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One Day Before

  • If you're renting, pick up your tux. Make sure your groomsmen, your father, and the ring bearer get their tuxes, too.
  • If you're renting or buying, double check that all the elements are included in the correct size: jacket, trousers, shirt, tie, vest or cummerbund, shoes, cuff links, and dress socks.
  • If you will be dressing somewhere other than at home, pack up your outfit and grooming products today. You should gather:

    [ ] Hair products
    [ ] Deodorant
    [ ] Tie
    [ ] Cummerbund or belt
    [ ] Vest
    [ ] Coat or jacket
    [ ] Cuff links and studs
    [ ] Dress shirt
    [ ] Watch
    [ ] Trousers
    [ ] Undershirt
    [ ] Underwear
    [ ] Socks
    [ ] Shoes
    [ ] And last, but definitely not least, the wedding rings

    The Morning of the Wedding Day

    • Get a close shave.
    • Take a hot shower.
    • Remember your deodorant! This might be a high-sweat day.
    • Remember the rings. Place them in your pocket to entrust to your best man sometime before the ceremony.
    • If possible, ask your mother to pin on your boutonniere. This mother/son moment will bring a tear to her eye.
    • Breathe slowly and deeply, take one last look in the mirror, and get ready for your lovely bride's entrance.

    -- Elise Proulx

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