Looking for advice on bridal party colors

denise22882

Ok. So my wedding is a little less than a year away, but I'm still trying to nail down my bridesmaids dress colors. . . Originally, I had wanted to go with all the girls wearing different colors but thought I decided on a plum/maroon color. My accent color for myself and fiance is apple red. I have a sas on my dress hat color and his vest will match my color. Well, now I'm thinking I may have to change it again. . . I have 4 bridesmaids (one is my matron of honor).  I'm thinking of having one in the plum/maroon, one in a deep marigold yellow, one in dark orange, and one in chocolate brown. But I'm worried about 2 things- 1. Will that look ok? and 2. Will the groomsmen be able to get separate vests since they are really all getting the same suits? ?  ?  This is obviously an autumn wedding-hence the color choices. . . Thanks so much for any replies 

mbcdefg

Have them try on some different colors and see what looks good. Not every color looks good on every girl.

I agree with the posts saying that the groomsmen might look better in a neutral vest and tie (black, silver, champagne). I personally don't like grown men in colorful vests and ties, and I think it just looks dopey once their jackets are off.

But, that's your FI's call, not mine. What color does HE want them to wear?

And to answer your question, I have no idea if you can rent separate-colored vests. I don't see why not, if everyone places his order separately. But our guys wore black vests so I don't know for sure. Call the tux shop and ask.

aerinpegadrak

Maybe each guy could have a bout in a color matching his escort?  That's about as far as I'd go with the matching.

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I agree with keeping the guys in less color.

Something else you could do is put all the girls in the same colored dress and give them different colored bouquets, then you could give each guy a matching bout.

SassyBrass

I think going with fall colors can be pretty, but I probably wouldn't overdo it with an array of colors. I would look at your girls in the colors that look best and go with that. Maybe narrow it down to two, or go colorful in a smaller dose, like a sash or flowers. Maybe a darm maroon plum with more vivid autumn shade flowers.
And I completely agree with matching vests, going with a nice neutral color will look much more put together. If you are into the fall colors, go with a gold or champagne vest. The vivid colors and massive coordination are very "prom" to me.
Honestly it's ultimately what you and your FI want, but I'd keep it a little more simple rather than the array of colors in each person's clothing.

suz62984

I like the fall color scheme. I've seen a lot of wedding with different shades of one color but not a lot with totally different colors. I'm on the fence. I went with plum dresses and got my orange, yellows, reds, and browns from my flowers. It turned out to be really pretty and wasn't too much of a pop.

If you did decide to go the matching dress/tux route I would look into the David's Bridal dresses and Men's Warehouse tuxes. They have a deal between the two companies where  they have the same color swatches. They can match the girls dresses too the vests and ties.

filaw

I think it sounds fun.  I don't think it will look weird to put the guys in colored vests.  I personally like a little more color on the men. (Also, if they are wearing jackets and they are buttoned, you *barely* see the vest anyway).

If you want color on the men, you can also consider colored dress shirts and ties (I don't know how formal you're planning.)

I had two colors in the WP, though I didn't do mixed colors on both sides.  The groom's side wore a pale peach, and my side wore a brighter watermelon color.  But the guys did have a lot of color on them---they wore colored dress shirts and patterned ties that I found on clearance at Macy's.  Here's how it turned out.

Hope the visual helps.

Also, I don't think that it should be a problem for each GM to get a differently colored vest.  But I would check with whoever is supplying your rentals just to be certain.

trix1223

ditto stage.  The first thing I thought of when I read matching vest colors to dress was high school senior prom.  I'd think that you've outgrown that.

I also think you're putting way too many colors out there.  I'd choose the brown for the BMs and then do the other colors in their flowers.