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UNION STUDIO AT UNITY PLAZA,
THIS IS RIVER CITY LIVE.
>>> IT'S WEDDING SEASON AND A
LOT OF US ARE ATTENDING A LOT OF
WEDDINGS AND SOME OF US MAY BE
IN A FEW.
>> BEING A GROOMSMEN FOR THE
FIRST TIME MAY NOT BE AS EASY AS
YOU THINK.
>> YEAH.
WE HAVE OUR ETIQUETTE EXPERT
HERE.
WELCOME BACK, KAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH
THIS WITH YOUR SON.
>> I HAVE A 26-YEAR-OLD SON AND
HE WAS INVITED TO BE A GROOMSMEN
FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE
WEDDING WAS IN ARIZONA.
SO I'M QUESTIONING HIM AND HE
GAVE ME THESE FAKE ANSWERS AND
IT CAME DOWN TO DO YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO WEAR?
AND HE WAS VERY PROUD THAT HE
ORDERED A GIFT AND HE SAID IT
WAS ON THE REGISTRY, A PIZZA
CUTTER.
[LAUGHS]
THAT'S A TRUE STORY.
AND HE -- IN HIS DEFENSE THERE
WAS NOT TOO MUCH.
SO WE FOUND SOMETHING A LITTLE
BIT BETTER.
>> WHAT?
THAT'S BETTER THAN ME.
A COUPLE I DIDN'T EVEN GET
GIFTS.
>> WELL.
OKAY. THE THING YOU NEED TO
REMEMBER IS IT REALLY IS A BIG
DEAL THAT YOU ARE INVITED.
AN ONLY SOME PEOPLE GET TO DO
THAT SO IT IS IMPORTANT AND
IMPORTANT TO HIM BECAUSE HE WAS
CHOSEN BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO THE FIANCE AND BRIDE.
SHE IS MUCH MORE ATTUNE TO
THINGS GOING ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
SO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND BE
HONORED.
I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST THING
YOU NEED TO DO.
TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.
NOT TOO SERIOUSLY BUT SERIOUSLY.
YOU CAN HAVE A PARTY BUT DON'T
EMBARRASS YOURSELF.
YOU NEED TO RSVP TO THE WEDDING
AND OTHER EVENTS.
THEY -- SENT YOU AN INVITATION
SO IF YOU GET AN INVITATION YOU
NEED TO RSVP.
DON'T DEPEND ON THE GROOM OR
BRIDE TO DO THAT.
AND THEN MAYBE OTHER PARTIES
THAT YOU G INVITED TO.
LIKE A BRUNCH OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT AND YOU NEED TO RSVP TO
THAT TOO.
SO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
>> HOW QUICKLY DO YOU NEED TO
RSVP?
RIGHT AWAY?
>> BE THE FIRST ONE.
REALLY.
AND TRULY THAT IS WHAT YOU
SHOULD ASPIRE TO DO IS SEND IT
BACK THE NEXT DAY.
>> A LOT OF TIMES IF IT'S ONE
OF YOUR GOOD FRIENDS, IT MIGHT
JUST BE CASUAL CONVERSATION AND
ASSUME YOU'RE GOING.
BUT TO THE BRIDE SHE IS LIKE I
NEED THIS CONIFE
FIRMATIO
CONFIRMATION.
>> THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT
THING.
AND ANOTHER THING IS KNOWING
WHAT WRUR SUPPOSED TO -- YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO WEAR.
ESPECIALLY OUT OF TOWN AND IT'S
A TUX, YOU NEED TO MANGE SOME
KIND OF ARANGEMENT TO GET
MEASURED IN JACKSONVILLE AND
HAVE THE MEASUREMENTS IN OR GET
THERE IN TIME TO DO IT.
MAKE SURE IT'S A -- THAT YOU
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOS TO
WEAR.
MY SON THOUGHT A TUX.
THEY SAID NO, IT'S A GRAY SUIT.
FORTUNATELY HE HAD ONE BUT YOU
JUST NEED TO KNOW.
AND KNOW WHETHER IT'S CASUAL OR
DRESSY TOO.
SO GET ALL THAT INFORMATION.
POLISH AND SHINE YOUR SHOES.
AND THEN IF YOU'RE NOT WEARING A
SUIT TO WORK EVERY DAY, YOUR
SHOES MAY HAVE BEEN GATHERING
DUST IN THE CLOSET OR MUD ON
THEM FROM THE LAST WEDDING.
SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT -- YOU NEED TO BE SUPER
CLEAN AND ALSO TAKING A SHIRT
WITH YOU, IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW
TO IRON OR IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE
IT IN A WHILE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO
GET A CRASH COURSE IN THAT.
YOU DON'T WANT THE GUY WITH THE
LINES ALL OVER THEPICTURES.
>> BECAUSE YOU ARE PART OF THE
WEDDING.
>> YEAH.
THE PICTURES WILL BE THERE FOR A
VERY LONG TIME.
AND SEND A GIFT BEFORE THE
WEDDING.
DON'T TRY PACKING IT IN THE SUIT
CASE.
JUST GO TO THE REGISTRY, SEND
SOMETHING TO THEM AND BE DONE
WITH IT.
USUALLY THE STORE WILL SHIP IT
FOR YOU.
>> WHAT ABOUT CASH?
CAN I SEND CASH?
>> YOU CAN SEND CASH.
NOBODY HAS EVER SENT ANY BACK I
DON'T THINK.
BUT PERSONAL IS GOOD TOO.
>> THANK YOU FOR OUTLINING
THIS.
IT SEEMS LIKE COMMON SENSE BUT
IN THE TIME -- WHEN YOU'RE IN
THE LINE OF FIRE, A LOT OF GUYS
NEED SOME HELP.
SO FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO
RIVER CITY LIVE TV.COM AND CRICK
THE AS -- CLICK THE AS SEEN ON
TV.