Do the grooms and grooms men have to wear a tux?

Question

I am getting married April 25th 2009 and I was wondering if there is any spring attire for the groom and grooms men other than a tux? My colors are tangerine orange and fuchsia and I thought something other than a black tux might work. Does anyone have any neat ideas on what else the guys of our wedding party can wear and still look rather formal?

Answer 1

I got married in August and my colors were teal and silver (it was the nineties). I had the men wear their own dark suits. My husband had a black suitjacket and we got him new black pants and white shirt and he wore a plain black tie. The other guys had charcoal or grey suits and everyone looked great. If I had it to do over I might have coordinated them with matching ties but it was really fine and very classic looking.

Plus it was a daytime wedding so really they could not have worn tuxes and my husband really did not like the cutaway jacket etc. of the daytime morning suit so it worked out great.

They could wear lighter grey suits (if you want them to be matchy matchy you can rent jackets and pants from the formalwear place, get them white shirts and orange or fuchsia ties.) or have them wear their own grey suits whether they wear what they have, borrow, rent or buy as long as it fits. It won't matter that much if they have a spectrum from charcoal to silver grey and get them new white shirts and hand out orange and/or fuchsia ties.

I think that would be stunning for a Spring wedding.

Or you could rent white dinner jackets with either grey accents or orange or fuchsia ties like this (I hope it comes up with my choices)

http://www.menswearhouse.com/tuxedos/tux...

I would still have them in black pants and shoes but the white and grey on top makes it more springy I think.

Answer 2

suits or tuxes are gennerally what they wear

Answer 3

There's no hard/fast rule that says you have to wear tuxedos; you could wear a dark suit (or a lighter colour).  I've been a best man five times; I've worn a tuxedo on three occasions, a suit once, and casual another time.  

As long as you and your betrothed are in agreement you should be fine.  It's your day...be comfortable.

Answer 4

Congrats on your wedding!

Traditionally that is the way they should dress but in today's world it's pretty much however you want it.  There have been beach weddings where everyone is dressed in bathing suits.  

Answer 5

I think something like this would be nice

http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products...