You Make My Dreams Come True: The Guys

I absolutely love the pictures of David and his groomsmen. I'm so glad they had fun and that you can see their personalities through the pictures - And they all look SO darn cute too! Luckily you can't even tell they were all dripping with sweat by the time they were done with pictures.

Brandi got some pictures of David by himself, and he looks so incredibly handsome! He hates pictures, especially ones just of him, but I think he even agrees that these turned out awesome!

Right before the first look Brandi grabbed a couple more pictures, and these are some of my favorites! I'm not sure what was going on or what the groomsmen were doing, but the first one is SUCH a typical David face and the other ones just make me smile.

It was a big deal to me that we both got individual pictures with all of our bridal party members. We'll (hopefully soon) get around to framing them and gifting them to our grooomsmen and bridesmaids.

David's best man and older brother, J

David's best man and younger brother, K

My younger brother, groomsman M

David's friend since kindergarten, groomsman J

David's childhood friend, groomsman J

My nephew, jr. groomsman M

Did your get some good pictures of your groom and his groomsmen?

*All pictures in this post were taken by Brandi Coldwell of Lola Jo Photo Design*

Need to catch up?

We started on Thursday.

We decorated Friday morning.

We rehearsed.

We got pretty!

I put on my dress. 

We had our first look!

DIY Detail: Groom's Gifts

I blogged previously about the small gifts that I planned on giving to David before the wedding. Here's how they turned out!

When I went to order the cuff links I had planned on getting him, they were unavailable. He actually ended up picking out his own (and a matching tie tack) but I'm glad that they're something he'll wear again!

I don't have a picture of the cuff links, but you can see his tie tack in this picture!

And lastly, the canvas print of KU's basketball arena, Allen Fieldhouse

I can't get a very good picture of it, but it turned out awesome!

Ok, if you're reading and you're related to me (besides you, mom) or know me in real life and don't already know what this is about, you should probably just stop here. If you're not, you should check out my big gift for David! 

Vendor Review - Tuxes: Gentry Ltd.

We decided to use Gentry for the guys' tuxes after seeing them at a bridal fair (and because one of David's friends works there). They were offering a deal for everything (including shoes) for $64 each and a free groom's tux with the purchase of 6 or more rentals for a wedding party. They're one of the nicest men's clothing stores in town, so that was a nice surprise! David paid for all of the guys' tuxes, and it was really reasonable.They had a huge selection of colors for vests and ties, and the tux options were perfect for what we wanted.

They looked really good together, and I was happy with the tuxes overall. We did different colored pocket squares for the two best men to make them stand out a little, and I really liked how the three different patterns (white for David, solid pink for the best men, and pink striped for the groomsmen) coordinated.

My only complaints are that they forgot to order the pocket squares when they put in the original order and that our junior groomsman's sleeves weren't the right length. They fixed the issue with the pocket squares and had them delivered the day before the wedding, and the sleeve issue wasn't entirely their fault since they didn't measure that particular guy. I do wish they would've done more to fix it when he tried it on in the store, though.

I was happy with the service and really happy with how the guys looked. I'd recommend them, but I'd also recommend that you double check your order and make sure they've got it down if you're adding something (like pocket squares). And if at all possible, I'd suggest having them measure all of the groomsmen. It just wasn't feasible with two of the guys living far away, and it ended up working out, but I think the results are better when you leave it up to them.

My rating: A-

Little Gifts for my Groom

David, if you happen to be reading... Stop. :) Love you!