How are you setting WP members apart?

CowgirlK39 · February 2012

I cannot for the life of me think of ways to make it obvious who in my WP is Best Man and MOH. My FI had a great idea for his BstM, but it is kinda small and not very noticable. I had an idea for my BM's if they chose to wear this one dress we (almost) all liked. I was going to have them wear a brooch instead of the tacky flower that was attached, and have my MOH wear a very vibrant brooch. But.... the dress was rejected. So there goes that.

Also, we know what we want the guys to wear but don't know how to make them different from the groom! They wanna wear brown cowboy boots, Wrangler jeans, a white button down, brown suspenders and a cowboy hat (shade of brown TBD). But.... I am not sure how to make the groom different, and FI is so damn disagreeable!

What are YOU doing to show significant people of the WP? Are you letting your girls pick their jewlery or are you using that to set them apart?

AshnRobo · February 2012

My groom is going to be wearing different color shoes than the GMs. My girls are all picking their own dresses. The MOH will have a slightly larger bouquet, but I'm not doing anything special to signify that the MOH or BM are special.

I think where they stand in line and the fact that they are doing speeches is enough for everyone to know who they are.

meagandal · February 2012

I am tryign to figure this out right now too, we are doing long chiffon gowns and most of them have a flower embelishment somewhere, my thought is that my MOH will have a lot more flowers on her dress, which works becuase she is quite bold and like that kind fo style so she can rock it and stand out and be all MOH-y

For boys I have no idea, he may wear a vest and tie? or maybe a bowtie instead of regular tie, again luckily the BM has a little more interesting style (or maybe just that he has some rather than none) than the other GMs

Also I think his bout/her bouquet will be a little more bold or elaborate or somethign to help differentiate.

volleygurl0306 · February 2012

Agree with PP that where MOH and Best Man stand and their speech is what separates them. You could always mention it if you are doing intros into your reception. FI will have a different coat, vest, tie and maybe a different color shirt than the groomsmen so he will definitely be different. Could your FI where a casual blazer or a vest? Or a brown button down in the same shade as the GM's suspenders? Different colored hat (maybe white or just a different shade of brown)?

DirtyWater · February 2012

We're not doing anything to distinguish the MOH/BM from the rest of the party. Everyone will know at the ceremony and speeches anyways.

Johnsonk313 · February 2012

My Bridesmaids are picking there own dresses, but I told them they had to be short. I am going to let my MOH wear a long one. Also the BM's bouquets are going to be Ivory roses and my MOH will have Pink roses instead. The groomsmen are wearing tuxes with navy vest and ties, and FI will have a navy vest and Bow Tie and he and BM will have Pink Bouts and the rest of the GM will have Ivory Bouts.

mamameech · February 2012

Our MOH and BM ARE the wedding party LOL
Makes it easy :P

jacquiroxx · February 2012

I'm not doing anything to actively set them apart, other than where they are standing in line and who's doing speeches at the reception.

Chris & the groomsmen are all wearing the same thing, but Chris' bout. will have 2 flowers while theirs will all have just one.

If they must be different, why not try having the groomsmen wear a different coloured shirt than the BM? I also like PP's comments about gown length to set the MOH apart from the BM's

CowgirlK39 · February 2012

Good ideas everyone! Much appreciated. Maybe for MOH I will just give her a bigger bouquet. She isn't a fancy/flashy person so maybe it would be best if I didn't set her off very much.

This is kind of a side question but what are you all doing for jewlery? Letting them pick theirs or telling them what to wear?

volleygurl0306 · February 2012

I am letting them pick out what they wear. One less decision for me and if they have stuff they love no one (myself included) has to spend extra money on jewelry. I have 6 of them though so trying to find stuff to suit all of their styles would be impossible.

Johnsonk313 · February 2012

Letting pick their own. I can't afford to buy all their Jewelry I have 6 BMs. And I would feel sucky asking them to buy jewelry that may or may not be their style just for my wedding kwim?

jacquiroxx · February 2012

Letting them pick their own

adktd2boots · February 2012

Cowgirl- will he wear a suit jacket? My FI doesn't want to, so my plan is for him to wear a darker brown shirt, and the GMs in a lighter brown. They only wear Cinch, so I've been on the lookout for Cinch shirts in those colors. FI still thinks we have "plenty of time" so he won't even look at shirts when we're in the store.

As far as jewelry, I might get them jewelry I think they'll like, and they can wear it if they want. I have my wholesale license, so I can get things relatively inexpensive. (not trying to vendor anyone- but if anyone is interested, I'll get you things at wholesale price and only charge shipping- PM if you want)

jessa1228 · February 2012

We're not doing anything to set apart the BM and MOH other than where they stand at the alter and how they're introduced. We have a small bridal party so I think it would look weird to set them apart.

As for jewelry, I'm letting my girls wear whatever they want.

morenachica110 · February 2012

To answer both questions: We're not distinguishing between them. I'm letting the BMs pick their own dresses, hair, makeup, shoes, and jewelry. They will all have the same bouquet. The GM will all wear the same thing. We're thinking pocket squares instead of bouts and FI will just have a different color.

CowgirlK39 · February 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_september-2012-weddings_how-are-you-setting-wp-members-apart?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:a464c18c-2e4d-469b-8eae-3865079cb9cfDiscussion:45c237bf-9ab1-4f73-81bc-53995e9a2882Post:1c8767b7-f76f-4d2d-9caa-7600ca7ceb32">Re: How are you setting WP members apart?</a>:
[QUOTE]Cowgirl- will he wear a suit jacket? My FI doesn't want to, so my plan is for him to wear a darker brown shirt, and the GMs in a lighter brown. They only wear Cinch, so I've been on the lookout for Cinch shirts in those colors. FI still thinks we have "plenty of time" so he won't even look at shirts when we're in the store. Posted by adktd2boots[/QUOTE]

Nope. He refuses to wear any sort of suit. One idea we tossed up is that he wear a brown vest and the guys have the suspenders, but then he insisted it be the other way around, claiming that suspenders are fancier. I disagreed. Thus, this issue is still unresolved.

I was wondering about the jewlery because a reception I was at once had all the girls wearing the same necklace, except that the MOH had a different color. I wouldn't be able to do that with my girls because they are too different.

adktd2boots · February 2012

Cowgirl- ygpm

wineo929 · February 2012

My MOH will have a slightly different bouquet. Mine is going to be 18 roses that are ivory with a few peach roses to make it pop. My BMs will have 6 peach roses and my MOH will have 9 roses that are mixed ivory and peach.

I don't think my FI plans on doing anything to make his Best Man stand out, but maybe we can get him a boutonniere. The rest of the GM will be having pocket squares only.

CowgirlK39 · February 2012

Boots.... thanks, LOVE IT.

SCogs18 · February 2012

We are not doing anything "special" to set our BM/MOH per say. The biggest thing is that they will be standing up directly next to us at the wedding and we will be asking them to make toasts at the reception. FI's best man is his dad, so he will be significantly older than the rest of the groomsmen and I guess he will stand out in that aspect?

likeadeadstar · February 2012

In our case, it all is easy to spot: I have a Man of Honour, so he obviously stands out from my BM, and FI has a best man and groomswoman, so....

djd5029 · February 2012

My bridesmaids will where the same color dress, with the MOH wearing the same dress just in a different color (mocha), my groom is wearing a brown tux with an ivory tie. The groomsmen will wear a brown tie, except the Best Man will also were an ivory tie, just like his father the groom

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