Your wedding day is one of the biggest days in your adult life, and there are a lot of decisions that go into it. From the venue to the color scheme to the catering to the flowers, there are dozens of decisions to be made before the day arrives. One that often falls to the wayside is the suit for the groom.
You’ll just rent a black suit and be done with it, right?
Not necessarily. There are more considerations that should go into choosing your suit than you might think. You could wear a suit of any color, and there are a variety of fabrics to choose from, which will be important if your wedding is outdoors. Whether you’re ordering a custom suit or planning to get one off the rack, consider the following when making your decision.
The first thing to consider when choosing your suit is where you’re getting married. Does the venue have a specific dress code? Have you and your partner set a dress code for your wedding guests? In general, what you wear to a beach wedding is different from what you wear to a wedding in a church, so it’s important for you to consider that when you choose the suit you’ll get married in.
In a perfect world, the weather on your wedding day would be 78° with just enough clouds that the sun doesn’t wreak havoc on everyone’s skin. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. While you don’t have a crystal ball to determine the exact temperature, there is a significant difference between a summer beach wedding and a chapel wedding in the fall.
If it’s going to be warm on your special day, consider wearing a suit made of a lighter, more breathable fabric. You could also wear a lighter color, like tan or light gray, that won’t absorb heat in the same way the traditional black suit will. If it’s going to be cold, consider wearing a heavier suit (or not spending that much time outside).
Color is an important part of your wedding, and it will most likely tie into what suit you choose (or at least what tie). If you want to wear a colored suit, make sure it doesn’t clash with the wedding colors you and your partner chose for the big day. If you don’t want to wear a colored suit, you can still wear your wedding colors via your tie, pocket square, or both. No matter which way you go, colors are an important thing to consider.
The traditional look for grooms is a black suit that matches the black suits of his groomsmen, and that’s it. That doesn’t have to be the case at your wedding if you don’t want it to be. This can be as simple as you wearing a different color tie than the rest of the wedding party or wearing a completely different color suit to stand out. This isn’t something that many people think to do, but it’s something worth considering when planning your big day.
At the end of the day, your wedding day is your special day. You need to wear something you’ll feel comfortable in and something that will make you feel confident as you declare your love for the person you love in front of your friends and family. Whether you’re getting a custom suit made or choosing one off the rack, don’t choose what you think you should wear. Choose something that you’ll love to wear.
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