When my fiancee and I got talking about what we wanted everyone in, the choices were so vast, I didn't really know where to begin. After finally deciding on the eventual tux for everyone, I've boiled it down to some points to follow:
- You Don't Have to Wear Black
My fiancee settled on champagne as the color for her bridesmaids' dresses really early in the engagement. I had no say in it, nor should I. Its her side of the aisle and in the spirit of cooperation, I've decided to work with the color that she is giving me.
Her dresses are from David's Bridal and look like these:
She is going with a more elegant, yet vintage look in her dresses, and she is sticking to the champagne color, which I like, oddly enough.
So it came to me to decide what I want my guys to look like. I'll be blunt: I'm not a fan of black tuxedos. I think I own one black suit and a pair of black golf pants. I'm not a fan of how I look in the color and I massively sweat, so I typically wear white or lighter colors.
If I had it my way, I'd wear a lighter tuxedo. However, I want to make it look regal, yet not as conservative. Wearing a cream or white tuxedo would be optimal, but would look bizarre with the champagne. If the color were a more robust blue, green or red, then the white/cream tux would work.
That left me with my second option:
Chocolate. Nice, huh? I get my guys in chocolate brown, which champagne vests and ties and my vest and tie will match my fiancee's dress, which is ivory (all I know...I won't let her tell me about it).
This is a Pronto Uomo Chocolate Two-Button Notch Lapel Super 100s Tuxedo. It is a two button tuxedo, and available at Men's Warehouse as part of their tuxedo rental package.
Men's Warehouse is nice because it is color-matched with David's Bridal, meaning that I can get the same color of champagne for my groomsmen's vests and ties because they use the same colors.
- To Bow-Tie or not to Bow-Tie?
I really can't think of any good reason to wear a bow-tie. The straight tie is a cleaner look and I plan on going with those.
- Button-Up
Another choice with tuxedos is the little-observed button selection. Some tuxedos have one button while others have seven. How much is too much? In my opinion, it depends on how much color you want to show from the vest and tie.
Having tried on the smorgasbord of tuxedos, I'd advise to not go any higher than three buttons. The tuxedo I decided upon has two buttons, a product of that being the only option available to me as Men's Warehouse only has one chocolate tuxedo to rent. That being said, I believe that you want to show the color underneath, and the fewer the buttons, the lower cut the jackets will be and as a result, the more vest and tie you'll see.
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