Welcome BLUEman II The Male Perspective

Weddings and men, two things that might not go together quite like peanut butter and jelly. More like peanut butter on a burger? Saw it on Man vs. Food, thought I’d throw that in. The general stereotypical thing is for a man to just let the woman do all the planning for the wedding. The man doesn’t want to get in the way of what is supposed to be the biggest celebration of a their joint life, of course parents see this as only the stepping stone to what will be a bigger day for them: grandchildren.



Throughout my time of going to weddings, seeing people go through the process from getting engaged to getting married, men really have stayed out of quite a lot, focusing more so on the bachelor party and what his buddies might do to him. Outside of the bachelor party, the only thing men tend to get involved in is the finances, especially as the more traditional ways of paying for a wedding seem to be a thing of the past. Men will say, here’s the budget, run with it, and don’t go over. But is that really the way for any man to be involved in THEIR wedding? That’s right, the wedding day is just as much about the groom as it is the bride.


With the general stereotype of men and weddings, I’m here to tell you that men, if not wanting to, should be involved in the planning process, and not just from the financial budgeting perspective. Sure, some things are better for a woman to do than a man, i.e. flowers, but there are plenty other things a man could and should be involved in. Like, selecting a venue, picking out the food and drinks to be served, cake tasting, they style of what he will wear, the music, and more.


With that said. I’m here to introduce myself as a male wedding blogger. I helped my wife when it came to the process of planning our wedding, and was involved every step of the way, from engagement through the honeymoon. I enjoyed every minute of it. And now, it’s time for me to share my insights and thoughts on weddings and the male role from engagement, to the planning, to the bachelor party, to the wedding, and beyond, and not necessarily in that order.


So, every week at 3:33 p.m. on Monday's, go to your computer and make your way to the Blog of Blueprint Affairs and read the latest from the BLUEman…weddings, from a male perspective.


Link to Man vs. Food: http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Man_v_Food