Father of the Groom

becca18

Hey girls, I was wondering what the ettiquette is for the attire of the father of the groom.  We are having a outside, sundown, semi-formal wedding and we are unsure what he should wear, a suit and tie or a tuxedo.  Thanks for the help.

twilight.rose

He can wear whatever he would like.

[Deleted User]

Ditto. We had a church wedding and both of our fathers wore black tuxes.

hz80408

FOB and FOG both didn't care what they wore, so we're having them wear same thing as GM's but different boutinere's to set them apart.

aerinpegadrak

We told the dads that they could wear a suit, or they could rent the tux we reserved.  Stepdad bought a new suit off eBay, Dad and FIL both rented the tux.

chelley599

He is wearing a tux.....he and my dad will be wearing one color tie and vest while the GM wear a different color. 

balasj

I would lean towards a tux so that he is in a similar style to the WP and other immediate family but a nice suit would be OK if he was opposed to a tux for whatever reason.  Also, he should match the formality of his "date" so the MOG or in case of divorce, his new wife or whatever, to some degree.  So, if she is particularly formal in her dress/gown then it makes a bit more sense for him to be more dressy. 

its2late05

I think either is okay honestly. Whatever you do, make sure you like what he picks out if you let him pick it himself. I told my dad and my FIL I wanted black. Could be a suit or they could rent the tux, but it had to be black. My soon to be FIL told us he had a suit, and I come to find out it is navy blue. (All men are in black) I fought with my MIL and FIL about him getting a black suit.  So make sure whatever you decide on letting him do, you know what it's going to look like so there are no surprises at the end! Also the navy blue suit wouldn't match my MIL's purple dress.