropriately pinched your fiance's ass. As a nametag - If people use your personalized flask to identify your passed out body... you might drink too much. As a ninja throwing star - Trust me, after a few swigs with your groomsmen it will sound like an awesome idea. As an ice pack for your kid's lunch - At least the school will know that probably won't be your last emergency parent/teacher conference. To hold feminine hygiene products - It's time for a dude intervention if your best man has to carry his girl's tampons in the cigar compartment of his Stainless Steel & Leather Flask with Cigar Holder. As a container for breast milk - Especially if you don't have a baby.

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Top 5 Mistakes a Groom Should Avoid

GroomStand Note: Don't miss the Top 5 Mistakes a Groom Should Avoid by our expert guest blogger from GroomPower. Top 5 Groom Mistakes No one likes to think of the worst, but it's the most important day of your life, so it pays to be prepared! Today we're looking at common pitfalls and how to avoid them. 1. Booking the honeymoon in your wife's married name. If your wife is taking your surname then you'll probably be ready for her to start using it as soon as possible. Unfortunately, making the arrangements for your wife to have a new passport in her married name immediately after the wedding is very difficult, and in some cases impossible. So don't forget the number one rule of honeymoon planning: book the hotel in her maiden name. 2. Not giving the best man a budget for the bachelor party. Your best man is probably your best friend and naturally wants to give you a really good stag party. Sometimes best men can get carried away in trying to do a good job, and forget about the cost. If you know that your male friends will be happy to fork out, don't worry. But if some of your friends are likely to struggle, or might resent being asked to pay a lot of money, you might need to give your best man a budget per head. That way, everyone's happy. 3. Arranging to pick up your tux the day before the wedding. If you're renting your tux, you'll normally go to the shop well in advance of the big day to be measured. You'll then be asked when you want to pick up the tux. Always, always, go for the earliest possible day. It's very rare to be offered more than a week, and about four days beforehand is usually the earliest offered. Just don't plan to pick up your outfit the day before. Many outfitters keep their stock centrally and if the measurements were not quite right, or you've gained or lost a little weight, you need to leave time to get it changed. 4. Sloppy shoe polishing. Even the laziest grooms will have to polish the shoes he'll wear on the big day. But once you've polished them, grab a piece of white kitchen towel and rub it thoroughly all over your shoes. Are there black polish marks on the kitchen towel? We thought so. Are you glad that shoe polish residue isn't going to come off bottom of your wife's expensive white wedding dress when you're dancing with her later on? We thought so too. 5. Not having a drink to toast with. It's tradition for the groom to toast the bridesmaids in his speech, if he gives one. Giving a speech in front of all your guests can be daunting, but most guys do fine in the end. Just make sure you have a glass of something - anything - before you start. Lots of grooms (and for that matter best men and fathers of the bride too) get to the toast and realize they've got no glass to raise. Check before you start! For more groom advice and tips, check out GroomPower.com.

