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schedule.” Something the groom<br />
should really consider? “The first<br />
dance! Think about the timelessness<br />
of that moment and make it more<br />
than just a wedding ritual. Embrace<br />
that moment as being husband and<br />
wife for the first time. If taking dance<br />
lessons will enhance that experience,<br />
then I highly recommend that.”<br />
Kallabat from Eventfully Yours<br />
in West Bloomfield urges all of her<br />
brides to bring<br />
their fiancés to important planning<br />
meetings. “I always make sure<br />
that for the vital meetings, the<br />
groom is present. Sometimes incorporating<br />
the groom into the wedding<br />
planning<br />
process is as simple as adding him<br />
into a group text with the bride and<br />
me,<br />
and other times it’s more detailed<br />
and includes one-on-one meetings or<br />
phone calls when the groom has an<br />
idea or wants to plan a surprise for his<br />
bride,” said Kallabat.<br />
Is there a magic number of hours<br />
the groom should put into wedding<br />
planning? No. “There really is no<br />
one-size-fits-all amount of right or<br />
wrong involvement for the groom.<br />
I do, however, appreciate when a<br />
groom is involved in the planning<br />
process. After all, a wedding is about<br />
the union of two, and it’s always<br />
more special when both the groom<br />
and bride’s opinions, likes, and interests<br />
are reflected in the wedding,”<br />
said Kallabat.<br />
Kallabat had an important piece<br />
of advice for couples struggling with<br />
trying to please everyone during the<br />
wedding planning process. “Couples<br />
can make their wedding more about<br />
the both of them by ignoring the outside<br />
noise. When you’re planning a<br />
wedding, everyone around you has<br />
an opinion. People are excited and<br />
truly mean well, but sometimes it’s<br />
overwhelming and leads a couple<br />
to make choices they otherwise<br />
wouldn’t make. Couples can make<br />
their wedding day be more about the<br />
both of them by simply doing what<br />
they want!”<br />
In terms of the perfect time to<br />
start planning a wedding, Kallabat<br />
had some wise counsel. “I always say<br />
that there really is no such time as<br />
too soon to start planning a wedding.<br />
Our Chaldean community especially<br />
tends to rotate between the same<br />
venues and vendors, so it’s always<br />
best to plan as far ahead as possible to<br />
ensure that you get the date, venue,<br />
and vendors that you want.”<br />
Abro from A June Event in West<br />
Bloomfield had a fun idea to offer as<br />
it related to incorporating the groom<br />
into the wedding day celebrations.<br />
“Something special to do is dedicate<br />
the cocktail hour to the groom.<br />
Maybe implement darker tones into<br />
the space, incorporate food he likes,<br />
have a tequila bar, a cigar bar, and<br />
perhaps even late-night snacks that<br />
he enjoys,” said Abro. Waterstone<br />
agreed, and she can’t stress enough<br />
that a wedding is “the first party that<br />
a couple will host together as a Mr.<br />
& Mrs. It should be a reflection of<br />
exactly that!”<br />
There is one area of wedding<br />
planning where the groom’s meddling<br />
isn’t necessary, nor welcomed.<br />
“By no means should a groom get<br />
involved with the wedding dress or<br />
the bridesmaids,” said Abro, with a<br />
chuckle. As far as tips for the groom<br />
on the day of? “I always say the best<br />
grooms are the ones that stay sober.<br />
You can catch a buzz but you<br />
still want to be proper!” said Abro.<br />
“Also, I know the groom often gets<br />
annoyed with the many photographs<br />
on the wedding day, but it’s one day<br />
out of your life...remember to smile<br />
as you go along with it. It’s an exciting<br />
time for everyone involved,” said<br />
Waterstone. Both Abro and Waterstone<br />
value the importance of communication<br />
in the wedding planning<br />
process. “It makes for a better day instead<br />
of surprises that you do not care<br />
for,” said Abro.<br />
All helpful tips to consider. And,<br />
after all the planning has been done,<br />
and the groom has been groomed and<br />
the bride begins her walk down the<br />
aisle, one unifying thought should be<br />
at the forefront of the minds of everyone<br />
involved –the love the couple<br />
shares for one another.<br />
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