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Distinguishing the Groom

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Hi all ! 

Looking for some suggestions.

We are doing our wedding (mostly) black and white. The bridesmaids in black, the groom/groomsmen in a sort of shiny black/gunmetal color. (see attached image for inspiration).The decor will be black and white with a bit of greenery to liven up the place. I was thinking of maybe putting some red rose petals strewn about on tables but FI isn't convinced, he likes just black and white.

Now, we don't know what to do with the men's attire to distinguish the groom. We want bowties and pocket squares. We don't like boutonnieres. I originally thought of having the GMs in ties and Groom in bowtie, but he'd like them all to wear bowties. We were thinking white (or ivory) pocket squares, maybe we could do red for the groom (which will connect with the red rose petals) but we have mixed feelings about just throwing in some Red on the groom while the rest are black and white... suggestions??
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  • thisismynickname2thisismynickname2 member
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    I like the look!

    I'd go with a red pocket square, or maybe white with black stripes or polka dots or black/gray plaid.
    He could also add a black or white vest. 

    But if you can't decide how to distinguish him, don't worry about it. Everyone knows who the groom is (and even if they didn't coming in, they'll know him by who's saying vows and kissing you). 
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    thisismynickname said:
    I like the look!

    I'd go with a red pocket square, or maybe white with black stripes or polka dots or black/gray plaid.
    He could also add a black or white vest. 

    But if you can't decide how to distinguish him, don't worry about it. Everyone knows who the groom is (and even if they didn't coming in, they'll know him by who's saying vows and kissing you). 
    It's not so much for the people at the wedding but more for the pictures. I don't want to be showing people years from now fun quirky pictures of the guys and them be.. uhhh... which ones the groom ? lol. I like the idea of stripes/polka dots, keeps with the color scheme. I'll check it out.

    P.S. Supernatural fan-girling right now ! lol 
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  • Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
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    Sold color bow ties for the GM and a patterned bow tie for the groom?  Or do the same with the pocket squares.

    But really it is hard to distinguish the groom with your color scheme.  It isn't like you who will be in a completely different colored dress then your BMs.  But really everyone will know who the groom is so if you can find a small way to distinguish him, great, but if not, it isn't a big deal.

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  • ShesSoColdShesSoCold mod
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    He'll be the guy getting married.

    ETA: In all seriousness, you could have him in a white shirt and white tie and black ties on the rest of the guys. My H wore a white shirt/white tie, best man wore a white shirt/black tie and my brother, our officiant wore a black shirt/white tie.
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  • Knottie1438368909Knottie1438368909 member
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    I know it's not a big deal. I'm just thinking, if you look at the picture in my original post, can anyone tell which one the groom is? I can't... It's definitely not a big issue, just looking at options :) 
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  • Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
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    Knottie1438368909 said:
    I know it's not a big deal. I'm just thinking, if you look at the picture in my original post, can anyone tell which one the groom is? I can't... It's definitely not a big issue, just looking at options :) 
    But does that matter?  You know who the groom is and so do the people attending your wedding. Who cares if strangers can't pick him out in your pictures?  As long as you can, then you are golden.

    Really with all the "restrictions" that you have it is going to be really hard to distinguish him from the other guys.  The only way to do it is is for him to have a patterned tie or pocket square and for the other guys to have a solid tie or pocket square.

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    I'd say different colored pocket square or different colored tie/bow tie or a slightly different colored suit. Like if all the groomsmen are in gunmetal or dark gray, your FI could wear a black suit or a lighter gray suit.
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  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    Knottie1438368909 said:
    thisismynickname said:
    I like the look!

    I'd go with a red pocket square, or maybe white with black stripes or polka dots or black/gray plaid.
    He could also add a black or white vest. 

    But if you can't decide how to distinguish him, don't worry about it. Everyone knows who the groom is (and even if they didn't coming in, they'll know him by who's saying vows and kissing you). 
    It's not so much for the people at the wedding but more for the pictures. I don't want to be showing people years from now fun quirky pictures of the guys and them be.. uhhh... which ones the groom ? lol. I like the idea of stripes/polka dots, keeps with the color scheme. I'll check it out.

    P.S. Supernatural fan-girling right now ! lol 
    Realy?   Think about this.  Those who are going to see your wedding pictures would more than likely know who the groom was.   








