Wedding Blog

When it came to outfitting our bridal party, I knew from almost the very beginning that they would be wearing purple.

Although I did consider the non-matchy-matchy look which is gaining popularity, I soon realized that because we’re having a destination wedding, the bridal party’s outfits are one of the few places where we can establish our purple theme.

Figuring out what the girls would wear was pretty much a no-brainer - purple dresses (even though finding them wasn’t).

But when it came to the guys, I was stumped. The issue at hand was complicated enough - how to pull off a purple-ish look that wouldn’t look cheesy - but then factor in the fact we’re in a beach-type setting and you’ve pretty much got Mission Impossible.

So I turned to other beachy weddings for inspiration.

Although in the beginning, Mr Breezy had been advocating short sleeved shirts and shorts, I wasn’t able to find too much evidence that this was a common thing, except for these:

After much browsing, it soon became apparent that the majority of the wedding parties had gone with a similar theme: white shirts and light khaki/tan pants:

Above photo by GK Photography.

For a lot of these pictures, it was only by proximity to the bride that I was able to determine the groom (which of course wouldn’t be an issue to any of the guests at the wedding, which is what counts of course).

But that made me go hmmmm… and prompted me to search for grooms who were somehow differentiated from the groomsmen.

Some achieved this by wearing suit jackets…

… and some by opting for a different colored shirt…

Photo above by Stacey Wight

…and some by doing both different colored shirt and jacket:

There were even a couple photos I found where the grooms wore all white:

And this wedding party wore kilts on the beach!

Photo above by Stacey Wight

And finally, although in most of the photos, the bridesmaids matched the groomsmen color-wise, there was one wedding party who chose contrasting colors instead:

As you can see, there were SO MANY CHOICES to be made! Short sleeves or long sleeves? Light colored pants or dark colored pants? Groom with same colored shirt? Groom with different colored shirt? Tie or no tie? Jacket or no jacket? Shoes or sandals?

Obviously I want Mr Breezy and his entourage to be as comfortable as possible. At the same time, I’d like a slightly dressier look since my own dress is so bride-y.

What to do, what to do?

If you are a beach wedding bride, how will/did you dress your beach boys?

All photos from various Facebook groups for Punta Cana brides; photographer credit given if indicated on the group page. A special thank you to all the amazing brides who post their photos on these groups so that they may inspire other brides like us! Thank you!!