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Morning wedding attire

OjewelOjewel member
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Hi ladies, My fi and I are getting married in October at 11:30 am with a brunch reception following. What do the groom and groomsmen usually wear at a morning wedding? I've actually never been to one. Anyone who had one, what did you guys do? I'm wearing a tea length dress if that makes any difference. Thanks!
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    AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    edited May 2014
    My husband wore a suit. His groomswoman wore a skirt suit. 
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    doeydodoeydo member
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    Suits:
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    Or morning suits:
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    GuitarSlayerGuitarSlayer member
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    Traditional morning dress as seen in the second pic in doeydo's post would be my pref, but any suit is fine.  Tuxes are just too formal.  For some reason, I don't like black suits that early -- grey brown or navy?
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    OjewelOjewel member
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    Thanks! That morning coat is dreamy! I'll have to see what the groom thinks!
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    CMGragainCMGragain member
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    GuitarSlayer said:
    Traditional morning dress as seen in the second pic in doeydo's post would be my pref, but any suit is fine.  Tuxes are just too formal.  For some reason, I don't like black suits that early -- grey brown or navy?
    A morning coat is too formal if the bride is wearing a tea length dress.  Tuxedos and morning dress are equally formal, but tuxedos should not be worn in the daytime.  They are for evening wear only.

    I would suggest a nice business suit for a daytime wedding.
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    CMGragain said:
    GuitarSlayer said:
    Traditional morning dress as seen in the second pic in doeydo's post would be my pref, but any suit is fine.  Tuxes are just too formal.  For some reason, I don't like black suits that early -- grey brown or navy?
    A morning coat is too formal if the bride is wearing a tea length dress.  Tuxedos and morning dress are equally formal, but tuxedos should not be worn in the daytime.  They are for evening wear only.

    I would suggest a nice business suit for a daytime wedding.
    Agreed that the morning coat needs to be paired up with a formal wedding gown to look right.  Definitely go with a suit!
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    OjewelOjewel member
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    Gotcha. Thanks! We looked at a couple nice grey suits online and I think we will end up with one of them.
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    JCbride2015JCbride2015 member
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    Those grey three-piece suits look dashing.  And would be perfect with a tea-length dress.
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    "I'm not a rude bitch.  I'm ten rude bitches in a large coat."

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    OjewelOjewel member
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    Actually we saw a nice one almost exactly like the grey ones doeydo posted, at men's warehouse. THey do call it a tux though, but it just looks like a really nice suit to me.
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    Ojewel said:

    Actually we saw a nice one almost exactly like the grey ones doeydo posted, at men's warehouse. THey do call it a tux though, but it just looks like a really nice suit to me.

    I believe I have seen the same one - it has a stripe down the sides of the pants if I remember correctly. That is indicative of a tuxedo rather than a suit.

    You might consider buying a suit as opposed to renting one if you can afford it. Renting isn't really cheap (about $200) and you could spend a little more and get a nice suit he can wear again. That's what we did. Renting just didn't make sense. We bought a really nice charcoal grey suit from Jos A Bank for about $300 with tailoring. Including his accessories (shoes, belt, shirt, tie, pocket square) the whole thing was ~$500-600. JC Penney had suits on sale when we were there last week.
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    LondonLisaLondonLisa member
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    Morning suits (the pinstriped trousers, tail coat and waistcoat) is the daytime equivalent of a tuxedo. A tuxedo should never be worn before 6pm. They should technically not be worn without top hat and gloves, but this tradition is falling away in some circles. 

    I agree if it is being paired with a tea length dress, chose a nice suit. 

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