Weddingbee Blog

I’m a little stressed. Mr. Dumpling won’t tell me what he is planning to wear on our wedding day. We have less than 5 months to go, and I have no clue what he’s even thinking about wearing. Every time I bring it up, he says he has it under control and that “it’s going to be a surprise!” OK. I like surprises. I like to be surprised when I open my Christmas gifts. I’d like to be surprised when we open the wedding presents. I’d even like to be surprised one day as to the gender of our first child. But not so much on his style of tuxedo. I mean, if he’s even planning to wear a tux, right?!

And he’s so smooth, people. I’ll bring it up and he’ll smile and flash his pearly white teeth and adorable dimples and I’ll totally forget that we were talking about tuxes…again. How does he do that!?

He’s usually a very stylish guy. So stylish, in fact, that sometimes I actually change clothes after I see what he’s got on when we have date night. I know he’ll look great in whatever he chooses to wear, but there are so many wrong choices out there in terms of tuxedos. Let’s go through the “I hope this isn’t the surprise” file:

1. White tux. Although white tuxes can be very chic, my wedding dress is ivory and it won’t match!

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Unless you’re David Beckham, of course:

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2. Tuxedo Shirt. Call me crazy, but I don’t think I’ll chuckle at that kind of surprise. So not funny!

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Here’s what I had in mind for the men to wear.

Classic black tuxedo with a tie instead of a bow tie. How hot is Gabriel Aubrey in this Calvin Klein ad? I think this look is very timeless and elegant. Since we are having a formal wedding, I think something like this will look fantastic on my gorgeous hubby-to-be.

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Black tuxedo with white (or light pink, but I doubt that will happen!) vests and ties. Oh, the pinstripes! Love those pinstripes!

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Or, a plain black suit that he already owns (saves $$!):

And finally, here is my favorite menswear look, modeled by Mr. Eggplant:

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I have had this picture in my wedding files ever since Mrs. Eggplant posted it and I’ve tried to casually show Mr. Dumpling a thousand times. He just smiles and laughs and tells me “not to worry” and that he’s got it “under control.” Um, what does that mean, exactly? I’m trying not to go all bridezilla on him and demand to know what he wants to wear, but I wont lie… it’s hard. He’s being an absolute dreamboat and letting me plan most of the details without saying a word (well, except when he vetoed my Beatles theme idea), and I should just be quiet and trust that he’ll look amazing on our big day.

Which I know he will, because he’s awesome.

Ok. I’m all calmed down now.

Were you involved in choosing your groom’s attire? If not, how did you deal with it? Are there any parts of your wedding that your sweetie is completely in charge of?