Comments on: The Best Man

By: ross

ross — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:40:00 +0000

Weel kids, i'm now at the wedding, and yes, i've found time to get on the net (FOC!), and make this post. So my brother is now a wed man (OH MY GOD!!!!)at the reception, drunk as a sunk, and i'll have to stop tying, and go and find some chicks... photos to follow.

Crazy post!!!!!

by the way it's in scotland, and it's bloody lovely!!!!!!!!!!

Take care all. x

yeah i'm drunk!

By: Matthew Cole

Matthew Cole — Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:42:00 +0000

Wear your own shoes. I wore shiny rental shoes at a wedding once and contracted a toenail infection that went through about a year and a half of medical treatments before finally requiring surgery. I haven't worn rental shoes since (well, except for bowling twice). At my own wedding, everyone wore nice morning suits and I said just bring your own black dress shoes. People aren't looking at the shoes anyway unless they're Chuck Taylor or sandlas or something.

Great blog, by the way.

By: Dick

Dick — Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:01:00 +0000

"bet i have more luck with the brides maids that you!"

No doubt. I'll expect a full update.

By: ross

ross — Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:10:00 +0000

Hahahaha,
My BROTHER is getting “hitched” in mid August. I, THANK GODDDDDD!!!! am not the best man, few! In my case i will be staying sober, and waering some new shoes – very sore feet – but not a tux.
I actually bought a tux for my Uni ball, it was only about L150 and like you say renting one was about L70. So i reasoned that i only have to wear it 2 more times to be quids in (maybe only once with inflation ,), i have yet to wear it agian, but i’m keeping my fingures crossed.
One the whole – water/caffien thing, maybe Ginsing(?) less of a diuretic?
Just think in a few weeks we can compare stories – bet i have more luck with the brides maids that you! – lol

By: Dick

Dick — Fri, 23 Jul 2004 05:04:00 +0000

You mean you weren't laughing at me last summit? Whew, that's a load off. This could be me

http://www.davidsformalwear.com/images/Rentals/RetroPowderBlueNotchCaptain.jpg

By: JWalk

JWalk — Fri, 23 Jul 2004 03:50:00 +0000

Dick, buy the damn tux. Then you can wear it to the next MVP Summit and we can all laugh at you. Get the light blue polyester model with ruffles.

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 22 Jul 2004 22:03:00 +0000

I defer to vkd, don’t piss off the bride. Wear the shiny shoes. Hell hath no fury….

By: Dick

Dick — Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:57:00 +0000

Good advice. I agree that water would be better from a dehydration standpoint, but what about the boredom factor? I'll probably skip the soda and the water and get a flask. Not good if it's hot, but I should be self entertaining if I'm half in the bag. I think vkd's right about the shoes. Maybe I should get some of those diposable padded inserts.

Andy: I'm getting into town the day before the wedding, so I think I'm screwed if they don't get it right. I heard that every Men's warehouse tux is shipped from Houston and that none of the stores actually keeps them on hand. I'm going to try to drop five pounds before the wedding - too big I can live with, too small isn't so easy.

Now - what to put in the flask. I'm a gin man, but not straight out of a flask. Maybe blackberry brandy.

By: Andy Miller

Andy Miller — Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:36:00 +0000

Make sure you show up somewhere that you can try on the tux a day or two ahead of time. Don’t trust their initial measurements and fitting.

By: vkd

vkd — Thu, 22 Jul 2004 20:29:00 +0000

Don’t trust Tina. Wear the shoes you rented with the Tux. Wearing anything else will only get the bride pissed off at you. Better to have blisters.