Brother walking Mother of the Bride down the aisle - tux or suit?

MeghanHogan · April 2012

My brother (who is not in the wedding party) will be walking my mother down the aisle. Does he need to wear a tux that matches the wedding party? Or is a suit fine?

kfras · April 2012

I would say that a suit is fine, but a tux would look nice as well. He does not need to match the wedding party, I have seen weddings where the ushers did not match the groomsmen. One thing you could do is have your brother wear a plain suit but get a tie to match the bridal party color. At my sister's wedding we wore Lapis (Davids bridal) dresses and the GM wore lapis vests and ties. She had two cousins who were handing out programs (in the beginning) and bubbles (at the end) and they wore just white shirts and black pants, but they went to Men's Warehouse and bought lapis ties to wear with their outfits. So they didn't match completely but they had the coordinating color which was a cute touch.

MeghanHogan · April 2012

Thanks so much!! That info is perfect!

HobokensFury · April 2012

Our ushers wore suites to escort my mom and MIL down the aisle. The rest of the GM wore tuxes.

divinemsbee · April 2012

My brother will be walking my grandmother down the aisle, and I think he's just going to wear the suit he already owns. I do think the matching tie is a nice touch if it's not too expensive.