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Groomsmen Attire Dilemma!
Hello fellow Knotties!
We're having a bit of a wedding party fashion crisis, and I'm hoping you can help.
Basically, it's important to my fiance that he wear his suit in the wedding. (When I say important, I mean that when the idea of the men renting tuxes was on the table, he almost started crying... it's that important to him to avoid the tux rental.) I have no problem with this, but it's becoming more of an issue than either of us expected.
Originally, the plan was for the groomsmen to all wear their own black suits, and we would have them match in some other aspect, like boutineers and ties. However, in learning about the groomsmen's suits, we've realized their suits are all more formal than my fiance's suit, and they can't upstage the groom. We've tossed around different ideas, like khaki dress pants and black jackets or blue blazers, but none of those ideas really resonated. The one idea that we're coming to agree upon is my fiance wears his suit with a vest, and the groomsmen wear black dress pants and matching vests and ties, like this idea but different colors: http://images.oncewed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/custom-hanger-tags-groomsmen-linen-vests.jpg
Now, I was envisioning a light blue for the bridesmaid dress color, but I don't know how it would look for the men to wear light blue vests to match the bridesmaids. I feel like that might look too prom-ish. On the other hand, I feel like it might be too many colors if the men have black pants, gray (or another neutral) vests, white/ivory shirts, and light blue ties.
What's your opinion? Do you think the light blue vests would look too prom-ish? I feel like we might have more flexibility with the men if the girls wear navy dresses and carry the lighter blue and coral flowers. I certainly don't think it would take away from the wedding colors if the dresses are a darker blue. That said, I liked the blue we saw, too, and I think those are pretty dresses.
Any thoughts are very much appreciated. Thank you in advance!
We're having a bit of a wedding party fashion crisis, and I'm hoping you can help.
Basically, it's important to my fiance that he wear his suit in the wedding. (When I say important, I mean that when the idea of the men renting tuxes was on the table, he almost started crying... it's that important to him to avoid the tux rental.) I have no problem with this, but it's becoming more of an issue than either of us expected.
Originally, the plan was for the groomsmen to all wear their own black suits, and we would have them match in some other aspect, like boutineers and ties. However, in learning about the groomsmen's suits, we've realized their suits are all more formal than my fiance's suit, and they can't upstage the groom. We've tossed around different ideas, like khaki dress pants and black jackets or blue blazers, but none of those ideas really resonated. The one idea that we're coming to agree upon is my fiance wears his suit with a vest, and the groomsmen wear black dress pants and matching vests and ties, like this idea but different colors: http://images.oncewed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/custom-hanger-tags-groomsmen-linen-vests.jpg
Now, I was envisioning a light blue for the bridesmaid dress color, but I don't know how it would look for the men to wear light blue vests to match the bridesmaids. I feel like that might look too prom-ish. On the other hand, I feel like it might be too many colors if the men have black pants, gray (or another neutral) vests, white/ivory shirts, and light blue ties.
What's your opinion? Do you think the light blue vests would look too prom-ish? I feel like we might have more flexibility with the men if the girls wear navy dresses and carry the lighter blue and coral flowers. I certainly don't think it would take away from the wedding colors if the dresses are a darker blue. That said, I liked the blue we saw, too, and I think those are pretty dresses.
Any thoughts are very much appreciated. Thank you in advance!
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Re: Groomsmen Attire Dilemma!
Navy blue bridesmaids dresses are hard to find. That's my color.
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[QUOTE]Black pants, grey vests, white shirts, and light blue ties is not too many colors. Formal dress for men actually involves black, white, a color, and at least 2 shades of grey. The black, white, and grey don't count as colors. It won't look busy. <strong>Navy blue bridesmaids dresses are hard to find. That's my color.
</strong>Posted by ElisabethJoanne[/QUOTE]
Dessy has a color called "midnight" that's very pretty. My girls will all be in midnight Alfred Sung dresses. Might check into them if you're still looking.
He is contemplating getting a new suit for the wedding, but he's a nurse... he truly only wears his suit for job interviews and funerals. It doesn't really matter to me what he wears, but I know he wants it to look good, and he doesn't want to force his groomsmen (who are ALL traveling from at least 5 hours away) to incur additional major costs, given that they're already paying for travel and lodging. I understand that; it's a rough economy, and a couple of them are just making ends meet as it is. I think there's a big difference in asking them to shell out $50 for a new vest and tie that they'll own instead of over $100 for a tux rental. That's probably the direction we're going.
I truly do appreciate your thoughtfulness, everyone.