Guest Blogger Profile: Jennifer Napier of OneWed.com

Hands up if you’ve ever heard a girl complain that “You never listen”?

Personally, I’m with you. I have a really hard time just listening to someone complain! But, I’m a gal, so over the years, I’ve learned the number one phrase to make a girl feel like you’ve listened to her.  I will share it with you now:

“Really, she said that? That sucks.”

Need proof? Check out these two possible conversations:

The WRONG way

Her: We can’t afford to have our invitations addressed by a calligrapher! I’m so pissed!

You: So, why don’t we just address the invitations ourselves?

Her: Didn’t you hear what I just said? I’m really upset about this. You never listen to me. Our invitations set the tone for the wedding and you want to scribble the addresses on them with crayons?

The RIGHT Way

Her: We can’t afford to have our invitations addressed by a calligrapher! I’m so pissed!

You: Really, calligraphy costs that much? That totally sucks. (pause) Hey, here’s an idea, what if we look into some other options? Maybe I could do that.

Her: I guess there might be a different way to do it. Hey, want a beer?

See with that one phrase you’ve repeated back what she said, now she feels listened to and validated, and you can go ahead and fix the problem. You both win.

Need help finding someone to address your invitations? Or advice on how to deal with your changing relationship? Come visit us at OneWed.

The Man Registry has partnered with American Bachelor Party to provide our grooms and best men the very best bachelor party planning advice. They join several other top wedding industry specialists on The Man Registry’s expert groom panel.

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Their advice to The Man Registry’s grooms will range from the bachelor party guest list to party destinations to keeping costs down.

Cheers!

In our ongoing effort to provide the best content and advice for grooms, The Man Registry has invited Simon Daykin to join our efforts as our groom wedding planning & coordinating expert.

Simon and his wife Ciara Daykin are co-founders of Firefly Occasions. Simon also has founded GutsyGroom.com where he gives wedding and style advice to groom’s from a male perspective. He’s a natural fit for The Man Registry’s panel of groom experts.

Simon Daykin joins The Man Registry's panel of experts

Here’s an example of the type of Q/A advice Simon will be sharing with our readers:

Question- Who do we invite to the rehearsal dinner?

Simon: Traditionally you invite the families, ushers, groomsmen and bridesmaids.  I’m finding that these days that guest list is much, much larger.  Invite only the necessary people to the ceremony rehearsal but think about inviting all your guests to the dinner, you don’t have to pick up their tabs or buy their booze.  I suggest picking up the tabs for the people who attend the ceremony rehearsal but not the rest of the guests.  This will give the guests a chance to meet each other before the reception.  This will take away any awkward moments at the dinner table the next day because they have a chance to meet, chat and share a cocktail or two.  I have heard from numerous guests that they love a pre party before the reception on the big day.

Be sure to visit The Man Registry’s Ask the Wedding Expert section today and read great content from all of our expert partners.

Cheers!

Jennifer from OneWed.com is back with some tips on making that wedding night sex memorable.

For those Grooms out there who are far from virginal, how do you make your wedding night romp with your new wife feel like the first time?

Why not take a sex hiatus before the big night. As they say, absence makes the heart [and other things] grow fonder. And, the sex break can lead to very creative ways of reducing much needed wedding planning anxiety.

He couldn't do it. Can you?

Before starting off on your abstinence retreat, make sure you talk it over with your bride-to-be. I did hear of a groom who took a break pre-wedding without talking to his bride first..she FREAKED thinking he was reconsidering the nuptials. This scenario does not qualify for make-up sex.

Happy Willpower!

Jennifer Napier of OneWed.com is a guest contributor to the GroomsAdvice blog offering a little local flavor for The Man Registry’s Grooms. OneWed combines the largest online directory of wedding vendors, ideas & inspiration wedding blog, online wedding planning tools and, above all, honest answers for savvy brides. Stop by…we’d love to have ya!