The Look of Our Party

The Look of Our Party

January 19th, 2010 @ 2:18 pm by Mrs. Trail Mix
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As time ticks by and the wedding approaches, it’s been fun to see some of my inspirations become realities. In this case, it’s the wedding party’s clothing ensemble.

Remember when I asked you all for advice on which color suit the guys should wear? Well, Mr Trail Mix just couldn’t be convinced on the merits of khaki so we decided to go for charcoal grey instead. He trekked down to Men’s Wearhouse, where he was able to score a pretty good deal for 6 suits that included a “Buy one, get one for $100″ promotion that they frequently offer. We also ended up finding ties from Men’s Wearhouse as well. I have to give credit to Mr TM for the ties because he found them, showed them to me, and then visited multiple stores in order to try and find enough. He ended up having one of their Miami stores ship it up to New York City, where we went and picked them up today.

Although Men’s Wearhouse’s customer service is lacking, their prices are very reasonable and the quality seems to be high. I’m totally taken with the tie, I have to say…

I convinced Mr Trail Mix to model the look for us all.

Side note: Don’t you just love seeing your man in a suit? I always get a kick out of it…

(Personal Photo)

And a close-up of that snazzy, awesome, practically-perfect-in-every-way tie:

(Personal Photo)

This was my original inspiration picture. Pretty close, right? I love the way this boutonniere looks and I’ve already showed it to our florist in hopes that she can create something similar:

(Source)

I think the groomsmen will look sharp next to the bridesmaids, who are wearing either the Sangle halter or Sangle strapless style by the ever-chic J.Crew:

(Source)

I believe the bridesmaids are going to wear any gold or nude shoe of their choosing, which should blend nicely with the color palette. There may be a yellow flower hair clip on one or two, depending on how crazy everyone’s feeling.

In short, our friends are going to look good. I can’t wait to see them all dressed up!

How involved were you in the overall look for the wedding party?

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22 Responses to “The Look of Our Party”

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Farfromachildbride (message) 1,006 posts, Bumble bee

Great suit & tie! As much as I love the khaki suit look, we decided on the standard black. Black and charcoal are so much more practical… weddings, interviews, funerals, etc. Unlike girls, they actually can wear their wedding attire again and again - no fair!

1/19/10 @ 2:25 pm (reply)

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Ms. Library (message) 1,250 posts, Bumble bee

Ooooh that is going to look so good! I cannot wait to see what they look like on your people!

1/19/10 @ 2:26 pm (reply)

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bunnylovesbear (message) 1,726 posts, Bumble bee

I love the look of charcoal gray suits, but my bf wants to go the tux route. he thinks he’s fancy schmancy!

1/19/10 @ 2:39 pm (reply)

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Miss Spaniel (message) 6,792 posts, Bee Keeper

Ooh, really like that tie!

1/19/10 @ 2:50 pm (reply)

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Liz

We are also looking at mens warehouse for the guys attire. If you don’t mind how much did each guy end up paying? I’m afraid the suit we like might be asking them to spend a bit too much. Thanks!

1/19/10 @ 2:51 pm (reply)

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Miss Pencils (message) 1,027 posts, Bumble bee

wowee, they will look good! nice going trail mix!

1/19/10 @ 2:57 pm (reply)

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Miss Trail Mix (message) 6,328 posts, Bee Keeper

@Liz: Not at all, here’s the breakdown:

The suits were originally priced around $450. HOWEVER, we got them on sale AND during a “Buy one, get one for $100″ bringing the avg cost of each suit to about $215. Not cheap but considering you’d pay about 3/4 of that for a tux RENTAL that you don’t get to keep, it felt like a worthwhile investment for us. We also made sure that all our groomsmen were comfortable spending the extra money on buying a suit vs renting a tux and pretty much every single one said they were in the market for a new suit anyways!

ALSO- Since Mr TM went and picked out and paid for all the suits himself and just had his guys pay him back, he got about $200 in gift certificates that we put towards the ties, which means we spent less than $75 for 6 ties!

1/19/10 @ 3:05 pm (reply)

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Miss Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

charcoal grey is very mr. trail mix looks very dapper! and big kudos to him for getting all the ties. whew! that’s one big thing off the list!

1/19/10 @ 3:30 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Mouse (message) 5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

Nice look! I can see how it’s all coming together.

1/19/10 @ 3:38 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,288 posts, Bee Keeper

i like this look. i can’t wait to see everyone all dressed up!

1/19/10 @ 4:10 pm (reply)

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eileen marie (message) 1,662 posts, Bumble bee

What a great look! And so re-wearable! I tried to convince our GMs to put the $ to rent tuxes toward buying black suits, but they looked sharp nonetheless. I only wish I had gone with something a little more expensive, but re-wearable (e.g., J. Crew) for the ladies-I was so focused on keeping costs down for them.

1/19/10 @ 4:16 pm (reply)

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KMSull (message) 6,442 posts, Bee Keeper

Wow, that looks awesome together! Great job!

1/19/10 @ 4:48 pm (reply)

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hilsy85 (message) 3,680 posts, Sugar bee

Ooh looks great! The suit and the bridesmaids’ dresses totally go together!

1/19/10 @ 5:44 pm (reply)

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Miss Cardigan (message) 8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

That looks so good! I like it alot!

1/19/10 @ 8:46 pm (reply)

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Miss Parfait (message) 1,755 posts, Buzzing bee

Looks great! I can’t wait to see the dresses with gold/nude shoes—such a cute combo!

1/19/10 @ 10:26 pm (reply)

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Miss Nachos (message) 1,733 posts, Bumble bee

I think the actual tie is gonna look even better with the bridesmaids dresses than the inspiration. Lookin’ good Mr. TM!

1/19/10 @ 11:57 pm (reply)

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Miss Stripes (message) 1,063 posts, Bumble bee

oooh! I love the billy button boutonniere too! Can’t wait to see pics of how it all comes together!

1/20/10 @ 1:20 am (reply)

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mimi06d (message) 646 posts, Busy bee

Oh my goodness! They’re going to look amazing. I like your tie with the BM dress better than your inspiration. SO cute!

1/20/10 @ 6:00 am (reply)

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Miss Hamster (message) 4,046 posts, Honey bee

Your groomsmen and bridesmaids will look great together! And props to Mr. TM on the tie!

1/20/10 @ 3:26 pm (reply)

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