I am having a very relaxed vintage rustic so slacks and white button downs with vests/suspenders the only problem I have is wanting them to all go together without them totally matching. I don't want to do the whole tux rental and I also don't want them to send a bunch of money on an outfit. It was easy to do bridesmaid dresses since they carry everything in bridal shops. But I'm at a loss for all the pieces the men will get. Any ideas about to to get them all going well without breaking the bank and without having to drag 5 grown men to the mall and making them model outfits?!
Thanks!
Angela
Re: Groomsmen attire help!
I encourage you to consider light sports jackets/ blazers. The men will look good, and they can use the jacket for other occasions. They can take their jackets off at the reception, which they cannot with a vest. You can buy a sports jacket for about $100.
Rustic does not equal half dressed.
Dude, who cares if it's traditional? It's her wedding and they can go naked if she wants to and they agree. Come on. No one needs to wear a jacket, it's not 1960, and vests-only is comfortable and cool, temperature-wise.
Why not just get their sizes from them and order the vests/suspenders online so you can choose the colours/styles? Once you find the ones you want, just send each one a quick text or whatever so they can see it and veto it if they really hate it for whatever reason. Men's sizing is way more standardised so the fit will probably not be an issue. You can just ask them to wear a pair of trousers (in a certain colour if you know what you want, say black or grey?) and a white button down, and let them choose to wear something they have already, borrow, rent, buy or whatever. I'm guessing most if not all grown men probably have those kicking around already.
Here is a blog post that is awesome to share with your groomsmen guiding them on pants. This is a HUGE issue even still because most guys don't wear dress pants on a regular basis, so they think it's fine, and it ruins pictures and makes casual suddenly just plain sloppy.
http://blog.monkeysuitvintage.com/2014/07/30/a-series-of-dos-and-donts-for-grooms/
disclaimer: I wrote it!