Because moms need to have fun, too

Okay, the embedding was disabled on this fantastic YouTube posting, so you’ll have to click through, but check out what happens when the mother of the groom and the mother of the bride decide to have an air guitar duel to Billy Idol’s “Mony Mony.” You probably won’t be disappointed.

Yep, it’s a dance-off

Check out this dance-off from a recent wedding whose video I caught on YouTube this weekend.

 
You’ll note my favorite part of all of these dances, the water sprinkler, at about 1:45.

Photo Frenzy: July 28, 2008

• Check out this extra awesome AT-AT cake from a Star Wars-themed wedding that Offbeat Bride mentioned while discussing the photographer, Justin Winokur. You can check out his Flickr feed here.
• A great shot including some awesome clouds, from Chicagoland, surprisingly. [kateandersok]
• Re-setting the bar for bachelor party craziness is this shot, where some dudes apparently have gotten at least one of them onto a tank for a bachelor party. What’s up with that. I want it. [samihonkonen]
• Waterskiing can be fun. Or maybe not. [ltjbukem]
• Apparently, your bachelor party is not welcome at this NYC establishment. [litherland]
• This gives new meaning to the phrase “Rocky Mountain High,” now doesn’t it.

Bridal Boxing: A New Sport?

By now most of us are familiar with the concept of “trashing the dress,” where the newly married couple go out and take some (typically) awesome photos in the ocean, laying on the ground somewhere that might stain their clothes, or doing really fun things. That was all well and good, but it’s got nothing on the videos I’m including here, I must say.

This is the first time I’ve ever seen a bride and groom duke it out with giant, air-filled boxing gloves, while standing in a kiddie pool. There’s three rounds worth…really. Oh, okay. It’s not *really* a bride and groom. But it’s amusing nonetheless.

Round 1

 
Round 2
 
Round 3
 
Did I mention that the pool was full of baby oil?

Monday Links: July 27, 2008

Here’s a roundup of some great items from around the blogosphere and beyond that are (hopefully) of interest to Groomify readers…

• Gear Patrol points out that you should know more than one way to tie a tie.
• About a week ago, WeddingWire linked to a story about a couple getting married at Waffle House, for reals.
• If you happen to be involved with the whole planning thing, you might want to check out these tips that note some “warning signs” for vendors you and your significant other might be bringing on
• AisleDash’s Wendy Davidson throws out, for your viewing pleasure, the option of flying in via helicopter as your “grand” entrance.
• Also from AisleDash, and this is super helpful if you happen to be the father of the bride, are some tips on what you should be doing that day.

What about the teeth?

Seeing this post about a contest over at WeddingBee, where all you’ve got to do to win is drop in and tell ‘em if you’re going to do anything to whiten your teeth for the big day (you have until 9p tonight - Sunday, 7/27, to enter), got me thinking about just that subject.

Given that we are all familiar with the magical things that our photographers can do (heck, you can do it right now - check out Picnik’s Teeth Whiten feature, for instance) to make our teeth look better, among other blemishes, it’s easy to say that we’ll just let things stay the way they are and clean ‘em up afterwards, but it’s not all about the pictures and video, you know. Of course, we all can’t be as hardcore as Patrick Bateman in “American Psycho” when it comes to personal care, but what kinds of smart things are there to do when it comes to brushing up on tooth care?

From what I’ve gathered, just by doing a little bit of digging, you’ve got options like Mentadent’s product set will replace your current toothpaste, and add some specific ingredients targeted at whitening, specifically. A more popular option, and one that I’ve tried myself with results I was happy with, is something like Crest Whitestrips, which you can currently get a $7 off coupon for, and takes about 5 minutes per day. Crest also offers a number of different information bits on their site, including newsletters and more.

Beyond those, there are options such as BriteSmile, along with whitening procedures your dentist would offer or recommend.

IMHO, this is one of those things that people probably push off until it’s really close to their nuptials, rather than figure out a way to work it into their day-to-day. As you’re surely aware, stuff costs more when you have less time to implement it, so the earlier you figure out what you want to do to brighten up your smile, the better. That goes for your wallet, too.

