Groom's Attire

sunshine31088

My fiance and I went to the tuxedo place today and had a hard time deciding what to do. The groomsmen will be in a peridot green. I was thinking my fiance would be too. But the guy there insisted that the groom should wear white. I have read that the groom can do other things to change his look, such as a different tux jacket, a different boutonneire, etc. What is everyone else doing to make the groom stand out.

meredithl618

My fiance will be wearing the same tux jacket, pants, and shirt as the groomsmen. However, they will be wearing silver vests and bow ties and he will be wearing a white vest and white bow tie. 

I think this is a classic way to differentiate him from the groomsmen. However, you could also have him wear the same thing as the groomsmen and just make his boutonniere bigger or different color. 

kls114

Ditto pp. My FI will be wearing the same as the guys but a white vest & tie to stand out.

kristinanddan

They guys all wore the same tux. The groomsmen had black vests and ties, and the groom wore white.

pooh8402

same tux, same tie as groomsmen. the difference is he's wearing a white vest instead of the same vest as the groomsmen.

psichick

our GM's are going to be in a black tux with a green tie. FI will wear a black tie.

On_Cloud_Nine

FI and his groomsmen are wearing suits instead of tuxes. FI is wearing a chocolate brown 3 piece suit, and his GM are wearing a taupe 3 piece. FI's tie is also different than the GM, as well as his bout.

Moneypenny424

He definitely does not need to wear a white tux.  Personally, I do not like white tuxes.

The GMs wore black tuxes with dark silver/steel gray vests and ties.  DH wore a black tux with a different style jacket and a lighter silver tie and vest.  PIB.

mbcdefg

FI chose a black tux and vest for all of them. Groomsmen will wear black and green striped ties, FI picked out a green and white striped tie.

I don't know what, if anything, the tux shop salespeople said to him because I wasn't there when they chose tuxes. From what I've read on this board, it seems like a lot of tux shop employees have no clue what they're talking about.

Just let your FI decide what he wants.

wcvsb3b5

My FI is wearing everything the same as the GMs. He wanted that particular vest. Everyone that's there knows which one is the groom anyway..

aerinpegadrak

FI decided to do a palette swap with the GM: he's in a black tux, white shirt, gold vest and tie, and the guys are in a white tux, black shirt, silver vest and tie.  (PIB.)  I know that's not very common, though.  I've seen very few grooms in white tuxes, usually they wear the same tux as the other guys, with often a different vest and tie.

Tisha.

All the groomsmen will be in Victoriuan Lilac (or similar) for their ties, but the grooms will be in black.

kristinanddan

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[QUOTE]FI chose a black tux and vest for all of them. Groomsmen will wear black and green striped ties, FI picked out a green and white striped tie. I don't know what, if anything, the tux shop salespeople said to him because I wasn't there when they chose tuxes. <strong>From what I've read on this board, it seems like a lot of tux shop employees have no clue what they're talking about.</strong> Just let your FI decide what he wants.
Posted by mbcdefg[/QUOTE]

This is very very true, unfortunately. I wish I took pictures of the pants they insisted fit my husband correctly. He looked awful -  they were super baggy and he was practically stepping on the back of the pants. Two people at MW tried to tell us that was how they were supposed to look, even though we saw photos of the model on the website wearing the pants and they looked nothing like how his fit. They tried to tell my dad the same thing at another MW.

hippie4yahweh

Our wedding is really casual, so they will not be wearing tuxes, but all of the guys will be in the same pants, shirt and vest combo.

Chris MAY wear a slightly different color shirt- we're still not sure yet- but he's definitely getting a different bout.

brookev11

Custom shows Grooms usually are differentiated from GM in some manner.  But this is your wedding - do what makes the two of you happy. 
My FI and GM are wearing khaki linen pants, white-button down shirts.  They will all be the same - that is what my FI wanted, and that is what matters @ the end of all of this.

JenPhil6212

My Fi will be in a Ralph Lauren black tux with silver tie and vest. BM in Pink, Groomsmen (on his side) in clover. I wanted him in something different because he's the groom.

jenn.daniel

All I know is he will NOT being wearing a white tux.  FI is going to decide himself if he wants to look exactly like his GM or not.

sunshine31088

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[QUOTE]My fiance and I went to the tuxedo place today and had a hard time deciding what to do. The groomsmen will be in a peridot green. I was thinking my fiance would be too. Bu<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;" class="Apple-style-span">t the guy there insisted that the groom should wear white</span></strong>. I have read that the groom can do other things to change his look, such as a different tux jacket, a different boutonneire, etc. What is everyone else doing to make the groom stand out.
Posted by sunshine31088@aol.com[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;line-height:normal;" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10px;background-color:initial;background-image:none;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip:initial;-webkit-background-origin:initial;color:#1f1f1f;font:normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif;text-align:left;">Oh I'm so sorry, I think I need to clarify...the man at the tux place did not insist on a white tux, but a white vest and tie. <div>
</div><div>For some reason I thought all the men had to match their vest and tie, but with a different flower or something like that. I kind of like the idea of all the groomsmen wearing the peridot green with a light pink rose for their bouts, and my FI in a darker green from the same family, with a white rose. (His tux jacket will also be the slightest bit more formal.)  Would this look silly? Should I just go with the white vest and tie?</div><div>
</div><div>Also, I wanted to clarify one more thing. I am not being a bridezilla by picking for my FI. I told him to pick whatever he would like. I actually wish my FI WOULD decide, but he says he absolutely doesn't care and just wishes I would pick. lol</div></div></span>
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Lindze75

GMs are wearing black vests and ties and FI will wear a black vest but a white tie (or ivory to match me we haven't decided).  The GM bouts will be green cymbidium orchids to match the BM bouquets and FI will have a white ranauculus to match my bouquet.

nene0182

FI is wearing the same tux,vest, & tie (red) as his groomsmen. His bout will be different though.

FutureMrsL.R.Allen

My FI will wear the same tux and have a different tie.  The GM ties are black with pink stripes, and FIs tie is black with just a different pink tie pattern.  PIB under Attire

APROCTOR86

Dan is wearing a Black tux with a Pewter Vest & Bow tie

The Best Man will also be wearing black but with a different colored vest and a regualr Tie. The other GM will be in Pewter suits and their vest/ties will match the bridemaid the walk with.

siorsolas

GM are wearing black tuxes with red vests and ties - FH is wearing the same black  tux but with a black vest and tie. He's not a white tie kinda guy