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He was told that he and his six groomsmen were not allowed to get dressed on site, but they could pretend to do so for pictures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“The groomsmen look like lost members of 98 Degrees, wearing squiggly goatees and gummy-worm braids.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

Santiago, aka musician Bad Bunny, and Reynaldo, played by Pedro Pascal, joined in when the groomsmen formed their own ensemble.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 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 are four hundred of them, plus thirty instructors and fifty more on the staff, NCOs and cooks, groomsmen and groundskeepers.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr