groom''s wedding outfit??

[happilyeverafter]

Hi ladies, I need your help please

Fi is not sure what he wants to wear to the wedding, but definitely not a tux. He asked me for suggestions, so of COURSE I will pass that question on to you intelligent folks!

My own thought was tan pants, with a light cream shirt and a dark tan blazer. No tie (the other thing Fi doesn''t want to wear

, but maybe I can convince him otherwise). I figured seperates would be better than a suit since he rarely/never has the occasion to wear a suit.

Anyone with other suggestions, or can you find pics of what i''m describing so I can show Fi? I can''t seem to find any. Thanks a million!

PS The wedding is "classic and understated" but not too informal. Can I say "comfortable-dressy"? The ceremony is at a floral conservatory and the reception is in a private room at a restaurant. My dress is an ivory satin ballgown, it''s posted here

 

[Stephanie]

The brown family? Or is black an option?

 

[happilyeverafter]

Black is an option - browns popped into my head first since i''m wearing ivory, but black is very nice. Especially if one piece is black! For some reason I lean away from suits, not sure why

 

[Stephanie]

You could do a black with the ivory shirt underneath.. There are tons of options for this! Are you wanting wool for your December ceremony? Or another fabric? He could always wear a sports coat with jeans for dinner or something - that way you get more wear out of it.

http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2957730/0~2376777~2374609~2385368?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=2385368&P=1
(just leave the jacket unbuttoned. Looks nice without being "stuffy"...)

 

[happilyeverafter]

That is a very nice look Stephanie! Thanks! The material doesn''t really matter, as long as he looks good he''ll be happy!

 

[Stephanie]

If you want to stick with brown - http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2061149167&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2266559&N=2266457+4294967258&Ne=10&Ns=Popularity%7c0%7c%7cProduct%2bCode%7c1&Nu=Product+ID

Obviously, sans tie and unbuttoned again. But also, check out bananarepublic.com they have some men''s separates that are a great price.

 

[Elmorton]

What season is your wedding in? For our outdoor/summer ceremony, we didn''t want to do tuxes and but we also wanted a level of formality. We looked into choosing suits instead, but it still came down to the warmth factor. My consultant at our bridal store suggested tuxes without the jacket - the idea freaked me out at first, but in the end, I really liked the look. We did full-back black vests for all the groomsmen and the usher. Might work as a compromise?

Here''s our wedding party, so you can see how it looked together:

 

[Elmorton]

Shoot, I just read closer and saw that he''s anti- tie...I''m not sure how a vest would look sans tie

The blazer would probably be a better look, then.