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  • justsiejustsie member
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    Knottie1438368909 said:
    I know it's not a big deal. I'm just thinking, if you look at the picture in my original post, can anyone tell which one the groom is? I can't... It's definitely not a big issue, just looking at options :) 
    I can make an educated guess that it is the man to the right of the bride (our left). Her body languages matches up with his with them both facing each other more, and the guy to her left doesn't have a ring on his hand.
    I agree with PPs. It isn't really an issue, you will know who your groom is, but small details like those suggested might be an option.  
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  • Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    I don't see why it matters, but your FI could always wear a bow tie and carry a pocket square in a different color than the groomsmen.
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  • MairePoppyMairePoppy mod
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    Buy black bow ties and black patterned pocket squares. Get the groom a white shirt,patterned silk bow tie and pocket square in silver, grey or a color. Ties and pocket squares shouldn't be matchy/matchy. They should complement each other.
                       
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  • SP29SP29 member
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    My husband wore a 3 piece suit, his groomsmen wore 2 piece suits. 

    Our colours were navy, plum and lavender. The groomsmen wore solid plum ties while DH wore a stripped lavender tie.

    Since your colours are black and white, I would have your FI wear a patterned bow tie while the groomsmen are in a solid colour (or vice versa). 
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    Knottie1438368909 said:
    Hi all ! 

    Looking for some suggestions.

    We are doing our wedding (mostly) black and white. The bridesmaids in black, the groom/groomsmen in a sort of shiny black/gunmetal color. (see attached image for inspiration).The decor will be black and white with a bit of greenery to liven up the place. I was thinking of maybe putting some red rose petals strewn about on tables but FI isn't convinced, he likes just black and white.

    Now, we don't know what to do with the men's attire to distinguish the groom. We want bowties and pocket squares. We don't like boutonnieres. I originally thought of having the GMs in ties and Groom in bowtie, but he'd like them all to wear bowties. We were thinking white (or ivory) pocket squares, maybe we could do red for the groom (which will connect with the red rose petals) but we have mixed feelings about just throwing in some Red on the groom while the rest are black and white... suggestions??
    I love the PP's suggestions of doing a different bow tie.

    If you are looking for something drastically different, why don't you have him wear the opposite of the groomsmen? Black suit with a gunmetal bow tie.

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  • pinkcow13pinkcow13 member
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    He can wear white underneath. As you can see in my pic below, my H wore white and the rest of his GM wore blue underneath. But yea, everyone will know who the groom is, unless you planning on posting pics somewhere public, or sending them to magazines or something. We also did pocket squares, because the guys didn't like boutonnieres. Basically, he matched me, and the GM matched the BM's.
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  • MairePoppyMairePoppy mod
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    @knottie1438368909  

    If you really want to make your groom stand out, there are lots of tutorials on fancy ways to fold pocket squares.


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  • Knottie1438368909Knottie1438368909 member
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    Oh yeah that's a good idea too! 

    Lots of good ideas. I'll bring this back to FI and let him choose.

    Thanks  ! 
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  • huskypuppy14huskypuppy14 member
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    I'm a little late to this. But my wedding colors were black and white, and the groomsman wore black ties and black pocket squares, and my husband wore ivory. It was obvious who the groom was.
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  • fyrchkfyrchk member
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    I vote top hat.
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    arrippa said:
    fyrchk said:
    I vote top hat.

    And a monocle.
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  • MairePoppyMairePoppy mod
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    anjemon said:
    arrippa said:
    fyrchk said:
    I vote top hat.

    And a monocle.
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    And an elegant cane.




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  • arrippaarrippa member
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    MairePoppy said:
    anjemon said:
    arrippa said:
    fyrchk said:
    I vote top hat.

    And a monocle.
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    And an elegant cane.




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  • monkeysipmonkeysip member
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    Aww, shoot, H and his grooms all wore grey suits and navy ties.  No one's going to know who the groom is in my photos.

    Hopefully people will be able to look at my current husband and see the resemblance ;)

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  • Megalega14Megalega14 member
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    The only difference between my husband and the rest of the guys was the color of their vests (and he wore a darker color than the other guys) it's what he wanted, and once the dance floor opens up, no one has their jackets, pocket squares, or boutonnieres on anyway! Everyone who is at the wedding will know who he is !
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  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    megalega14 said:
    The only difference between my husband and the rest of the guys was the color of their vests (and he wore a darker color than the other guys) it's what he wanted, and once the dance floor opens up, no one has their jackets, pocket squares, or boutonnieres on anyway! Everyone who is at the wedding will know who he is !
    It's not for the actual wedding.  It's for the people who see the wedding pictures years from now.  Because you know, everyone just shows their wedding pictures to random strangers after years of marriage.






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