When it comes to wedding attire and jewelry, most of the focus is on the ladies: the bride and the bridesmaid group. This is only natural, yet it would be a mistake to overlook the men in the wedding. Even when they wear tuxedos or classic suits, there are still some great opportunities to add style to their attire with small dashes of colorful accents. These are some tips on choosing accent colors for the groom and his groomsmen.
Many couples prefer to do something a little different than the standard black tie for the men in the wedding. A classic tuxedo or suit can still have creative touches that make it special and give it character. The places to bring in these pops of color are the bow tie (or straight tie), cummerbund or vest, pocket square, suspenders, socks, and boutonniere. This is not to say that all the men in the wedding will have all of these components (you would not wear a cummerbund and a vest together, for instance), nor will they necessarily get creative will all of them simultaneously. The point is that with so many places to add dashes of color, it is really quite easily done.
The most common choice for the groom’s accent colors is ones which tie in with the wedding color scheme. If the bridesmaids are wearing red dresses and bridesmaid jewelry, perhaps the men exchange the traditional black bow tie for red ones. When using a bright or bold color, remember that a little goes a long way. A red tie and a red rose in the boutonniere would be enough; red socks, cummerbund, and suspenders too would just be overdone.
In some wedding parties, a decision is made to put the groom in a different colored tie or boutonniere than the rest of the men. This can work fine, as long as you do not mix black and white boq ties, since they have specific meanings in terms of formality. A black tie could be mixed with colorful ties, however. Maybe the groom would like to show his school spirit with a tie in his college team colors. Or perhaps the groom wears a classic black bow tie and the groomsmen wear ties which coordinate with the bridesmaid dresses.
The boutonniere can be a fantastic place to bring in a pop of color to the groom’s attire. While traditionally the boutonniere is made from one of the main flowers in the bride’s bouquet, it is perfectly fine to choose a blossom in a different color. For instance, if the bride is carrying bright pink gerbera daisies, maybe the groom would prefer to have his boutonniere made from an orange gerbera. It is the same type of flower and just as bold, yet avoids forcing a man to wear a pink blossom if that is not his style.
For guys who just are not into flowers, omit the boutonniere and opt for a colorful pocket square instead. As long as the color does not clash with the wedding colors, it need not be a matching hue. If the bridesmaids were wearing lilac, for instance, the men in the wedding could wear periwinkle blue pocket squares. Or if pale pink is the predominant wedding color, the groom could wear a pale yellow or light blue pocket square, which would be a nice complement without matching exactly. With so many ways to add a bit of color to the groom’s attire, why stick with the basic black and white?
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