Father of the Bride?

jrpownall

My fiancee & I picked out the groomsmen attire today.  Its an outdoor wedding at a winery, so we went with a tan suit (the one available for rental at Mens Wearhouse), with a vest & tie to match the bridesmaids dress (clover green).  

My question is about what my father should wear.  Since its an unusual colored suit, we are worried it might look weird if my father wore the same suit, being the only other man matching the groomsmen's light color.  What are some recommendations?  Will it not look weird if he is wearing the same color?  Or would a black or grey suit be more appropriate?  For reference, I'm pretty sure my future FIL owns a black tux I'm pretty sure he'll be wearing.

Thanks!

     --Jess

Viczaesar

Your father can wear whatever he wants. You can only dictate the attire of your wedding party.

manateehugger

Just tell your dad he can wear whatever he likes. A dark suit is hard to screw up. 

jrpownall

Haha.  This is pretty much something I'm going to have to dictate--or at least offer a LOT of assistance.  If I ask him what he wants, he's going to look at me blankly & shrug.  Dad's not exactly the dress-up type.

I am leaning towards dark suit, think that will look nice with the groomsmen in tan?

JoanE2012

jrpownall said:

My fiancee & I picked out the groomsmen attire today.  Its an outdoor wedding at a winery, so we went with a tan suit (the one available for rental at Mens Wearhouse), with a vest & tie to match the bridesmaids dress (clover green).  

My question is about what my father should wear.  Since its an unusual colored suit, we are worried it might look weird if my father wore the same suit, being the only other man matching the groomsmen's light color.  What are some recommendations?  Will it not look weird if he is wearing the same color?  Or would a black or grey suit be more appropriate?  For reference, I'm pretty sure my future FIL owns a black tux I'm pretty sure he'll be wearing.

Thanks!

     --Jess

Father of the bride can wear whatever he likes!  That said, I would let your father know if your FIL is going to wear a tux.  I know my Dad would want to know because he wouldn't want to be "underdressed".  I also would find it a bit strange if the fathers were in tuxes and your FI and groomsmen were in suits, but maybe that's just me.

manateehugger

jrpownall said:

Haha.  This is pretty much something I'm going to have to dictate--or at least offer a LOT of assistance.  If I ask him what he wants, he's going to look at me blankly & shrug.  Dad's not exactly the dress-up type.

I am leaning towards dark suit, think that will look nice with the groomsmen in tan?

A dark suit is always an appropriate choice. Dark suit, white shirt, nice tie (in one of your wedding colors if you want). It will look fine next to the GM. Your dad isn't part of the wedding party, so it doesn't really matter. 

erinlin25

ditto to talk to your dad. My dad wanted to wear the same as the guys so he did.  He will not be in pictures with the groomsman for the most part so as long as he matches formality all will be good.  Can't go wrong with the dark suit, but if he wants to wear tan that works too

CMGragain

I question the green vest with a suit.  Those satin vests are meant to be worn with tuxedos, not suits.  Suit vests usually match the suit fabric in both color and texture.  The sounds awfully costume party look, to me.  Why not just have the guys wear the two piece suit with a green tie?
Your FIL would be overdressed in a tuxedo if the other men are wearing suits.  He does not need to match them, nor does you Dad.  Any dark suit will be fine.

blew28

I was in a wedding over the summer when the guys wore linen suits with different colored vests. It looked fine... Majority of the time the guys didn't wear the jackets. It wasn't a real formal wedding. So don't sweat it