Rebels' Guide

Brittany and I are only a few hours away from jetting to Hobart (via Sydney to marry Andrew and Mel!) for our honeymoon, and I’m reflecting on the fact that when we get home, the earth will have completed one of it’s annual orbits around the sun since Britt and I “hooked up”. It’s one year since I told her that I thought she was loved, by me. We’d been friends for four years earlier, so I was pretty relieved to find out she thought I was tonnes hot as well. [I’m told tonnes is the cool word the kids are using these days. I just want to be hip and with it.] In that time I’ve lived in five different cities, with both of us trying to find the right lifestyle we both want to lead, Britt has gone through two mobile phones calling me to find out which baby name I like the best, and we’ve only had five fights worth talking about! [Spoiler for the young ones: adults sometimes disagree on things or they sometimes have insecurities. Because of...

Men, groomsmen, are simple creatures that can be ready and dressed for a wedding ceremony in a matter of minutes. I know, that for my wedding day, the longest part of the process was realising that my shirt needed to be ironed plus Andrew was arriving late. With all of that we still got there an hour early with time to spare. So what is something special the grooms can do on the wedding day to feel groomed and to look sharp, that doesn’t include getting nails and makeup done? At the recent Queensland Brides Wedding Expo I met Dawn and Vic Scafidi who run a business called “Vic’s Groom Service.” Vic provides a fun and unique experience for the men/grooms/page boys on the wedding day and as an experienced groomsman, groom and celebrant, I think a service like this is a great way for the grooms team to have some fun on the day as well. We come to you, where you are getting ready, and treat you to a relaxing shave with hot towel before and a...