should my dad (s) wear the same suit as the groomsmen and ushers?

jenlc527 · August 2010

well my FI finally picked a suit and sent it out to the GM to order. yay! small victories my mom asked me the other night if my dad and step dad should also wear the same suit? the boys will be wearing a charcoal grey pin stripe suit/ vest situation. my FI father is his best man.... so that leaves my dads. should they just wear a charcoal suit they own or should they also purchase the same suit the others are wearing?? thoughts?

opalsky007 · August 2010

There's no need for parents to match the wedding party. It's just fine for them to wear something they already own, unless they want an excuse to treat themselves to new formalwear. My own dad insisted on buying a tux so that he could wear it for his band concerts too!

chelley599 · August 2010

My dad insisted on renting a tux. He would have needed to buy a new suit anyway and he never ever wears one so he considered it a waste of space later on.

jenlc527 · August 2010

my mom thinks if they rent tuxes they will look silly since the boys are in suits... ill ask my dads and get their thoughts... and see if they BOTH already have charcoal suits. lol guess that should have been step #1!

[Deleted User] · August 2010

They don't have to match but they can. My Dad and H Dad wore black tuxes with black vests and ties. The GM wore black tuxes with silver vests and ties.

jonigringa · August 2010

We're also doing the charcoal gray suits for the WP. My dad is doing a very dark suit too (almost black with a fine pin stripe), but I sort of nudged him in the direction of suit only because (1) I know he doesn't already own something fitting for the day and (2) a local men's clothing store was going out of business and had amazing sales on very nice suits (it's actually where my FI got his suit). And since it's a suite instead of a tux, he'll be able to wear it again for other occasions.

Beachy730 · August 2010

H and his GM rented tuxes, and my dad rented one as well. H wore a white vest and tie, with wihite and pink pocket squares while GM wore a black vest and pink tie with 2 shades of pink pocket squares. My dad had a black vest like the GM, but his tie and pocket squares were shades of brown to match my mom's dress.

It's not necessary for them to match, but it can look nice. My dad will probably never wear a suit or tux again, so he definitely wasn't going to buy one. If they both already have charcoal suits then they can easily wear that. It might look wierd if your FI and the GM are all wearing suits and your dad wears a tux, so you might just want to have him get any suit if he doesn't already wear one. I don't know how much color will matter.

Haylie04 · August 2010

My dad will be matching the groomsmen. We had the same question, with the father of the groom being the best man. We ended up just with the same for all; I just thought it made sense.

Btw, if you're struggling with seating (does the best man/father of the groom sit with his wife, or with the wedding party?) the people at our reception site suggested what's called a Captain's Table, which is where the wedding party, parents, and even grandparents can sit. They described it to us as a "joining of the families." It certainly fixed all our problems! FI and I will have a sweetheart table.

jenlc527 · August 2010

thanks ladies!!

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