In the past grooms took a backseat when it concerned planning their wedding, preferring to let their bride-to-be do the majority of the work. However, times are now changing, and more men want to be involved in the planning process. The problem is that most men really don't know how to plan a wedding, so they need some guidance. Here are some potential responsibilities for the groom, with the bride-to-be’s permission of course.

You’ve seen it happen on movies and television shows, the “best man speech.” Some are just a boring guy in a suit raising a glass and making comments about how to groom is going to lose his freedom, blah, blah, blah. Sometimes it involves fireworks which is cool but don’t ask how that works because we’re pretty sure the venue ends up catching on fire. At least it does in the movies and that is not why you are reading this article. You’re here because you want to give a best man speech that won’t put people to sleep and/or blackball you from the rest of your friend’s weddings forever. You also don’t want to give a best man speech that will burn a wedding to the ground, literally. You want something right in the middle. Something so award-winning and groundbreaking that when you’re sitting at the groom’s bedside sixty years from now when they’re on their deathbed, they’re going to bring up how awesome the speech was before they flatline. Of course, in order to accomplish this Leonardo DiCaprio-level speech, you need to follow 5 simple rules first for giving the best best man speech.

Asking for someone’s hand in marriage may seem like an outdated tradition, but many still see it as a must when making such a lifelong commitment. Whether that means asking her father or someone else dear to her heart, it’s seen as a respectful gesture to many families. But as wedding traditions continue to become more modernized and grow further away from their roots, is it still necessary to ask for her hand in marriage?