I am getting married in the Riviera Maya, Mexico in Nov. at 1:00pm with a dinner reception at 5pm. I have a pretty formal ivory wedding dress and my MOH is in a tea length bridesmaid dress. We have approx. 25 guests attending our wedding. Is it ok for the FOB and StepFOB (FOG has passed away) to wear comfortable khakis and nice shirts? They won't be walking me down the aisle. What should the groom and best man wear? My groom wants to wear a tux and have his best man wear a black suit. I think they should both wear black suits and distinguish them by having them wear different colored ties - ivory for groom and MOH dress color tie for best man. What do you think?
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Dear Mexico Wedding,
Even though this will be in the winter, the climate is warm year round. So, a the suit or tux should be white or ivory. All of the men should be dressed the same, including the fathers.
Match the formality of the men's suits with yours and your bridesmaid. You say that your dress is formal, yet your bridesmaid is dressed in a tea length dress. So, it seems as if there is a bit of wiggle room here. The men could wear either the suit (probably linen) or the tux. The suit would probably be better.
The ties should probably be the same since there are only the two of them.
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So are you saying that both the groom and best man would need to wear the same color tie regardless of whether they wear a tux or suit? If so, how does the groom get distinguished as the groom? Also, I was really hoping that it would be ok for both of my dads to be more informal since neither has much to do with the ceremony. Our original plan was to have only my FH and BM be in suits or tuxes and all other guests would be less formal - for comfort reasons.
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It is fine for the groom to wear a different color tie. But, when it is just the two of them, it looks better when they are the same. Everyone will know who the groom is.
If this is informal, you can alter some traditional rules. Most of these rules are simply to create a pretty pallet anyway. So, if you really want the fathers to be comfortable, then so be it. They should be dressed a bit more formally than the guest though, because they will probably be mingling with the guests and somewhat behaving like hosts. Rebecca Black, Etiquette Now
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