Admit it.  You’d love to take your guy for a little grooming, especially before the wedding.  Whether it’s cleaning his finger or toenails, waxing his back hair or trimming his ear and nose hair, every groom could use a bit of grooming.

Since he’s probably not thrilled with the idea of going with you to the salon, there are a number of grooming supplies you can pick up so he can have the salon experience at home.

Last week I went to a press preview to see the latest Tweezerman products, and they had a great collection of products specifically for men.  In addition to a tweezer for ingrown hairs, facial hair scissors and nail clippers, they also had a Deluxe Trimmer ($15) to cut nose hair.  That’s right, nose hair.

This nose hair trimmer has sharp cutting blades that do not come in contact with skin, and precisely and painlessly will trim his nose hair.

Tomorrow I'll tell you about some of the products they have for women.  And no, one of them is not a pink nose hair trimmer.

 

 

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Let’s be honest.  Some of us have taken our men to the salon for a mani, pedi and some waxing.  Now, I don’t know if your fiance reacted to waxing the way Steve Carell’s character did in 40-Year-Old Virgin, or if he just turned red from embarrassment, but either way, I think I’ve found the solution you need to make sure your guy’s well-groomed.

I attended a press event for Nair a few weeks ago.  Not just for women anymore, Nair has an entire collection just for men.  There are sprays, creams and roll-on versions so your guy can pick whichever product he is the most comfortable using.

 

So before you start an argument about whether or not he should go with you to the salon, pick up a bottle of Nair at your local drug store and try to remove unwanted hairs at home first.    

Let's take a quick look at your to-do list:

1. Pick a theme and color palette


2. Find a florist, caterer, baker, a location, officiant and a few other essential vendors


3. Buy your dream wedding dress


4. Find the right favors that both matches your theme AND doesn’t break your budget


5. Order your invitations


6. Pick your bridesmaids and their dresses

Of course this is just a very short list of what you have to do as the bride. But don’t forget it’s not just you getting married. Your groom is a big part of planning a wedding. He just doesn’t know it yet.

It’s very common for grooms to think that their job is pretty much over once they ask you to marry them and they hand over a ring. Your groom’s to-do list probably reads: Attend bachelor party, pick-up tux, show up at wedding, go on honeymoon. Right?

Well, it’s about time grooms got a new wedding planning to-do list.

Get your guy involved in something he’s probably really excited about…the honeymoon. Ask him to pick a few options for your most romantic vacation ever and then present them to you.

All week I’ll be featuring some fabulous honeymoon destinations you may want to email to your fiance. But before you starting sending him hints of where you want to go, here are a few more to-dos you should add to your groom’s wedding planning list:

• Research potential videographers


• Research potentional bands and/or DJs


• Put together a playlist and a do not playlist


• Finalize his choice of groomsmen and ask them to be in the bridal party


• Start looking into wedding bands — he can start with the jeweler he bought your ring from


• Draw up a guest list — his friends, colleagues as well as the relatives and friends his parents want to invite


• Find out how much his parents are planning on contributing to the wedding budget — you may want to make this one his first to-do

While your groom may think his job is over as soon as he gets off his bended knee, you’ll need to remind him that his opinion matters when it comes to the details of your wedding. Don’t expect him to come to every vendor appointment or be really excited about the fabulous ribbon you found to tie the programs with, but he should know what to expect on the big day. After all it’s not just your wedding day, it’s his too, right?

When I got engaged, I made myself a wedding organizer/planner. I went to Staples and bought a 3” binder, dividers, paper, folders, business card holders, colored pencils, glue, double stick tape and sheet protectors. I even made a cover with Cinderella and Prince Charming dancing that read “Anne & Dave’s Wedding”. I know I’m a dork.

Anyway, I also bought a 1/2" gray binder for Dave and put in one folder, some paper and put the same cover on it that mine had. While he definitely didn’t write in it, or take it to vendor appointments – (8 photographers, 10 florists, 20 locations) – it did come in handy.

Throughout our engagement I would fill his planner with the vendors we met with and who we hired so he had all of their contact information, as well as the contact info for our bridal party, style numbers on the bridesmaid dresses and groomsmen suits, the final menu, invitation proof and some other random facts I thought might come in useful. This way if I didn't have my planner with me, I could call him at home and he could get me the information I needed – the number for the 3rd florist we met with or the Pantone number of the moon and stars on the invitation.

So when you’re making or buying your own wedding organizer, get something for your groom. While he may not carry it with him everywhere he goes, let him know where it is at home so if he’s home and you’re not, he can get you the answer to your wedding planning question. And you may want to make sure it’s in a secret location, so when his friends come over to watch the big game they don’t tease him about having a planner of his own.

And if you're worried that your groom won't know what his role and responsibilities are, send him over to GroomGroove.com and have him listen to the Grooms With a View podcasts on the Wedding Podcast Network to learn exactly what his new job entails.