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The Groom's Ultimate Timeline
(Plus you know this day will be documented all over social media!) Why not wear that shirt your partner loves, or pick up something new?
1 Year Before
Start Your Venue Research
Start Your Venue Search
Barn, ballroom or beach? It’s time for you and your partner to hunt down the perfect location. This important decision sets the tone for the rest of the celebration, not to mention what you’ll wear.
9-11 Months Before
Create Your Registry
Choose Your
Groomsmen
Engagement
Party Planning
Believe it or not, all of those people you’re inviting will likely want to buy you a gift. So give them a little direction by starting a wedding registry. And it’s not all about china and towels. These days, you can register for practically anything (even cash)!
Create Your Registry
CHOOSE YOUR GROOMSMEN
Time to decide which of your friends gets elevated to best-man status. Think long and hard about who you want by your side on your wedding day—and what each of you will wear. Start collecting inspiration for looks that complement, but won’t overshadow, your own.
plan THE engagement party
Whether or not to have this event is up to you (or your families, depending on who’s hosting), but we bet everyone can’t wait to celebrate this major milestone. Schedule the bash within a few months of the proposal and start planning your look.
6-8 Months Before
Pick Out Your Wedding Look
Alert the Groomsmen
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Pick Out Your Wedding Look
At Men’s Wearhouse, you can browse designer styles, determine your perfect fit, place your rental order and have it shipped right to you or pick up in store. Planning on buying a suit instead? Check out their custom options.
Alert the Groomsmen
You want the gents to look as sharp as you do,
so pick out what they’ll be wearing and use the Men’s Wearhouse Wedding Tracker tool to share the details and manage the whole process.
PLAN YOUR BACHELOR PARTY
SET UP REHEARSAL DINNER
This celebration is all
about you, so enjoy your time with the guys. Don’t know what to do? Take our
quiz. Just don’t go too crazy; we’re sure your fiancé wants you back in one piece.
4 Months Before
Plan
Bachelor Party
Set Up
Rehearsal
Dinner
Traditionally, the groom’s family handles this important prewedding event. Start searching for a place near your ceremony location and work out a plan. Once you pick the location, talk to your partner about what to wear—you want to match each other in formality.
3 Months Before
Book Your
Honeymoon
Write Your
Vows
Buy Your Wedding Bands
Book Your Honeymoon
It’s your first adventure as a married couple so make it count! Now is the time to schedule any flights or accommodations, so you don’t need to worry about it closer to the wedding.
Write Your Vows
Believe us—you shouldn’t
wait ’til the last minute for
this. Writer’s block is real.
Buy Your Wedding Bands
You’ll be wearing them every day, so shop around for something that suits your style and consider if you’d like to have them engraved.
2 Months Before
Send Out Your Invitations
Send Out Your Invitations
By now, your guest list should be finalized, so you can start stuffing envelopes and mailing all those invites—they should go out 6 to 8 weeks before the big event. Why not get a bottle of your favorite wine and make it a date night?
1 Month Before
Thank your best guys
with a gift they’ll love.
BUY Your groomsmen Gifts
1 Week Before
Get a
Haircut
Try On
Your Tux
Try On Your Tux
Get a Haircut
Now (not the day before!) is the time to get a trim to make sure you look your best standing at the end of that aisle.
Pick up your rental in-store two days prior to the wedding. Or if you opt for home shipping, your suit or tux will arrive at your door a week before. Try it on right away to make sure you love the fit. If not, no worries—Men’s Wearhouse will replace it for free. If you decided to purchase a suit, now is the time to double-check the alterations.
Get Hitched!
After the Wedding
Head Off on Your Honeymoon
Write Your
Thank-You Notes
Head Off on Your Honeymoon
You’re officially wed! Make sure you have all your documents and confirmations in order—then get ready to relax.
Write Your Thank-You Notes
Sorry, guys…this is a joint effort. Split the guest list with your spouse and get to work thanking
your guests for their love and support.
Odds are you’ve been planning this for months, so you want to look your best.
Return Your Suit or Tux
If you rented a look from Men’s Wearhouse, you can return it at any of their stores or ship it back the next business day using the free shipping label. Easy!
Return Your
Suit or Tux
