groomsman
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groomsmen
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Outfit changes and groomsman photo-ops are de rigueur for some, while others express their newly empowered groom voices through the deployment of personal themes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Schecter and Scotland-Williamson, who was a groomsman at Mailata's wedding in 2023, remember that he was always singing.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025
He’s so close to the couple that he was a groomsman at their wedding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
We did have the story where we wondered about whether her love interest was in Sanditon, maybe a groomsman of Colbourne's or something.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2023
He was a groomsman at my wedding and remains a cherished friend and mentor.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
She has received discounts on some items, like candles, while others—including invitations, bridesmaid dresses and groomsmen tuxedos, even her wedding gown—were free.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The pair both donned Christian Dior, according to Swift's longtime publicist, and elected to skip bridesmaids and groomsmen.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
“The groomsmen look like lost members of 98 Degrees, wearing squiggly goatees and gummy-worm braids.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
And, they don’t have a hoard of bridesmaids and groomsmen, but instead ask siblings only or one close friend to stand up for them.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2024
There were no groomsmen, no bridesmaids, no relatives to wait for or marshal: none but Mr. Rochester and I. Mrs. Fairfax stood in the hall as we passed.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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