You’ve finally found the perfect girl, you’ve asked her to marry you, and of course she’s said yes. Now comes the difficult part: wedding planning. Maybe you’ve decided to split the responsibilities down the middle with your bride-to-be. Or, with a bit of luck, she narrows everything down to her top three choices, and you can choose what you like from the list. On the other side of the scale, maybe you’re a pro-active guy, and you’ve taken on the majority of the responsibility for the big day.
Regardless of the way you’ve split the responsibilities, she will be picking the dress of her dreams, and you’ll need to choose a suit that makes you look cool, as well as feeling comfortable. We’ve picked some of the most popular wedding suit styles, as well as some others you might want to consider:
Classic Formal Wedding Style
Probably the first thing you think of when considering your wedding suit is the classic and timeless morning suit, with pinstripe trousers, a waistcoat and tails. This is most commonly worn to formal weddings. When deciding if this is what you’ll wear, consider whether you’re having a large wedding, or if your venue is quite stately. Also ensure that your bride has chosen an equally formal dress. While it is a classic part of the outfit, you can choose to leave the top hat if you think you might feel a bit self-conscious. For more variations and styles of men’s formal wear and waistcoats visit http://www.mytuxedo.co.uk
Weddings Influenced by History
Of course, Jane Austen is a huge inspiration for many women on the quest for true love, so it wouldn’t surprise us at all if your sweetheart chose to model your big day on the Regency period. If your bride-to-be is after a themed wedding, a classic choice is a romantic themed celebration, and one of the most celebrated inspirations for this is Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy. To channel his look, instead of going all out with the puffy sleeves and jacket with all the buttons, think of incorporating a cravat or wearing a dark velvet jacket that has been well tailored. Unfortunately, we don’t all look like a young Colin Firth, but you can still model this outfit with Pride.
Casual Suit and Converse
If you know your wedding is going to be a bit less formal than the options mentioned above, then you can easily make sure you’re comfortable, but also true to your own style if you add your classic Converse trainers to your suit. Make sure that when you do this, you purchase a new pair of trainers, as you should probably avoid wearing your scuffed-up, battered pair. It’s a special day after all, even if you want a little bit of rock and roll thrown in.
Beach Weddings
If you’ve decided on a beach wedding, your first consideration should be how warm it will be on the day. You don’t want to choose a suit that you’ll feel stifled in, nor do you want to appear overheated in your wedding photos. A classic choice is a light coloured linen suit or chinos / khakis, and a white dress shirt. To make the look more formal, you can add a waistcoat to match the trousers, and wear brown loafers or closed toe leather sandals instead of flip-flops.
We’ve highlighted a few options above, so be prepared. If you can build an opinion of what you’d like, there will be less chance of being told what to wear by your darling bride!
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