GROOM TREAT IDEA #11:
Create custom converse trainers like these black and orange Converse (the groom’s favourite colours). For this wedding, each pair of Converse had the date and the individual groomsmen’s nickname embroidered on the side.
GROOM TREAT IDEA #10:
Surprise him after the ceremony by wearing a necklace with your new initials for the reception, such as this one from notonthehighstreet.com that Karen (below) wore.
GROOM TREAT IDEA #9:
Create a personal newspaper (try inthepaper.co.uk or makingthenews.co.uk) with photos of you both and memories written as news stories. It makes for a very cute start to the day and a gorgeous post-wedding keepsake too.
GROOM TREAT IDEA #8:
Order a US-style groom’s cake à la Will and Kate (they ordered a second cake made of chocolate and McVitie’s digestive biscuits) and have your guests enjoy his fave dessert.
GROOM TREAT IDEA #7:
Make sure he gets to the ceremony on time with a new watch — practical and stylish — inscribed with your wedding date, or ‘We have all the time in the world’
GROOM TREAT IDEA #6:
Personalise something relevant to his hobby — a guitar plectrum or golf marker — or treat him to cufflinks engraved with a message, the date you met, or even children’s fingerprints. Check out lots of options at notonthehighstreet.com.
GROOM TREAT IDEA #5:
Arrange for your local radio station to give your fiancà© a mention along with a personal song request. Make sure the best man is in on the plan to turn the radio on at the right time!
GROOM TREAT IDEA #4:
Get creative and fill a groom’s journal with meaningful memories and fun photos of your relationship so far. Oh so Cherished do this handsome leather journal for £23.99
GROOM TREAT IDEA #3:
Create an iPod playlist of songs that mean something to you both to fill his mind with memories and thoughts of you together while he’s getting ready
GROOM TREAT IDEA #2:
Pop a small bottle of his favourite whisky in a wooden box engraved with a personal message about keeping a steady nerve.
GROOM TREAT IDEA #1:
Write little notes on tags and hide them in things you know he’ll use on the morning of the wedding.