Article: Showers for grooms are putting a spin on wedding tradition.(Daily Break)

By Melissa Kossler Dutton

Special to The Associated Press

When his daughter was planning her wedding, Jonathan Morris thought the groom was getting overlooked. So he planned a guys-only "man shower" to welcome Brian Wigand into the family.

The party included manly snacks, games and gifts.

"It seemed like there was a lot of hoopla for the ladies and not too much for the guys," said Morris of Maple Valley, Wash. "It was really fun, male bonding."

Showers geared to grooms are a growing trend in the wedding industry, said Allana Baroni of the Web site ehow.com. And while it may be another example of grooms leaving their ...

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