Everyone loves a man in a suit. Grooms have been relying on the old faithful, a classic black tux, for decades. However, today’s groom is one that is willing to take a risk. From bright colours to bright prints, there are so many ways for the man of the moment to stand out on his big day.
Go crazy with colour:
Make a splash with a coloured suit. A monochrome suit is the easiest way for a groom to make a fashion statement without being overly dramatic. Be sure to pick a colour that compliments the wedding colour scheme for a cohesive finish.
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Print perfection:
If you are feeling daring, go for a bold print. This will be sure to turn heads at your wedding. The key with printed suits is to stick to no more than 3 shades and a smaller print to avoid your outfit looking like a costume.
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Velvet fancy:
Take a page from Prince Harry’s playbook and rock a velvet blazer at your wedding. Velvet has been a thing for a while now. The fabric has become popular in weddings because it is sophisticated and glamorous yet simple at the same time. For an extra stylish element, contrast your suit lapel with a different colour or fabric.
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Drama alert:
Sometimes you just need to throw out the rulebook. Make the ultimate statement with these non-traditional grooms’ fashion looks.
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Tim and Bekah Blakely-Savage of Texas were ready. Their wedding day was beautiful and all was in place. Next thing you know, Mother Nature crashes in full force…
You know how it goes: Photos or it didn’t happen. Recently, it has almost become a competition, with some couples going to extreme lengths to do certain poses and photographers bending over backwards to capture it on film. Some fail hilariously, others make for incredibly beautiful photos. We’ve found the best and worst.
The best
We’ve all seen them, and we’ve all wished we were in them. Some engagement photoshoots out there are simply jaw-dropping, and here are the best ones we found.
The worst
From going horribly wrong, to just plain uninspired, here are the worst. Don’t try this at home.
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White wedding dresses have been a tradition since Queen Victoria popularised the trend back in 1840. Classic and regal, there is no denying that this light hue will…
Writing your wedding vows but lacking inspiration? Turn to the literary giants. Let these words of love get your romantic juices flowing.
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“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” – Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
“You are sunlight through a window, which I stand in, warmed. My darling.” – The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
“The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you.” – The Illustrated by Jalaluddin Rumi
“You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.” – Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
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“I choose him over and over again, and he chooses me. – Allegiant by Veronica Roth
“I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I’ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who’s ever lived: I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough.” – The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
“It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.” – Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
“Love lets you find those hidden places in another person, even the ones they didn’t know were there, even the ones they wouldn’t have thought to call beautiful themselves.” – Wild Awake by Hilary T. Smith
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“You don’t love because, you love despite; not for the virtues, but despite the faults.” – The Sound and The Fury by William Faulkner
“You and I, it’s as though we have been taught to kiss in heaven and sent down to earth together, to see if we know what we were taught.” – Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
“I’ve never had a moment’s doubt. I love you. I believe in you completely. You are my dearest one. My reason for life.” – Atonement by Ian McEwan
“I don’t ask you to love me always like this, but I ask you to remember. Somewhere inside me there’ll always be the person I am tonight.” – Tender Is The Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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“I look at you and I would rather look at you than all the portraits in the world.” – Having A Coke With You by Frank O’Hara
“For the two of us, home isn’t a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.” – Anna and The French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
“You are my heart, my life, my one and only thought.” – The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle
“We are asleep until we fall in love!” – War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
“Soul meets soul on lovers’ lips.” – Prometheus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley
“In case you ever foolishly forget: I am never not thinking of you.” – Selected Diaries by Virginia Woolf
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The celestial wedding theme is perfect for those who want their wedding decor to be out of this world; plus, there’s nothing more romantic than stargazing under the…
Talk about raising the bar. This bridal couple opted for something different on their wedding day, and made a strong statement by doing a tandem deadlift at the aisle mid-ceremony.
Lisa Yang and Wek Hernandez, who met online and have been together for five years, are both fitness fanatics. Their love for weightlifting grew out of a desire to be stronger.
“We were runners actually, and we wanted to get stronger,” Hernandez told NBC News. “Initially, I got her into CrossFit, and then she found her way into the weightlifting team.”
“Weightlifting to us is very special,” Hernandez told Womens Health US. “We lift with our local team in Brooklyn. They’re family to us, and the whole weightlifting team was at our wedding.”
When thinking of a unique thing to do mid-ceremony, none of the traditional occurrences worked for them as a couple.
“We thought about the usual candle lighting, tree planting, sand pouring, and none of those things represented Wek and I,” Yang explained. “We were joking about doing a tandem deadlift. At the time, it seemed ridiculous because we’re Olympic weightlifters, deadlift isn’t even our main sport. But a snatch or clean-and-jerk in dresses might be a bit dangerous, so we settled on three deadlifts.”
The tandem deadlift came to mean more than just a personal touch for their wedding.
“It was meant to not only be a symbol of unity but also a statement, ” says Hernandez. “Individually, we are strong, capable women, but together we are stronger.”
So soon after they exchanged their wedding vows in Brookyn’s Prospect Park, Yang and Hernandez ditched their shoes, stood firm and lifted a 253 pound (114.8 kg) barbell together for three reps. Poofy dresses and all. They then casually went right back to the ceremony.
“I was just so happy and in the moment!” Hernandez exclaims. “I mean, we were deadlifting in Prospect Park in wedding gowns professing our love. It was awesome!”
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Their photographer, Eileen Meny, was able to capture the moment in all its glory. The image went viral soon after it was posted to social media.
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Yang hopes their unique wedding moment will inspire others to challenge themselves when it comes to fitness.
“People get really intimidated by barbells, but if they see tiny Asians in wedding dresses lifting weights, maybe they can start to believe that anything is possible.”
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