No groomsmen??

LSchreck88

I have picked out 4 bridesmaids for my September wedding. They have all paid for their dress deposits and now my fiance doesn't want any groomsmen. He bought a suit on sale, so he probably couldn't get any that match, so his solution is to get rid of them completely. Would it be weird to have 4 bridesmaids and no groomsmen??

Thanks!

quotequeen

It wouldn't be weird, but not being able to match the suits is a really silly reason.  They don't have to wear the same thing as the groom.

ETA:  Has he asked anyone to be a GM yet?  Because if he has he's stuck with them.

AmoroAgain

The GM's in our wedding didn't wear matching suits either.

LSchreck88

he sorta has mentioned it to them....he bought a brown pinstripe suit and thinks the only way to do it is to have them in the same thing. He is thinking about taking the suit back and just having them all buy matching brown slacks and just wear white button up shirts. Wants to be casual.

quotequeen

Ok, well, it depends on what "sorta mentioned it to them" means.  If you tell somebody he's going to be in your WP, there are no backsies.

Kristin&eric

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_groomsmen?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:e5f998f0-72ee-4549-9e16-440a649ba00fPost:e6a66683-13de-49aa-8e19-3d1b90ac072f">Re: No groomsmen??</a>:
[QUOTE]It wouldn't be weird, but not being able to match the suits is a really silly reason.  They don't have to wear the same thing as the groom. ETA:  Has he asked anyone to be a GM yet?  Because if he has he's stuck with them.
Posted by quotequeen[/QUOTE]

MY Thoughts exactly!!!!

noodle_oo

Yeah, why would he want to get rid of his GM?  Doesn't he want his close friends to stand there with him?  Even though guys probably dont care about it as much as girls do (I know, I'm stereotyping), I still think his friends will be hurt to not be included.  The suit reason is really silly.  Just tell them to wear dark suits, I'm sure they all have them!

aragx6

If he told them they are groomsmen already, then they are groomsmen.

Doesn't sound like he's super close to these guys if he'll choose suit over them.

But no, there's nothing wrong with having uneven sides. I would just think it might make hi look a little, well, lonely.

timandkira

We're skipping a bridal party entirely, partially due to bad experiences, and partially because there was no good way to do her side without either having seven (too many for a 90 person wedding!) or excluding someone.

There's no reason though that the Groom can't wear a different suit than the groomsmen. While their colors should match, they don't have to wear the exact same cut of suit. For example if they all wear a black suit and the same color tie, the coordination is fine. The suits sounds like an excuse though. There's probably some other reason he doesn't want groomsmen. You should probably talk more about it.

Knittibell

Why not have each of them get a brown suit in the same general shade as FI, and then get them all a nice silk tie that matches, or something like that? They don't have to be totally matchy matchy!