Scotch commentary

If you haven’t caught this already, and you’re a guy who’s into some scotch (or maybe you’re not, and would like to be), then check out the latest episode of Wine Library TV, featuring Gary Vaynerchuk (as usual), and WordPress guy Matt Mullenweg, as they check out a few scotch options.

 
Check out the full post, comments and all, here.

But what about The Hanger Project

As I was perusing my RSS feeds tonight, I came across an ad for The Hanger Project, which is doing just that - offering great hangers. Their goal, much like what ours is supposed to be, is to keep your clothes in great shape while they’re getting their hang on in your closet.

Checking back, I see that Will from A Suitable Wardrobe wrote about THP way back in February, and I can’t believe it hasn’t gotten broader pickup, because it’s a great idea. As someone who has the privilege of dressing casually for work every day, I’m still rocking the suit from time to time and they spend a lot of time just hanging in my closet. I’ve been good to use some decently priced wood hangers (those metal ones from the cleaners kill me) for most of my dress gear, but these jobs might be worth checking out, especially if they’ll turn you from being just a clothes horse from one who has clothes that have been stomped on by a horse.

Check out The Hanger Project and spend a couple bucks - might be worth it for that $1,000 suit you just bought.

Survey says….

Dexie at She Knows Best linked away to AskMen.com’s Ultimate Great Male Survey, and I’m going to do the same thing so all y’all can check it out.

You’ll notice some key items of interest to Groomify readers (or at least I think so), such as 75% of men believing in soul mates (#1 in the Dating Survey), that 31% of men thought Bill Clinton “best represented men’s interests” as a president (#32 in 2008 Trends), and 46% of men are just not down with anal stimulation (#39 in the Sexuality Survey).

Enjoy!

In the basement, yeah

You thought you were hardcore by getting some dance lessons with your fiancee. You thought you were hardcore by coming up with a creative dance. You even thought you were creative by deciding you were going to put your dance on YouTube. But what you didn’t bank on was these folks practicing their entire wedding dance in the basement, wedding party and all.

Amazing and sad all at the same time

Via shop friends, I invite all of you to take a look at some of the wedding photographs taken in the Sichuan province of China on May 12 of this year, when a 7.9 earthquake hit the region. Leland Wong (mentioned in shop friends’ post) points us to these intense shots at sohu.com, which range from calm and collected to blurred and full of destruction.

With a hefty death toll, it’s hard to break it down to the fact that it’s not just about shattered buildings and wreckage, but that this will be the “I was there when that happened” for the rest of their lives. While we don’t have a solution or can’t say there’s an easy way to help those who were devastated by the earthquake, there are some small things that you might be interested in doing, such as snagging a shirt from Fifty Thousand Shirts as part of a contribution to those who remain in the Sichuan province and have to rebuild, among other charitable organizations.

Hold the haterade

Now I’ll gladly admit that I’m the first one to pour the haterade on a lot of dances that people have tried to pull off at the wedding receptions, but let me be one of the first to say that these two are actually pretty darn good, and the groom’s pretty good with his feet, at the very least. And for once, I really liked how they closed it down, and it’s worth the wait to watch.

Catching up

Well, apologies for being off the ranch for a few days, Groomify readers. Had some craziness with a new job, a new laptop, and all the fun ins and outs that go with all those sorts of things, but all’s well and back on track. So keep on the lookout for more great Groomify content, and thanks for reading and sticking around!

The water sprinkler does it again

Choreography’s no big surprise when it comes to weddings, and it hasn’t been for years. That said, I think it IS pretty rare when it’s a bunch of dudes who come on out to C+C Music Factory.

 
Make sure you catch the water sprinkler at about 0:44!

News: July 15, 2008

Some news tidbits from the last day:

• The AP reports that a little girl who found a ring in a Wal-mart parking lot turned out to have picked up the real 1.26-carat ring of a new bride.
• Just because you think you’re making a grand entrance doesn’t mean you’re really making one, like this Indian Air Force official.
• Southern Weddings has a quickie about how someone who supposedly upgraded their iPhone this weekend ended up temporarily (hopefully, at least) bricking their phone, just before their nuptials, for which a whole slew of people were coming into town for.
• Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas got married.

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