[sugar610]

Our wedding is in less than 4 weeks and we still have not decided on the groom's attire. It is a semi-formal daytime wedding at an inn on the water. The groom and groomsmen will be wearing a black notch lapel 2 button tuxedo and groomsmen ties are striped with various shades of lighter to darker purple and black, to match the bridesmaids (who will wear a deep plum color. My dress is a light ivory color.

What color tie should groom wear? Ivory to match my dress or a simple black tie with no vest? Do they have to wear a vest? I cant find too many photos online of tuxedos with ties and no vests.

Please let me know what you think. I'm panicking as the wedding is less than a month away and I need advice asap!

Thanks in advance!

[Etiquette Now]

Well, sorry to throw a wrench into your plans, but a tux is formal evening attire. It isn't worn during the daytime, although some ignore this rule. Those who know better, do smirk though. A suit would have been the best attire.

At this point, you'll probably have to go with it though since you've already planned for them to wear these.

He/they really should wear either a vest or cummerbund.

I'm not the color/fashion expert, so I'm not sure about the color of the tie or bow tie. But, ivory seems best to me.

[sugar610]

We are using tuxes because it was too expensive for everyone to buy a suit (the groomsmen did not have matching suits) and we could not really rent suits.
Do you really think it's silly to wear tuxes during the day? I haven't heard this before- oh well its much too late. I hope people don't think this looks silly.

[Wedding Queen and MOG]

The tuxedo is evening wear, after six. But you can choose a morning suit and I bet it's not too late to change your selection. Speak to your formalwear provider about this. They should have guided you toward the correct attire choice for your wedding.

[sugar610]

i do realize the proper etiquette says morning suit for day, i just dont like the way they look. we were hoping that doing the tuxedos without the vest/cumberbund but rather just a tie would give a more casual look, almost like a suit. ive seen it done in other weddings and i thought it looked alright...

[Wedding Queen and MOG]

Only you can decide what to do after hearing what the proper attire is for your wedding.