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So much time and money is spent on a wedding gown and all of the necessary accessories and often the men’s clothing is an afterthought. This shouldn’t be the case since those men need to look just as good as the women they are escorting!

There are so many considerations when it comes to choosing what the men will wear at the wedding. Will they wear a suit or a more formal tuxedo? Will they rent or buy? Will they all dress the same or will they be given freedom to choose? Should the bride have a say in what they wear, even the final say?

The first thing to consider is who will need to be dressed. Obviously, the groom and bridal party will need attire. At my own wedding, we also asked our fathers to rent the same tux. When we went to the rental store, we decided that we would have all of the men wear the same suit. We separated them by choosing different colored vests and ties. Personally, I wanted a uniform look to the men since all of the women in the bridal party were dressing the same. The outcome was just what I wanted.

This did not go as well as I had hoped however. One groomsman misunderstood that he needed to rent the specific tux and instead he bought a black tux and expected it to be ok. Well no, it wasn’t ok.

I took charge of dressing the important men at my wedding. My husband looked amazing and so did the bridal party and our fathers. But my choices are not right for everyone.

What do you think is the proper way to choose the men’s wedding attire? Should the bride intervene? Should the groom be allowed to choose his own clothing (within some guidelines of course)? How did or will you handle this? Brides are all beautiful and the man standing next to her should look just as good!

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