Carrying my dress over my arm, I move on to the next shop. Josh didn't say that I was in charge of his clothes, but I think that after all these years that pretty much goes without saying. Tommy Bahama actually has a "beach wedding" section. I show the clerk a corner of my dress and we decide that a Sand Colored Linen Suit will compliment it nicely. The clerk suggests that shoes and a tie are not really necessary. Apparently a lot of guys use the beach wedding as an opportunity to avoid the "monkey suit." Not my man. I give her his sizes and just let her pick out socks and shoes- he's not really a sand between your toes kind of guy, and I don't really care what they look like.
The tie is something else. I'm willing to spend some time picking out the right one. I settle on the cornflower blue. Sure, there are times he foregoes the tie, and maybe we could skip it, but for everything important in his life he's worn a tie. I know he'll want one. Plus, tying his tie has been my main excuse for standing close to him for the last 8 years. I'm looking forward to taking this one off him. And, he has never seen me wearing his tie- and nothing else.
The clerk offers to send everything right up to our room. How convenient! I wonder if they do that to keep you shopping longer? Well it works. I check the directory and find Baron & Leeds. I know Josh will just want a plain band but I want something classy.
It only takes a few minutes to get the ring. They ask his size and for the first time in a long time I'm stumped. I start fantasizing about his hands- but I can't say much more than "average?" when it comes to ring size. The give me an 11 and assure me it can be exchanged if necessary. As I turn to leave something catches my eye, a case full of watches. I really want to give him something special and his watch sucks.