Hi everybody! So, my fiance & I are getting married on a beach, August 2011. We should know which beach within the next few weeks, but possibly somewhere in Mexico, Jamaica, or St. Lucia. My fiance is convinced that it is normal for the groom and groomsmen to wear khaki shorts to the wedding, b/c it will be on a beach, beach atmosphere, beach temperatures, etc. I find this really appalling and am not into it at all. I plan to wear a short wedding dress, not gown. Thoughts, please?!
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I say "yes" if you are going for an informal beach wedding.
If you want something somewhat formal, what about khaki pants, shirt and sportcoats, no tie. That will give it a kind of formal, but beachy feel
http://s3.amazonaws.com/wedding_prod/photos/d9c6a2f97591b536addc2a8ee8993a2b_rwl Like this
Or all khaki, which looks really nice.
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I think you need to let the groomsmen decide whether they want shorts or pants. They can get nice looking khaki shorts.
But, if you were to expect them to wear pants on a beach, then it would only be fair that you wear a full length gown with a train. It's a little much for a destination beach wedding KWIM
We have grooms wearing everything from shorts to tuxes.
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