What Are the Best Unexpected Wedding Day Accessories for Your Groom?

After all your tireless planning, the big day that you’ve been waiting for is just around the corner. You’ve thought of everything – from fancy place cards to personalized thank-you notes to individual wedding favors for bridesmaids and groomsmen – but what about your future husband? If you’d like to surprise him on your wedding day, take some tips from this list and choose the perfect unexpected accessory for the groom on your special day together.

• Designer pendants for men: What better way to say “I love you” than with a personalized men’s pendant? One of the hottest current accessories for men, a pendant inscribed with a very special wedding day message from you just might be the perfect unexpected surprise for your groom. Choose from any of a wide variety of designer pendants for men, including a stainless steel dog-tag style that’s just perfect for holding a special message for him.

• Cuff links: They’re back! If you thought cuff links were something straight out of the 1960s, you were right! Fortunately, they’re also one of the most popular current jewelry fashions for men. Be sure to select a pair that fit your man’s style and his wedding day attire. Whether they’re sterling silver, gold, titanium, onyx or any other material, cuff links are in vogue! You remember the old song, “Everything Old is New Again.” Well, when it comes to cuff links, truer words were never spoken!

• French cuff shirts: Of course, to take advantage of cuff links, he’ll have to be wearing the right shirt. Look for a dress shirt in his size with French cuffs – in other words, cuffs without buttons. The popularity of cuff links dipped dramatically in the 1970s when button-cuffed shirts became increasingly popular. Now, along with the return of the cuff link, shirts with French cuffs are regaining their status as the classiest dress shirts of all.

• Tie clips: Another retro-fashion craze of late is the long-forgotten tie clip. If your groom plans on wearing a bow tie for the wedding, a clip won’t do him much good. However, if he plans on donning a regular necktie on your big day, a good-looking tie clip will add a polished, finishing touch to his wedding ensemble. Help him wear it correctly if he’s not used to using one: it should connect both ends of the tie to the shirt, be positioned between the third and fourth buttons on the shirt and be slipped on from the wearer’s right side.

• Silk hankies: Help your guy to really formalize his wedding day look with a silk handkerchief in a color that matches his tie and/or your wedding colors. All he has to do is to fold the hankie in a square and stuff it into his breast pocket, making sure that part of it sticks out the top of the pocket. Consider finding a hankie embroidered with his initials to make it especially personal.

There are so many details to remember when it comes to planning your wedding. While it’s important that your family and friends enjoy the day with you, it’s even more important that the groom enjoys it too! Choose from a wide selection of designer pendants for men, cuff links, French cuff shirts, tie bars, silk hankies or any combination of these to surprise your future hubby on your wedding day. He’s certain to appreciate any or all of these great unexpected accessories. In fact, he may be so appreciative that he might just return the favor and surprise you with a little something extra of your own!


Cindy White writes about designer pendants for men and other jewelry items for JustMensRings.com.