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My fh has agreed to a "man"icure for the wedding, but I've tried to get him to do it sooner and he won't -- he said only for the wedding because of the pictures.
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I didn't request it, but my guy volunteered for our co-ed wedding shower. He said his hands felt really good afterwards (they massage them too) and he wishes he would have done it for our wedding photos. He worked on cars for a living at that time, so no matter how good he was to his hands they were pretty rough looking. Oh, and we ended up getting our nails done together again for our one year anniversary. To him it was all about feeling good about his hands and not worrying about looking girly or whatever the stereotype out there seems to be.
Hope this helps!
I asked my FH to get a manicure and he said yes.
He is going with his groomsmen to a guy only salon where they will all have straight razor shaves and my guy will get a manicure.
depending on where you are located, there are some co-ed salons that specialize in services for men and ladies.
my FI agreed to a pedicure a while ago - a manicure is brilliant! i'm going to suggest it for the wedding. FI does, however, scrub his hands with exfoliant and is now addicted to coconut body butter - his hands are much smoother and softer.
My FI is a MANLY MANS MAN - I asked him to "try" a manicure and he agreed to go - once the manicurist started to massage his hands he was hooked - he asked why I didnt tell him sooner that it felt so good and they gave a free hand massage? He did not go for the clear nail polish just a good cleaning - he was so pleased with the experience he is hinting about going again before the next fancy event.
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I also asked my FI and he agreed to do it for the wedding as well. He works with his hands daily and with cars as a hobby -- his hards are harsh!
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This post cracks me up. Come to think if it, my man needs a little trimmin' 'round the edges too. I'm gonna ask my FI now if he'll do some manscaping now!
FI says no to salon manicure, but will allow me to do it for him. Excellent compromise!
YES! Thank you ladies! I am forwarding this to him as we speak!
I knew I wasn't alone :)
yep.
mine too. we just talked about it yesterday.
He's a full fledged hunting, fishing kind of dude and the kind of dude that will have a manicure before the big day.
YES! It's true!
I just use a little trimmer on my FI's caterpillars...there should be TWO! He always scoffs at me...but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!
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My FI doesn't know it yet but he is going to get a mani, pedi, facial, profesh haircut and some waxin' for his brows. :-)
My coworker's husband goes once a month with her to get a mani and a pedi. He loves them.
My fiance is a nail-biter too. I have dreams of him getting a mani for before the wedding for those obligatory hand shots, but I'll probably do it for it him rather than send him to a salon.
My FI takes better care of is nails than me....I didn't have to ask..so there...Men DO like manicures!
I got my husband a full on spa package the day before the wedding complete with massage, facial, manicure and pedicure! And he actually enjoyed it...though I don't think I can convince him to get a pedicure again...it was too ticklish for him. =) The manicure def does make a world of difference in pictures...all 5 of them that we took! But he agreed that it was a good idea to have well groomed hands to show for it...afterall once they blow up the image...every little thing is noticeable!
MY FI will defiinitely be getting an eyebrow wax (which he has already done once and liked the results), pedicure and manicure before the wedding and probably before the engagement pictures too. I'm so happy he cares about this stuff! :)
My fella's grooming will probably include a manicure, a straight razor shave, and possibly a back wax.
My good friend, a true manly man, used to work as a tile contractor. The work would wreck his hands, so he enjoyed going to get manicures with his wife. He thought the hand massage was great (and it didn't hurt that the girls at the salon were easy on the eyes!)
FI is a manly man, works with his hands, puts together big machines and comes home with grease under his nails (which he NEVER cuts as often as he should)... has agreed to a manicure for the wedding (ok, ok, after much nagging and pleading). Add him to the count!
So funny... I saw that the title of this post said "manscaping" and the first thing I thought was, "Wow, that is one brave bride to talk about what's going on down south on her man..." haha!
While I'm here though. I should probably add my husband to the ever growing tally of men who have spruced up a bit for the wedding. He was a little resistant at first, so I took a picture of our hands with our rings on and said to him, "Now tell me that this wouldn't be better looking if you got your hands cleaned up a bit." That did it!
If you're needing more ammo, my husband also got his hair cut at nice salon (and LOVED the scalp massage that came with it!), a warm lather shave, and a back massage. He didn't complain and I didn't mind spending the money on him. Hey, women have access to salon treats on a regular basis. Who's to say that men should miss out on all the fun? :)
I'm going to get his eyebrows waxed to get some of the stray hairs off cause it just looks messy...and do a manicure for him myself
But in general, he really doesn't care what I do and usually listens to all my requests! 
He's totally wrong - my hubby-to-be is very manly, and has been incredibly resistant to my attempts to groom him in the past. BUT for the wedding, I asked (months and months ago) if he would do me a few things: wax his back, get a haircut, and get a manicure.
Tell him it's for YOU!
You ladies rock! Thank you so much. I am going to read each and every post to him OUT LOUD so he can see that I'm not crazy :)
Ouch - I don't think my guy would wax for me. However, the salon I go to has guys in all the time for manicures - my guy stopped by one evening when I was getting a pedicure and was stunned by it. (It might be a cultural thing; they seem to be mostly hispanic.) He asked one of the guys "What gives, dude?" And he replied "Hey, the ladies don't like it when your hands are all snaggly and rough." Which is completely true, wedding or no. Right? My manicurist tells me that when she was in beauty school they had even more guys - probably most men don't want to spend what a salon charges - and the beauty school does manicures for $4 without polish.
It probably helps if you tell him they're not going to polish his nails!!
I asked my FI if he can do it for the wedding and there is a salon I go to that also does Man-icures too. He works on with his hands too, so they are pretty brutal looking too. My SIL asked my brother to do before their wedding and he did and he liked it (my brother is the manliest man I know).
You have one more vote here!
my FI is a nervous nail biter, but somehow resist the urge to bite them down to the quick, so his hands aren't too bad....(unless he were to get very nervous right before the wedding).
he is however, hooked on pedicures. I gave him a full blown one (foot soak, mask, massage, everything!) and he loved it sooo much that whenever i ask him what he wants for a special occasion, he asks for a pedicure.
i do not doubt that he would go for a manicure if i were to suggest it bc he knows how good personal service can feel.
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Alright fellow bee readers, I am absolutely convinced that someone out there has the same request for their FH.
The other day, I was flipping through some photography websites and noticed the trend that taking photos with the infamous "hand shot" is quite a popular thing for photographers to do. But, thinking about my FI's hands in our wedding photos, I cringe. He has man-paws. They're ginormous. He has a workers hands--riddled with dry, crackling skin around the nail and uneven nails from his stress habit of biting. Again, I cringe.
Anyway, the other night I gently asked him if he would mind getting a manicure (they do have MEN'S manicures) before the wedding. Not only would it be nice for the pictures, but also for after wedding...stuff. Also, his step-dad owns a really nice salon where they could be done FOR FREE! I swear I'm not bridezilla--I'm really not asking much. I'll never ask for him to do it again...so once out of our entire life together, I think, is fair.
And, as any "manly-man" would do, he scrunched up his face and said "are you serious?"
Yes, yes I am. So here was his challenge to me: he said "I bet you can't find even five women who have requested this of their future husbands and they have actually gone through with it." Ha. We'll see about that.
I'm convinced he's wrong. Any help here ladies?