here comes the groom.

on saturday travis and i made our way to al's formal wear. we've been trying to get travis's tuxes picked out for some time now, and it seems that our weekends are always booked. when we got to the store, the lady was highly unhelpful, didn't offer to show us vests, jackets, anything. she didn't even ask our colors. there was one jacket in particular that travis knew he liked and wanted to try, but we had to ask for it. she was very helpful in getting us the prices, but we didn't stay long. we headed to men's wearhouse (after driving across tulsa twice, because travis thought he knew where a new location had opened). the lady there at least pulled out swatches of fabrics and a flip book of the tuxes they offer, but she did not have anything to try on except for suit jackets that they carry in the store. her suggestion? that we try on clothes at al's and then come order them from her. sheesh. we headed to the second location of al's. the lady here was much more helpful, but she was also very busy and was the only one running the store. as i was looking at the vests and swatches of fabric, i realized it would be much more helpful to have swatches of fabric from my gown, and the swatches of the fabric i plan to use for the bridesmaids dresses. we let jennifer at al's know that we would be back in a bit. we picked up the fabric and then grabbed lunch at chick-fil-a. we really couldn't believe the tux shopping was turning into a full day event, but we were having fun together. when we got back to al's, jennifer had a bit more time to spend with us and began asking us about our wedding and helped us find suitable ties and vests. she orders everything in for travis to try on and then we get to make our final decisions. his fitting is this saturday. he'll try on several different things we picked out, and then we'll figure out what he and the groomsmen will wear and get it ordered.