The Groom Lab

You've been looking forward to choosing that person who will carry the rings to seal the vow with your beloved. You have him in mind all along and you would like to make asking him to be your ring bearer to be a special moment, something he would have a hard time forgetting for a long time. Let your asking come with a gift or a gift set that that will make him remember your thoughtfulness. Keep in mind that it has to be a gift that a little man will enjoy unless of course you are having a grown up man as your ring bearer. 

They are the tactical guys in your life. And what can be a more appropriate gift for these special buddies of yours than a tactical gift.  Add a new pistol to his handgun collection or a new knife to his everyday carry. He is always ready for the unexpected and prefers a blackwashed steel anything over leather goods and likely prefers a tomahawk instead of a steak knife. From surviving family gathe

While a wedding may seem all about the bride, the groom and groomsmen plays a big role. As a result, they will need to pose for their fair share of pictures as well. Unfortunately, many aren’t the best at posing or taking great photos, much to the chagrin of their new bride.

Do you have friends that are geeky, nerdy or love playing games? If yes, you should find gifts that help them celebrate their own style of nerdiness. Read on to learn about groomsmen gift ideas for any kind of nerd, geek or gamer. First, you'll need to discover what type of nerds you're buying for. There's no greater offense than buying Star Trek swag for a team of Star Wars fanatics. 

Your groomsmen have managed to stay cool whatever situation they find themselves in. They are always fun to be with, and exude a great personality and confidence. Your groomsmen never fail to catch the interest and influence of the people around them. There's no better way to thank these cool men with equally cool groomsmen gifts.  

They are undeniably your best buddies. And there's nothing you want more than for each of them standing beside you as you exchange "I do's" with the love of your life. While they have done their part of supporting and giving time and resources to make your wedding the best one, make sure you do yours by preparing awesome and unforgettable thank you gifts for your groomsmen. Make it a gift they will always remember your friendship and wedding by.   

We’ve crunched the numbers for you to give you some basic clues on what to expect for weddings in each state. All these and more with a few added recommendations on what to give your groomsmen: how many and how much to spend on groomsmen gifts. The results may surprise you.  Weddings are not cheap. Nothing of great value ever is. A large chunk of the price tag depends on location. 

You’ve got the girl, you’ve got the wedding planned, and you’ve got the groomsmen to stand by your side. The only thing left to do besides saying “I do”, is to find a great way to thank the gentleman in your party for their commitment to making your big day the best it can be.  While your “thank you” doesn’t need to be anything extravagant, a simple groomsmen gift is a great token...

You’ve identified them and all of them gave a resounding yes to be one of your groomsmen. There’s no way you can hide your excitement standing alongside these men on your wedding day. They are your best buddies. The ones who have been there whatever season you may be going through. They’ve been your number one encourager and critic too. They are the reason why you believe there are friends who stick closer than a brother. 

So you're wrestling with the idea of how much you should spend on your groomsmen gifts. We've been through it ourselves and realize a wedding costs a small fortune. By the time you've gotten around to buying groomsmen gifts, nausea typically accompanies the accumulating price tag. With any luck, your fiance has traditional parents that are picking up the tab.

There is friendship and then there is adoration.  That fondness is most clearly demonstrated by two guys that look forward to hanging a little more than normal.  Call it cosmic.  Not every guy can classify themselves as part of a real bromance and to those guys, you don’t know what you’re missing.  Like much of what you’d look for in a standard relationship, it’s often two guys that see the world similarly and have a cornucopia of common interests.  Most importantly, it’s usually two guys that have a really similar sense of humor.   When it all lines up, you have the beauty of bromance.  Women get a little jealous of it, other men want to be in one. 

 

We at Groovy Groomsmen Gifts want to celebrate the pictures that bring those spectacular memories to life. We want to highlight the bonds between grooms and their best bros; the laughs they share, the jokes they exchange and the fun they have before the groom walks down the aisle. 

Here, we bring you some of our favorite shots captured by vendors who are ever present during the wedding day, our best buddy of vendors, the photographer. 

One of the best destinations for bachelor parties is the City of Sin, the nexus of nude nights, the residence of irresponsibility—Las Vegas. Food, booze, and boobs, in that order or in reverse and twice the serving size. Vegas is just that kind of luxe.

It may be the last time a groom can enjoy a night as a single bachelor before marriage responsibilities kick in. So what better place to be irresponsible and go wild, the Strip of Las Vegas.

Arranging your wedding party is no easy task.  If you’re like a lot of guys, either book end becomes really tough as it comes to who you leave on or off, and for the sake of this piece, who you anoint best man.  I mean, what an honor it is to be crowned king of your posse.  For some of us, the decision is a slam dunk.  We either have one brother or that guy in our life that essentially feels like a brother.  For others, it’s a battle of how not to piss off those guys that feel like they should win dibs of best man. 

From cool to practical, cheap to unique, the range of groomsmen gift ideas is vast.  Without some direction to online shopping, especially in a space guys don’t play in much, it can get confusing easily.  We’re here to help with a catalog of cool and unique groomsmen gifts based on what’s important to you. 

Whether you are on a budget, looking to tack on an extra or just want to do something fun to put a little splash in your groomsmen party’s otherwise standard garb, groomsmen socks have become a massive hit of late. There are few places from head to toe where one can pop a little self-expression while maintaining some element of class outside of the ankles. Let’s face it, for the sake of pictures and satisfying those sweet grandmas in the audience, you have to keep the presentation tight and inside the lines. But those ankles, those precious ankles, they allow you to let loose and put some personalization on your party.

The wedding process, it’s an absolute melee of details, options, ideas, and opinions.  It’s stressful, it’s chaotic, and it will downright make you pull your hair out, hair which you’re going to need to look amazing for those wedding pictures.  Within this marathon of planning, the two prime stakeholders happen to be composed of entirely different sets of planning DNA – the future bride and the future groom. 

Blissful love, it will rapture a man and turn him into a being his friends don’t recognize.  Most of us have likely been on either end of it at some point.  Watching one of our best buddies go from usual Friday night drinking partner or Sunday armchair quarterback compatriot to writing poetry and locking himself in his bedroom with the new lady for hours on end.  While love is powerful, it’s magical, it’s also important not to lose site of the big picture and the cast of friends that have been there with you for the long haul.  Don’t let the endorphins fully cloud your vision – maintain the type of balance that lets your fiance know you’re not one to fully submit to the hypnosis of new love.  Let’s take a look at the early signs.  If you see any of these happening, it may be time to stop, look in the mirror and reassess. 

So you’re ready to pop the big question to the girl that’s stolen your heart? If you’re anything like all the other guys on the planet, you’re probably scared to death that you’re going to screw it up — that your idea won’t be romantic enough, that somebody will spoil the surprise, that you’ll pick out a ring she hates, and most of all, that she might say no. Unfortunately, we can’t give you all the answers about how to propose to your girl in a way that she'll love.

Some say laughter is the best elixir for any crisis.  It lightens the mood, it’s contagious.  We all know wedding planning is stressful and so much of the time, we take it way too serious.  Sometimes we need to step back from the drain that is wedding planning to understand what the fundamental reason as to why you’re tying the knot, to begin with – to be with and enjoy the rest of your life with that person.  The key word there is “enjoy”.  I remember the early days with my wife, throwing cold water on each other in the shower, blowing shaving cream on each other.   That was great stuff and what made us feel closer and connected.  Don’t let the stress of any part of your relationship trump your ability to have fun and laugh with your partner.  It’s more important than any one day.  That said, a few of our favorite pranks to play in the comfort of your own home.  Be prepared to fight off a little bit of initial venom, but once that calms, the two of you will laugh….until revenge sets in.   You might want to also use a few of these pranks on your groomsmen, or the groom, during the bachelor party.   

The bachelor party often said to be the last true days as a free man.  Given the popularity of the Hangover movies, it’s clear to what the Bachelor Party means in today’s pop culture.  Bachelor parties can go in many directions depending on group wavelength of your groomsmen and the table setting starts early.