Colors oh Colors

JKeyes2011

So my wedding is this coming August and my mom and I decided that this month we were going to start buying things for the wedding so that means I have to be concrete on the colors.
I was pretty much concrete until I was discussing with my FI what the groomsmen and himself would wear and he suddenly pops up with the fact he wants to wear his new suit. We went to a ball in May and he got a brand new suit for it and its a very expensive suit that he expects to wear quite a few times and I admire that about him.

Big problem with the suit...its Navy Blue and doesn't go with my color scheme at all. I then changed the scheme to match his navy suit, but I am just not happy with it and I want to be happy with it.
He is willing to get a new suit or rent, but I don't want him to have to and it bothers me because I know he really wants to wear that suit. One thing with getting a suit is that it has to be personally tailored to him due to as a teenager he had back issues and his back isnt straight so on one side of the suit he has to have one arm and one leg taken up.

Should I just tell him he needs to get a new suit to try and be happy with this scheme. I know he is happy with it because he doesnt have to worry about his suit. I don't want to hurt his feelings.

I am working on finding a scheme that works with  his suit and makes me happy, I guess I will see if I can, with the bridesmaid dresses I would have to pick a color that this company has so I have to work with their color grid. If I cant find anything I will have to tell him he needs a black tux.

gottahavashorti

Select a new color scheme together where the blue will work.  Navy is dark enough that it is pretty neutral, unless your color scheme is something like black and hot pink.

mbcdefg

I think you're REALLY placing too much emphasis on colors. You're making this entirely more difficult than it needs to be. People aren't really going to give a crap what your color scheme is ... they're there to see you get married and then to party afterward. Not criticize whether your FI's suit matches your tablecloths.

He picks his attire, just like you get to pick yours. In most situations, a navy suit will look fine with other color schemes, since navy is a fairly neutral color. And if not, just tweak it a little bit so that it DOES look O.K. Maybe use more neutral colors (black, navy, white/ivory, silver, gold) and use your desired colors as little pops here and there.

What is the original color scheme you wanted, out of curiosity?

emilyinchile

What's your original color scheme? Navy is pretty much a neutral unless as PP said you're using a lot of black (and even that can work). And what's the new one? Maybe if we know what kind of thing you're thinking about, we can offer some ideas. Oh, and why do you have to pick your BM dresses from a specific company?

Please don't "make" your FI change what he's wearing. Personally I'd be upset if my FI tried to tell me what kind of dress I can wear, and the opposite is true. Your FI feeling happy and handsome in his outfit is more important than arbitrary colors.

SarahPLiz

I, too, say let him wear the suit he feels great in. If he has a hard time getting clothes to fit right, and already has a suit that makes him feel fly, let it be.
Lots of colors can be done with Navy.. green, purple, pink, ivory, chocolate brown... just to name a few. Try going to perfectpallette.blogspot.com and look around for color schemes that include navy, or those that would compliment navy.

trix1223

You're overthinking this.  As pps have said, a well tailored navy suit is going to look fine with almost anything.  I'm hard pressed to think of what color scheme you have where a classic navy suit wouldn't work.  Please give us the info.

Honestly, your guests won't care AT ALL about the color of your FI's suit.  What they'll care about is the look on his face as he watches you walk down the aisle....say your vows....kiss his beautiful bride.

JKeyes2011

I just talked with my mom and she made me feel better about the Navy and orange scheme. I think its possible now. I do think I was over-thinking the colors, I was trying to match them all in my head and it drove me a bit crazy, but after talking with my mom she made things fit into place. Gotta love having a party planner for a mom.
I think it drives me crazy that I can't see everything go into place at the moment since I am half way around the world living with my fiance and the wedding will be in the states.

My original colors were lilac and sage, but we moved from that because tons of people have done lilac this year and is pretty much played out.
We were then doing chocolate and a yellow/orange color, but I felt it wasn't popping enough for a Summer wedding, in Fall I think it would have been perfect.

But I'm happy now and his suit will be worn unless he randomly changes his mind.

SarahPLiz

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[QUOTE]Gotta love having a party planner for a mom. I think it drives me crazy that I can't see everything go into place at the moment since I am half way around the world living with my fiance and the wedding will be in the states. Posted by JKeyes2011[/QUOTE]

I think that for this, you are infinitely blessed. Some of us are not instinctive planners, so if you have her as a resouce, use it to the fullest!
And I think Navy and orange would be cool, especially with white. Definitley not played out.

KatCarlson

Navy is a great base color.  What other colors are you looking at?  You could place  it with a lime green or apple green, Navy and an Azalea color (fuschia/Rasberry) or go Red accents very cool and makes a statement.  Orange (coral or salmon) would look amazing as well.  Or go monochromatic with baby blue and a marine blue and accent with pinks or oranges and foilage. Find your guys some cool pattern ties that tie in your colors as well.
It will really add some pizazz to your look becuase everyone wears a black tux.  This will give you a unique twist on the everyday black.  Do you really want to put him thru tailoring another perfectly good suit when he already has one.  Embrace the Navy you will like it.

Hope you find some good combinations.  I changed my scheme three times.  :-)

JKeyes2011

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[QUOTE]Navy and orange is going to look great! Glad your mom could make you feel better about it. Where do you guys live/why? I'm in Chile, since FI is Chilean, we met here, and right now it's easier for us to be here (visa/language reasons). I'm planning a party in CA to celebrate after our wedding, but luckily since it's not the wedding itself I'm keeping it pretty low-key. I planned my dad's 70th from here too, so I can understand how an entire wedding would be hard!
Posted by emilyinchile[/QUOTE]

I'm from California and the wedding is there. Currently I'm in Belgium since my fiance is from here. I'm living with him for a bit as we plan our living arrangements which it looks like for a few years we will be here, but I hope someday we can go back to CA.

emilyinchile

Yeah, that's our general plan...eventually getting back to CA.

At least most things in CA are online - if we were living there and planning the wedding in Chile it would be a nightmare, since for a lot of stuff here you have to call or go in person. Good luck!

banana468

I think the PPs have nailed it.  Navy is a big neutral so don't worry about what it "goes" with.  EVERYTHING goes with it!  That's like worrying about the shade of white that your dress may be.  Don't sweat the small stuff.