Ladies, let me give you a little piece of advice here when it comes to picking out a wedding tux for your husband to be. Unless you have one of the rare guys who is a style whiz (and by whiz I mean is able to pick out a stylish looking wedding tux, AND match the vests and ties to your bridesmaids), then you’ll want to go with him to pick out a wedding tux. It’s not that the help in the tuxedo rental shops aren’t able to help you out - they’re pretty good at explaining available options. It’s that if you trust your guy to go in and pick out a wedding tux by himself without any pictures or instructions about what to choose, then you could be in for a huge surprise. I didn’t know what to expect when we went to pick out my husband’s wedding tux. I was lucky that I came somewhat prepared, but it still took us a long time to find a wedding tux my husband was comfortable wearing, along with a color combination of vests and ties that would match our bridesmaids. So, here is a list of things you need to consider before going in to choose the tuxedos for your wedding.
Choosing a Wedding Tux Style
While there aren’t nearly as many styles for a tuxedo as there are for a wedding dress, there are still quite a few styles that you’ll need to choose from. First of all you’ll want to choose a color tuxedo, like if you want your groom in a white or a black tuxedo. Then, you’ll need to choose a style of jacket - and there quite a few to choose from. You have single or double breasted, a cutaway jacket, tails, and many more depending on the tuxedo rental shop you use. You’ll also have to choose the shoes your groom and groomsmen will wear, along with the kind of shirt, collar and lapels.
Choosing Wedding Tux Colors
Now, the grooms wedding tux is typically black with a white tie or white vest (or white tuxedo with white tie and vest), with the groomsmen wearing matching tuxes, but with a colored vest and tie. You’ll have a lot of colors and pattern choices when you’re picking these out, and it really helps to have a swatch of fabric from the bridesmaid dresses so that you can be sure you’re not getting something that clashes. My husband wore a white vest and tie with his wedding tux, and the groomsmen wore a light gray vest and tie. It set them apart from the groom, and they didn’t clash with the bridesmaids.
Choosing Who Will Wear a Tux
When you go to pick out your wedding tux, the salesman in the shop will try to convince that everyone involved in your wedding in anyway should be wearing a tux. I can understand that to a point - they are going to be in the wedding pictures and it’s nice if they look formal as well. But on the other hand, I didn’t see a need to ask my pastor and speakers, as well as the ushers to rent a tuxedo. I did ask my Dad to wear one, and that was because he was walking me down the aisle. Just remember that the salesman is trying his best to make his company money, so be sure to think about what you want!
Picking out tuxedos for the wedding is an aspect of the wedding that really doesn’t take too long to complete. Really, my husband and I finished it in about an hour and a half…and we took our time and asked a lot of questions. So research it a little bit to find out what kind of wedding tux you want, and you’ll save yourself a lot of time getting this portion of your wedding planning done.
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March 28th, 2008 at 7:23 am
This is a great article. I am just sad that men have come to be considered so incompetent at dressing themselves. There once was a time when the men actually told the women what to wear. I guess the I would point out that brides should consider their grooms and the feelings they have. If he wants to pick out the tuxes himself let him. It is His wedding too after all. You couldn’t stand it if he told you which dress to buy. This article has great information.