Bridesmaid/Groomsment Attire

Knottie06242703 · January 2015

This may be a weird question but I need some input. My fiance is a country boy who loves to hunt and has his own style. I have consented to him and his groomsmen to wear realtree camo vests (I actually love it) and I'm trying to pick colors for my girls. I do not want it to look like a camo wedding but I do want everything to flow nicely. I have thought about having my girls pick their own neutral colored dresses that fit their body type. What are your thoughts on the neutral vs. camo look? I want him to have his own style but at the same time I want my girls to be comfortable in what they are wearing. Any thoughts???

Maggie0829 · January 2015

Well that camo is kind of neutral itself so any color would go fine with it. Are the guys wearing jackets? If so, the camo vest will barely be seen for both the ceremony and pictures.

I do think that if you did neutral colored BM dresses (which I am guessing would be black, gold, tan, navy and silver possibly) then you may want to bring in some pops of color with your flowers/decor just to brighten things up a bit.

moorewedding530 · January 2015

I totally understand having a country boy fiancé, but whenever I see camo formalwear, I think white trash. If you have your WP wearing camo, it will look like a camo wedding. If you wanted to go all out, you could have your girls wear hunter orange.

Maybe having the guys wear khaki suits? What are your wedding colors? When is your wedding?

Knottie06242703 · January 2015

Thank you both for the replies. I wasn't real keen on the idea of the camo vests, but it is his special day as well, so I can go along with it for one day. I was thinking maybe beige, peach, cream, and light browns. We are not getting married until June 2016.

Maggie0829 · January 2015

Knottie06242703 said:

Thank you both for the replies. I wasn't real keen on the idea of the camo vests, but it is his special day as well, so I can go along with it for one day. I was thinking maybe beige, peach, cream, and light browns. We are not getting married until June 2016.

I think those colors would work just fine with the vests. And since you aren't getting married until 2016 then you have a lot of time to think about it and play around with different colors if you want.

southernbelle0915 · January 2015

The BMs do not need to match the GMs. This isn't prom!! And they aren't dates. They'll be next to each other while they're walking down the aisle (if you're even doing it that way) and then they'll split. No one is going to be like, "OMG why don't the BMs match the GMs?!?" Plus the colors in camo are basically neutral. It's not like you're trying to avoid clashing with magenta or something.

What colors do you like? Go with it!

CMGragain · January 2015

I am going to be honest. Camouflage material does not belong in a wedding. It looks silly with a tuxedo. You did ask for opinions? Ugh. He can wear it hunting.

Knottie06242703 · January 2015

They actually are not wearing tuxedo's. They will be in jeans, long sleeve white shirts, boots, blackhats, and camo vests. The wedding isn't all about me and it's the only thing he has asked for. I personally like camo but I do not want my entire wedding to be camo. Thank you for all of your replies. They are greatly appreciated.

Maggie0829 · January 2015

Knottie06242703 said:

They actually are not wearing tuxedo's. They will be in jeans, long sleeve white shirts, boots, blackhats, and camo vests. The wedding isn't all about me and it's the only thing he has asked for. I personally like camo but I do not want my entire wedding to be camo. Thank you for all of your replies. They are greatly appreciated.

Even though his chosen attire is not what I consider appropriate for a wedding, as long as you are fine with it and he is happy then that is all that matters.

And as long as the vests are the only camo element then your entire wedding will not be camo. I think going with some brighter colors for your BM dresses and your decor would be helpful to stay away from your wedding looking too camo-fied.

ETA: Words are hard in the morning.

marie2785 · January 2015

Knottie06242703 said:

They actually are not wearing tuxedo's. They will be in jeans, long sleeve white shirts, boots, blackhats, and camo vests. The wedding isn't all about me and it's the only thing he has asked for. I personally like camo but I do not want my entire wedding to be camo. Thank you for all of your replies. They are greatly appreciated.

If the groomsmen are wearing something that casual, make sure the bridesmaids aren't in something formal or it will look really mis-matched and it wont flow--the level of formality should be similar, even if colors aren't. Long, chiffon dress=wayyy mismatched to your groomsmen attire. Knee length cotton summer dresses=perfect and probably really cute.

I think a way to visualize it is if your FI came up to you in that outfit and said "sweetie, we're going to dinner", what would you wear? Personally, if my FI came up to me in that outfit I'd put on a knee length skirt or summer dress, do my hair nice, and add some cowboy boots.

mikenberger · January 2015

Knottie06242703 said:

They actually are not wearing tuxedo's. They will be in jeans, long sleeve white shirts, boots, blackhats, and camo vests. The wedding isn't all about me and it's the only thing he has asked for. I personally like camo but I do not want my entire wedding to be camo. Thank you for all of your replies. They are greatly appreciated.

I think you're just fine. Your wedding won't be "camo" with just one aspect of it being camo. And it certainly doesn't scream white trash (How lovely.).

If that's what you and him want, it's perfectly okay

With your bridesmaid dresses, you could get a little interesting with it and the girls could really wear whatever color they wanted to wear. You can get as fun as you want to with a neutral like camo.

Not gonna lie though. This is slightly amazing:

saramarie86 · January 2015

The orange lining on the dresses - love it. Could never do it myself, but that group is rocking it!

southernbelle0915 · January 2015

mikenberger said:
I think you're just fine. Your wedding won't be "camo" with just one aspect of it being camo. And it certainly doesn't scream white trash (How lovely.).

If that's what you and him want, it's perfectly okay

With your bridesmaid dresses, you could get a little interesting with it and the girls could really wear whatever color they wanted to wear. You can get as fun as you want to with a neutral like camo.

Not gonna lie though. This is slightly amazing:

Sweet baby jesus!! Their friends must really love them...

KatWAG · January 2015

Knottie06242703 said:

They actually are not wearing tuxedo's. They will be in jeans, long sleeve white shirts, boots, blackhats, and camo vests. The wedding isn't all about me and it's the only thing he has asked for. I personally like camo but I do not want my entire wedding to be camo. Thank you for all of your replies. They are greatly appreciated.

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I find your attitude very refreshing. I think olive green would look very nice with camo.

Knottie06242703 · January 2015

Thanks to everyone for all of the replies. I have decided to have my girls wear neutral knee length dresses of their choosing. With that being said, I want all of them to be comfortable in the style of dress that suits their body types. I will stick with beiges, browns, some pinks, and maybe a hint of light green or olive. I will make sure to have a list of the do's and don'ts of what I want the dresses to be like and will ask that they show them to me before they purchase the dress. It will be a summer wedding so I definitely agree to no long dresses.

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