Follow the Bride #5 This one's for the Groom

3 likes and 3 dislikes please…? Some here at Shropshire petals might not believe me but I hate being dis-organised. I hate being late for things. I hate public transport! I admit I love eBay, could easily spend all night every night on it, always a bargain to be had! I am a bit of a land rover nut, I am hoping to get at least one of my land Rovers involved somehow in the wedding. I love being busy.

Who’s the Best Man? Was it an obvious choice? Well it is more like Best men…I will be having two - both going all the way back to school days, co-incidentally we all went to Harper Adams together as well so there is certainly no shortage of stories for them!!! The choice was both easy and difficult; it was always going to be both of them.

And same for your ushers? How do you know them, how did you choose? I have to admit I have not got this far yet; the only person that has been asked so far is Mr Richard Goodwin, master of ceremonies. He loves to be heard and he would have probably done the job whether I had asked him or not. I will update you on the rest…

Suits –have you sorted your suit yet? What a pain! I’m not shy in admitting that I hate shopping and Jess normally buys all my clothes for me, it’s a lot easier!! But I have been told that she is not going to help me on this one, I have a few ideas up my sleeve but that is all I’m going to tell you!

What can you tell us about the all-important stag do?  I have absolutely no idea; I have given them the list of people I would like to come and a few ideas. The one thing I have told them is that I am willing to do most challenges, however as I’m one of the first out of my group of friends I will not forget…

What other wedding related jobs have you been involved in?  Is it stereotypical that it’s the Brides job!   Traditionally I suppose it is the brides job, but this is not a traditional wedding, we want it to be more like a party than a wedding. I love to organise things, to a limit thought, flowers, invites etc not my department! But marque, Band, DJ and of course food I have been there to help with the decisions.

Any advice for other grooms to be?  So far it has all been relatively simple, we always said that we wanted a short engagement but there is a lot to do and I thought 6 months was enough…it will be but it takes a lot of organising! People that know me, I’m the most unromantic you can get, however you really only get one chance to propose so if you’re going to make any effort that is your time to shine.