Mrs. Hummingbird, Toronto
Age and Occupation: 25, Publishing Coordinator
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Videogame Designer/Cartoonist
Engagement Date: May 4, 2007
Wedding Date: June 28, 2008
Blogging Since: September 18, 2007
Venue: A garden wedding followed by a tented reception on Mr. Hummingbird's father's property.
About Me: I’m a pop culture loving, vintage obsessed foodie living in Canada’s biggest city with my fantastic fiancé and our lovable fluffy cat Bettie. I’m stoked to marry my best friend and to throw what I hope will be
the most fun and colourful party of our lives.
In-Law Inspiration
June 16th, 2008 @ 5:20 pm by Mrs. Hummingbird
Just after our one year anniversary, I accompanied Mr. Hum to his brother’s wedding where he was the Best Man. They got married at the lovely Old Mill in Ancaster, having the ceremony outdoors and a bunch of their pictures taken by the Old Mill’s waterfall before the rain, which had been threatening to fall all day, finally came pouring down and we all ran for cover inside.
While I am crossing my fingers, such as they are, that we Hummingbirds will not be plagued by rain, Mr. Hum and I were inspired by the fun and relaxed tone of their wedding and have taken a few cues from them during our own wedding planning. One of the big things we (well Mr. Hum more than me) appreciated about their wedding was their men’s attire.
We are not uber formal people and the idea of having the guys in tuxes and whatnot for our wedding seemed a little bit too much for our tastes so, like FBIL and FSIL Hummingbird before us, we opted for a more casual look.
Nick and Erin’s Wedding, 2005. They are of course the lovely couple in the centre of the pic and my beloved Mr. Hum is standing immediately to the left of the groom.
We are following their lead and our two male wedding party people (Nick, Mr. Hum’s Best Man and Greg, my Man of Honour) are wearing simple button up shirts with dark brown pants. And as for Mr. Hum’s outfit . . .
Nick in his wedding day outfit. Doesn’t he look nice?
He’s following his brother’s lead and wearing a dark brown blazer to match the pants to set himself apart from our wedding party. There will be no vest. There will be no cummerbund. There will be no tie. Just a relaxed summer suit to wear up the aisle and for pics, with a jacket he can easily shed later on in the reception if it’s too hot.
While the In-Law Hummingbirds purchased their outfit pieces at The Bay and Le Chateau respectively, we Hummingbirds bought all of our outfits at RW & Co. Not only was the stuff really nice, but we were happy that the shirt and the pants ended up coming in under $100 and that they could easily be worn again by our guys. My Best Man even called me this week to tell me how much he likes his wedding outfit! 
Not everyone goes black tie, so I figured it would be cool to hear from people across the wedding spectrum. What are your guys wearing on your big day and what inspired your choice?
10 Responses to “In-Law Inspiration”
Oooh… those outfits look great! They are casual, but still really classic. They’ll look good at the wedding… and in photos 30 years down the line.
I was *shocked* when my “you can wear jeans anywhere” guy said that he WANTED to wear a tux. Really, I’m sure my jaw was on the floor!
Plus, it’s great that you were able to go to a family wedding together. I regret that there we didn’t have the opportunity to see how each family does it. It turns out that “a wedding” can mean veeeery different things to our families!
I’m a little bummed that my FH wants to wear a tux. I don’t think there’s anything wrong w/it… it’s just so ordinary, I guess. I’d much rather have him wear something like what your fellas are wearing. Hooray for you!
I love this idea…my in laws for some reason have the whole black tie embedded in their minds…we’re having an outdoors wedding!
Our guys are wearing tan suits… the girls are wearing light blue. The groomsman will wear blue ties, while FH will wear a tan one. We are getting married outdoors in an lake/mountain setting, so it just seemed fitting. I think everyone is excited to do something a little different!!
Those outfits are so great! Mr.GV and the four other guys are wearing their own dark suits, so I thought coordinating ties would be a good way to pull the outfits together. Mr.GV hates ties, though, and is convinced I’ll “force” him to wear one. Hmm…
My guys are wearing the same as yours…guys are wearing brown dress slacks with ivory button up shirt…no tie, just casual. Groom is wearing a light weight summer brown suit. I think it looks great!
Mr. Peacock wanted to wear a tux and a surprising number of his groomsmen already owned one, so it was an easy decision. I love the casual look, though!
The guys will be wearing their own dark suits, with white shirts. We bought their ties. What inspired it? The bridesmaids will wear whatever dress they feel good in … no stipulation on color, except that I asked they didn’t come in a little black dress and that they didn’t look like a Vegas showgirl.
When I went to my brother’s wedding this past summer, I learned some lessons. The wedding was in the south of France, and the girls didn’t match - because they didn’t NEED to. That idea totally clicked with me. I’m excited to see what everyone looks like all together.
Good for you going for what suits them, rather than feeling you have to conform
I think Mr. Hum has chosen a perfect “look” for both your venue and personal style. Hum-dorable!
