what do the parents wear?!?!

Re: what do the parents wear?!?!

• manateehugger member

  

  February 2014

  The parents wear whatever they'd like to wear. The parents aren't part of the wedding party, so they don't have to coordinate. 

  
  

  I think the dads can wear a dark suit of any color and look great. If you want, you could buy them ties to wear, but it really doesn't matter at all.  

  

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• JaxInBlue member

  

  February 2014

  Agree with PDKH.  If the dads have asked for your input or for advice, it would be okay to suggest that they wear something that coordinates with the moms, or to wear light green or light purple ties.  But it's up to them and ultimately it doesn't matter what they or any of the other parents wear. 
  
  FWIW, our colors were royal blue and silver; my mom wore a short, gray a-line dress, my MIL wore a long navy blue sheath, my dads wore tuxes and my FIL wore a gray suit.  The lack of coordination was absolutely fine, as everyone looked comfortable and felt confident, and that carried over to their expressions during the day.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• CMGragain member

  

  February 2014

  The parents do not need to match the wedding party. 
  

  

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• JoanE2012 member

  

  February 2014

  petersk09 said:

  So I am kind of confused about the parents attire for the wedding. I am getting married in June at 430 pm. The wedding colors are eggplant purple, light green and ivory. I am wearing an ivory dress and the bridesmaids are wearing purple. I want my fiance to wear a grey suit with all ivory underneath and the groomsmen to wear grey with ivory shirt and purple tie. My mom is wearing a slate grey floor length gown and FML is undecided. Im confused about the dads. Do they wear the same suits as the guys? Do they wear something different? Do they wear grey with accent colors that coordinate with the moms? Any help would be appreciated!

  Let the parents wear whatever they like!

  
  

  On a related note, I would rethink the ivory shirts on the men.  I think a crisp, white shirt always looks much better.  I hope you're not doing it because you have an ivory dress......because a woman's ivory dress is much different than the typical ivory....it's just a softer white, but it doesn't look yellowy or dingy.  A man's ivory dress shirt will look yellowy and often dingy.

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• LDay2014 member

  

  February 2014

  Clothes?

  It doesn't really matter...let them be comfortable.

  My mom will likely wear a nice pantsuit, my dad, a suit..beyond that I don't care

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• manateehugger member

  

  February 2014

  Oh I didn't catch that the first time. Ditto Joan on the ivory shirts. They look super dingy against a dark suit. Men's dress shirts are just meant to be white. Ivory dress and white shirts look classic together. 

  

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• jenna8984 member

  

  February 2014

  My sister just got married and her BM's wore bright orange and the GM wore dark brown suits. (she thought it was autumn-y, I thought it was butt ugly lol) but my parents literally just wore something they already owned. My mom wore a teal knee length dress and my dad wore a grey business suit. They will probably wear the same to my wedding- doesn't matter at all!

                                                                   

  
  

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  February 2014

  My dad was for whatever I wanted him to wear. My FIL wanted to wear a suit I was told (which I would have been fine with). But my MIL asked me if I preferred him in a suit or a tux and I asked her "What would you like to see him in?" and she said "I would love to see him in a tux" so I said then tell him I said I would like him to wear a tux. So since FIL was wearing a tux I asked my dad to wear one too (my dad already owned one). Both moms picked out long dresses, when asked what colors they should I told them whatever they wanted, but something that complimented the wedding colors would be nice (again not required but would be nice)

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• erinlin25 member

  

  February 2014

  up to them. My dad wanted to wear the same suit as the guys, so he did. Just an FYI on the ivory dress shirts.  Many times the ivory looks "dingy" compared to an ivory dress.  My dress was ivory, and the white dress shirt looked much better than the ivory color.  I am sure it can vary but I would have a white as back up if the ivory does not look right on him.  We ended up having my husband wear lavender instead, but our guys and my day wore white shirts.  Here is pic of me and my dad (same as your color scheme, i think: grey/purple).
  
  
  
  my dress is ivory, and as you can see my ivory roses actually look a little yellowish in color in pictures (they did not look that color in person).  And I had heard the ivory shirt could do the same.  The white shirts blends nicely with the ivory dress. 
  

  
  
  
  

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• petersk09 member

  

  February 2014

  Sorry this is so late!! thank you for the suggestions! I'm thinking of having the dads wear whatever color tux they want grey or black. I'm going to bring the flower girl dress with me to the tux place to compare it to the ivory shirts to see the color comparison. The flower girl dress is the same color as my dress.

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  February 2014

  It's up to them. My dad was concerned about what tuxes FI wanted the males to wear but when he asked, we asked if he would mind wearing his military dress uniform- he was in the army for 30 years and it was a huge part of my life so I really like the idea of him in his dress uniform. It really comes down to personal decision between you and your parents 

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• Dignity100 member

  

  February 2014 edited February 2014

  oops wrong area
  

  
  
  
  

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