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Mrs. Sea Breeze, Vancouver/Dominican Republic Age in 2008 and Occupation: 30, Communications Manager Fiance's Age in 2008 and Occupation: 29, Experiential Marketing Director Engagement Date: October 6, 2007 Wedding Date: November, 2008 Blogging Since: July 17, 2008 Venue: Majestic Colonial Resort, Punta Cana About Me: Planning a destination wedding by the sea should be (oh no she di-in't…) a breeze (…*sigh* yep, she did) but when you've never been to the Caribbean, your powers of imagination are really put to the test. Luckily, I'm 90% resourceful, creative optimist (and kooky, neurotic practicalist-if-that's-a-word for the other ten). Other than writing about our week-long celebration of family, friends, laughter and love, I adore books, shoes and… you guessed it… long walks on the beach.
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Dressing the Beach Boys - Part 2

October 9th, 2008 @ 9:36 am by Mrs. Sea Breeze

Dressing the Beach Boys - Part 1

The other day I was talking about how tough it is to dress groomsmen for a destination wedding in the Caribbean. Finding examples of hot—or should I say cool?—beachy groomsmen helped a lot though, so off I went.

The first things I bought, and the easiest, were their purple shirts. To keep things light and airy, I chose a very pale shade of purple and made sure the material was very thin and breathable.

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I found these Calvin Klein shirts at The Bay (the Canadian version of Macy’s) which just so happened to be having a sale—buy three or more men’s shirts and get them all for 40% off. Shazam!!

Now for the hard part. What color should the pants be?

Most of the beachy groomsmen in the pictures I had seen were wearing khaki pants which looked lovely with their blue, black and white shirts. With purple though…?

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Mmmmm… not so much. The color tones just do not work together. How about black?

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Nah. Too dark with that light shade of purple. So I tried a lighter shade of khaki:

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Not bad, not bad. But there was one problem: if the groomsmen are going to be wearing this, what will Mr. Breezy wear? I wanted him to wear a matching jacket and/or a different colored shirt to make him look a bit different from his guys. But with these pants, a jacket wasn’t an option, and a white shirt would make him look too washed out all over.

Then it struck me that GREY was the answer! The colors would look fab together, and the dressier pants would be a better match for our bridesmaid dresses than khaki pants. However, finding grey pants is easier said than done.

Luckily our tenacity paid off and what’s more, there was a matching suit jacket! Hallelujah!

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Then I remembered a tie I saw at the same store where I bought the shirts. Lo and behold…

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… it couldn’t have matched more perfectly! So I snapped up three for each of the groomsmen… and it just so happened that there was another 40% off sale. Boo-yah!

I had another minor snafu as I considered what color belt to put with this combo, but only white worked so I went with one from Aldo. Here it is all together, with the belt:

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For Mr. Breezy, I had bought a pale purple shirt too, but it had subtle pinstripes on it instead of being solid purple:

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But when I put it up against the tie he wants to wear (one he already had), it didn’t feel right. Unless you were looking at it really closely, the shirt looked like a faded version of the groomsmen’s shirts.

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I know with certainty that the guys will lose the jackets and ties as the night goes on, so I put together Mr. Breezy’s outfit with a white shirt instead. That way he’ll still look groom-ish.

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Mr Breezy still likes the pinstriped shirt so I think we’ll have to make him do a fashion show to determine the winner (any thoughts?).

Anyway, here is the combination with the white shirt:

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I don’t have the bridesmaid dresses anymore to compare since I had to mail them to my girls so they could have alterations done if necessary. But if you will recall, they are the exact same color as my shoes, so…

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Even though they’re not all the exact same shade, it still works.

And there you have it. Beachy, purple and not a khaki pant in sight. It was quite the challenge putting all the pieces together but I think this might just be a brand new chapter in the book of beachy groomsmen-wear. I hope they like it, and hey, if they wear pieces of it again one day, BONUS!

Did you find dressing your guys to be even tougher than dressing your gals?

