[7 Feb 2010 | One Comment | ]
The 11 coolest London wedding venues

Who knew that you could have your wedding on the roof of the National Theatre, with its amazing skyline view? Or at the Science Museum? Or on the London Eye? These city landmarks don’t all come cheap… but they’ll guarantee you a memorable and unusual wedding day

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[7 Feb 2010 | 15 Comments | ]
The Newlywedsontjob Interview: AnonBestman Speaks – Exclusive

We always knew that being annoying would pay off and in sending hundreds of Direct Messages and emails to Anon Bestman we’ve secured something of an exclusive – the first interview with the twisted genius behind what’s been called “the best stag-do prank ever.”

Staggered took the opportunity to put some questions to the best man who somehow managed to get an anonymous newlyweds’ bed to post to Twitter everytime there was some, um, news. Find out why he did it and when he’s going to reveal all here.

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[5 Feb 2010 | No Comment | ]
YouTubery: wedding bloopers

In which Staggered channels our inner Dennis Norden and says, It’ll be alright on the wedding night… the biggest wedding fails since Katie Price and Alex Reid. (Nothing went wrong, so far as we know, it’s just a general, huge fail.)

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[5 Feb 2010 | No Comment | ]
What to buy for a family wedding gift

Looking for something a bit more special than the pair of sunloungers that are left on your sibling’s gift list? A personalised family history book, produced by a team of professional writers, will give something more lasting than a tan.

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[3 Feb 2010 | One Comment | ]
Geek wedding vows

After reading some vows themed entirely around pi (π), we wondered what other geek weddings would sound like.

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[2 Feb 2010 | One Comment | ]
Lose weight and keep it off

Our British Military Fitness columnist, Barney Larkin, on how to shift that beer belly, the ideal diet for a groom-to-be, and how to keep the weight off (yourself and your wife) once you’ve tied the knot

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[21 Jan 2010 | 8 Comments | ]
The Most Over-Used Wedding Speech Jokes

Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before…oh you have. Staggered picks some of the most over-used and tired wedding speech jokes and requests that no one touch them in 2010 – they’re so ‘09.

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[13 Jan 2010 | One Comment | ]
A Guide To Stag-Do T-Shirts

It’s your stag-do: you’ve booked the stripper, ordered the mankini and handcuffs and kissed a fond farewell to your liver BUT WAIT! You’ve only gone and forgotten the most important part of the whole weekend – the customised t-shirts.

It’s one of the few occasions in life when men actually take on the role of fashion designer with any real gusto and so we thought we’d put together a little guide on your options when it comes to the stag-do t-shirt – the garment that in years to come the groom will find at the back of his wardrobe and shudder to himself as the taste of aniseed comes flooding back…

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[21 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | ]
How To Be A Confident Public Speaker – Part Five

The final installment of our series on handling the nerves of giving a wedding speech talks about how to get yourself prepared on the big day.

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[17 Dec 2009 | One Comment | ]
Toby Luper Sorts Your Style Questions

Expert tailor Toby Luper rifles through his mailbag to answer some more of your style questions. If you’ve got a question for Toby just email it over to us or stick it in the comments.

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[14 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Trash the suit

Trashing the dress has been a big trend of late in weddings, with brides rushing to spoil their thousands-worth of Jenny Packham by jumping in the sea or leaning on something a bit grubby while a photographer takes “arty” pics. Here are our ideas for how the groom can steal the show and see off your Moss Bros threads in style.

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[10 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
The Ultimate Stag-Do Playlist

Music plays a central role on the stag-do. It’s there to support you, to gee you up and to make you link arms with your buddies and jump up and down in a big sweaty mass. To help you out we’ve asked Dan Stubbs to put together the ultimate Stag-Do playlist and we’ve even made a Spotify playlist to help you rock your last night of freedom away.