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Top 10 Worst Wedding Songs

It's your wedding reception. You're on the dance floor breaking it down to Beck's "Hell Yes," and then the unthinkable happens: your idiot DJ decides to change the tune with Kanye West's GoldDigger. "She take my money, when I'm in need/Yeah she's a trifling friend in deed/Oh she's a gold digga' way over town/That digs on me." Your new wife glares at you. Followed by dropped jaws from her relatives and cough-chuckles from your groomsmen. The dance floor clears and you pull your bride aside for your first big apology as a married man. You go from a happy groom to Ike Turner. "Baby, I don't think you're a gold digger. The DJ put that song on, I swear. Take me back baby, take me back." To avoid such a horrific scenario, rather than giving the DJ your playlist, give him a don't playlist. Listen to the lyrics not the beat and don't let these bad wedding songs happen to you. 1.White Wedding ~ Billy Idol "Hey little sister who's your superman/Hey little sister who's the one you want/Hey little sister shot gun!" Our take: Is it just us or does this song have an underlying incestuous connotation? We're aren't sure whether Billy wants to marry his little sister, shoot her, or if he dislikes her new husband. Even though the title is White Wedding, no one should ever play this tune at a wedding. Not even ironically. 2. Another One Bites the Dust ~ Queen "How do you think I'm going to get along/ Without you, when you're gone/You took me for everything that I had/And kicked me out on my own/Another one bites the dust/ Another one bites the dust" Our take: If you're not the first one in your group to get hitched, your mischievous groomsmen might request this Queen anthem at your wedding reception. Hold off on giving those groomsmen gifts until after the wedding. That way, if they pull any such pranks you can get a refund. If you really want to 3. Friends in Low Places ~ Garth Brooks Blame it all on my roots/I showed up in boots/And ruined your black tie affair/The last one to know/The last one to show/I was the last one/You thought you'd see there/And I saw the surprise/And the fear in his eyes/When I took his glass of champagne And I toasted you.... Our take: It's a great karaoke song, but if you listen to the lyrics, it's about an estranged-ex-turned-cowboy wedding crasher. Not appropriate for a wedding. And for that matter, neither are cowboy boots. Groomsmen Gifts Hint: Got friends in low places? Give your buddies groomsmen gifts like tavern signs or beer steins. 4. Every Breath you Take~ The Police Every breath you take/Every move you make/Every bond you break/Every step you take/ Ill be watching you Our take: If you request this at your wedding, you have some serious stalker issues. Expect a restraining order to arrive at your home immediately following the wedding. 5. My Heart Will Go On ~ Celine Dion Every night in my dreams/I see you/I feel you/That is how I know you go on Our take: Unless you want to give your guests the message that your marriage is a sinking ship, leave the Titanic song off the playlist. However, My Heart Will Go On is oddly suited for funerals. 6. Butterfly Kisses ~ Bob Carslile There's two things I know for sure/She was sent here from heaven and she's Daddy's Little Girl/As I drop to my knees by her bed at night/She talks to Jesus and I close my eyes... Our take: There's one thing we know for sure - this is the worst wedding song ever. Suggest your bride-to-be not pick this barf-inducing melody for the "father-daughter" dance. "Butterfly Kisses" lost any meaning it once had when it was played at every wedding in the late nineties. The bride might cry, but the guests will surely roll their eyes. Another terrible song for a father-daughter dance: "Thank Heaven for Little Girls." Unless your bride and her father perform in musicals together leave this creepy tune off the playlist. 7. It's My Life ~ Jon Bon Jovi My heart is like an open highway/Like Frankie said/I did it my way/I just wanna live while I'm alive/It's my life Our take: Suppose you request "In My Life," by the Beatles and your DJ accidentally puts on this Jon Bon Jovi hit. It's best not to declare that your heart is like an open highway at your wedding. What does that mean anyway? And who's Frankie? "I just want to live while I'm alive" wins the worst-lyric-ever award. 8. She's Having A Baby~ Dave Wakeling Mixed drinks and mixed emotions/You feel the beat of a brand new heart/All change/She's having a baby/It draws you close as it/tears you apart Our take: Don't announce the bride's pregnancy at the wedding and definitely don't do it with this cheesy number. Also, who is having the mix drinks? We hope it's the father of the unborn child, not the pregnant mom. 9. If you Want to Be Happy ~ Jimmy Soul "If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life/Never make a pretty woman your wife/So from my personal point of view/Get an ugly girl to marry you" Our take: Don't ever sing along to this in front of your bride - period. Jimmy Soul might be happy with his ugly wife, but you have a beautiful bride. We'd like to pretend this song never happened. Unfortunately, it gets stuck in your head and you can't help but to hum along with it every now and again. 10. I Will Survive ~ Gloria Gaynor "Go on now go walk out the door/just turn around now'/cause you're not welcome anymore/weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye/Oh no, not I I will survive/as long as i know how to love/I know I will stay alive" Our take: Not a wedding goes by where we don't hear this famous breakup ballad. Every time it's played, all the of the bridesmaids flock to the dance floor pointing at the groomsmen like we're responsible for breaking Gloria Gaynor's heart. Doesn't exactly put you in a lovin' mood, does it? Now that you know what the worst wedding songs are, shop for the best groomsmen gifts at Groomstand. Don't forget to let your groomsmen and wedding DJ know about your new "don't playlist".

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