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24 Responses to “Dressing the Beach Boys - Part 2”

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loveatfirstsightlover (message)  186 posts, Blushing bee

Dressing the girls was easy - they fell in love with one of the dresses I sent them and it was my favorite of the bunch as well. We’re still working on dressing the guys - finding the tan suits we’d like to rent rather than buy in small town, Iowa is not as easy as it seems.

 
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Leslie

I never would have thought of gray! It all looks really nice together, great job! My guys wore tuxes and my BM dresses were deep red. We decided on black vests with deep red ties and they all looked awesome.

 
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Miss Sushi (message)  933 posts, Busy bee

Looks great! The tie just pops.

Don’t get me started with Mr. Sushi! He seriously thinks he’s Mr. Sylish. LoL.

 
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mandy

I love the grey! It looks amazing. You have a great eye.

 
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lmdh (message)  67 posts, Worker bee

Beautiful! Can’t wait to see the pictures of your entire bridal party!

 
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elle1009 (message)  120 posts, Blushing bee

The gray/purple combo looks amazing! I can’t wait to see the pics.

 
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2babc

GORGEOUS, Miss Sea Breeze! I love the colors together! You’ve done a great job, and I agree with @elle1009–can’t wait to see pics!

 
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Wolff2Be

I love the gray and purple!! Awesome job! :) I think your shoes look wonderful with the guys outfits… that shade is a little more femanine so it will work well together.

We are going with Navy suits for the guys so I don’t think it will be too difficult. The hardest part will be the ties since our girls will also be in a dark shade of blue (the dresses aren’t chosen yet so we may end up with a different blue).

 
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Suzanne

Love it!

 
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Vic004

You go girl the outfits look awesome, I love them, and the groom and his men will too, damn they are going to look hot! They can totally wear all of that again, and you got them with a massive discount? You make it look easy! I can’t wait to see your photos!

 
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Mrs X

Ooh, Miss SB, I love the grey!

 
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Tabitha (From Single to Married)

I am impressed with your coordination and your obvious efforts - that must have been hard to find everything but it looks fantastic!

 
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Lola

I know you may have posted this before…but where did you get those beautiful purple shoes? I’ve been looking for a pair in just that color!

 
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honeymyheart

purple is such a great color. everything looks good :)

 
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Miss Sea Breeze (message)  908 posts, Busy bee

Thanks guys!

@Vic004: Yeah, it looks easy now that I can do the photo recap, but it was HELLISH! :-) I started shopping for these outfits five months ago and it only now just came together. Can you believe it?

@Lola: The shoes are from Net-A-Porter. I just adore them.

 
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cannotwait (message)  900 posts, Busy bee

that’s perfect…I was thinking grey before I read further, too!

 
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Miss Meatball (message)  612 posts, Busy bee

Looks GREAT! I love the purple and grey look. I’ve been having a hard time for our men - maybe grey would work for us too… hmmmm :)

 
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Miss Dumpling (message)  647 posts, Busy bee

It was very hard for me to concentrate because I was making googly eyes at your shoes……K, I re-read it and I like the white shirt! I have no idea what our guys are wearing. Mr. D is in charge and he’ll probably show up in a white tux with a cane, top hat and tails. Oh, brother………

 
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frenchbulldog (message)  5,956 posts, Bee Keeper

I.LOVE.IT! LOVE IT!

 
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Ruby Slippers

This all looks just FAB. How clever are you? The grey works so well, and i luurve Mr SB’s tie!

 
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Nicole

The grey pants/suit looks wonderful with that purple color! I think the white shirt for Mr. Breezy looks great, especially next to the color of the shoes!

 
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Marnee

I’ve never been a fan of purple, but wow… you sold me. This looks amazing. Great work!

 
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Coral Color Combo » Weddingbee » The Wedding Blog

[...] editing photos for my post on groomsmen’s attire, I accidentally adjusted the color from [...]

 
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kathy

I really like the idea of having different shades of purple; I love tone-on-tone! Nice work!

 


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