PBear and I went to Men’s Wearhouse the other day to look for his attire. Coming into this meeting, I didn’t know what I really wanted PBear to wear. I had a vague idea that I wanted dark gray suits, not tuxedos, but didn’t really have much of a reason for it, other than wanting PBear to own a suit.
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Image via Ashley’s Bride Guide / Photo by Donald Yeager
This is almost too light. I guess I’m envisioning black/slightly off black.
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Photo by: Studio Sixty Photography on Polka Dot Bride via Lover.ly
I really love this look here. I think the color looks really great. I would like PBear to stand out a little bit more. Maybe if the groom was wearing a three-piece suit instead of a two-piece suit, which would make him more formal and distinct from the groomsmen.
We went in and had a great consultant who helped us find some really nice suits. We learned that he really looks the best in a modern-fit suit, given his long lanky nature. I’m really not that surprised.
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Doesn’t he look adorable?
I love the top suit, in maybe the bottom color? I thought this looked darker in the store, but it looks so light in the pictures.
Our consultant picked out a couple of different shirts based on our wedding colors and helped us match various color shirts with various color ties. We learned a lot about how the different color tie helps bring out the the color of the shirt, either to warm it or cool it.
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Some of the top choices
Our consultant was trying to talk us into having the groomsmen in blue shirts and PBear in pink. I think PBear and I both really liked the blue, but to my surprise, PBear was actually considering a pink shirt with a pink tie. I think my shock was very apparent when I really just stared at him for like five minutes or so. Honestly, I think he liked it much more than I did.
I guess to give you some background, PBear is someone who only wears dark monochromatic colors, like navy, dark brown, and black. I still can’t convince him to branch out into other colors like maroon. Thus, when he suggested that he would be up for wearing pink, I about died. Clearly, he is a lot more manly of a man than I have given him credit for.
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PBear’s you-are-being-ridiculous-with-all-of-your-pictures look
But if I’m being completely honest with myself, I really can’t see him wearing pink, and it’s so out of character for him that I don’t think I could handle it. I don’t want to be looking at our wedding album in 20 years and have our children think I bullied him into wearing pink, because I guarantee that would be the one and only time in his life that he would actually wear pink.
Thus, with more questions than answers, we left for our dinner reservations, which gave me the time to think about what went down. While I really liked our consultant while we were there, as soon as we left, I started to have mixed feelings about him. I felt like he was pushing us toward a very expensive suit. When the suit is more expensive than my dress…well, it’s pushing our budget (by a lot). Yes, I realize he can wear it again, but still…we just have not budgeted that much for a suit. Furthermore, while I was interested in looking at tuxedos and different colored shirts, he steered us very clearly toward what he wanted and, I’m sure, some of the more expensive purchases. I couldn’t even get him to show us an ivory shirt with the suit, which I think is a little ridiculous.
Clearly we need to do a lot more research before we go back again. As I’m writing this post, I think I’m leaning toward black suits with colored vests.
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Image via Hendricks Parks / Image by Liesl Diesel Photo
I really like the three-piece suit for PBear and not for the rest of the party. Did anyone else have more trouble deciding his attire than your own? Isn’t this supposed to be the easy part?
He got his suit back and had “dress regret”, lol. I never thought he’d care as much as he does but he’s actually considering returning it to get a different suit (his groomsmen will keep theirs and he just won’t match them exactly) and it’s literally all he’s been able to talk about all week. I NEVER thought he’d be that into it!
I am letting my FI choose what he wants to wear… but I am hoping for an all white suit!
Mr Toadstool’s just bought a suit for different occasions and for the sake of owning one, but he’ll be wearing a rental tux the day of our wedding. I really thought he’ll allow me to pick it out for him, but once in the store he saw something he liked and that was the end of it.
I like that last picture. I’m not so much a fan of colored vests, so I’d go with colored ties.
Every man needs a nice suit, so it’s good that PBear will get one for the wedding because he’ll definitely wear it again.
We’re renting tuxes for the wedding. I went with the FH to help choose colors but I let him choose the style of the vest and jackets. We did ivory for him, chocolate for the GM and black for the dads and bro as their vest colors with black tuxes.
It sucks that you felt pressured by the sales person. We went to Als and had a great expierence but I’m also headstrong and will make sure we get the service we need or we’ll walk out.
I hope you have better luck next time.
My husband had his suit made and while it wasn’t as expensive as my dress, the price tag was hefty. But it will last for ages and he wears one to work (and the numerous weddings we have coming up) so we saw it as an investment. He had a light wool, charcoal grey three piece with a faint herringbone. Three piece suits are hot – I’m not overly keen on coloured waistcoats either so would go with one that matches the suit. I would also stick to white shirts rather than ivory – I somethime feel ivory can look a little discoloured in a man’s dress shirt. I tink a pink tie with a white shirt would be lovely (but then my husband likes wearing pink!) but what about compromising and getting something in a more “conservative” colour but with a fine pink pin stripe?
Oooh, I like the 3-piece groom/normal suit groomsmen look! I’m not quite sold on the tux idea and those are sexy. 
My groom wore a kilt and an Argyll jacket and vest with a red tie, black shirt, and black socks (the sock colour is important since you can see them with the kilt). But the groomsmen wore black suits with red vests, white shirts, and tartan ties. They looked super snazzy and matched the bridesmaids perfectly. The bridesmaids had knee length dressed with red from just under the bust up and black from there down.
So all of that was to say that I’m partial to coloured vests. I do like grey suits though. I’m not big on coloured shirts at all. Black, white, and ivory are the only options in my books. Any type of tie is nice though (patterned, solid, colours, black or white, etc). I feel bad to say that I can’t remember your wedding colours though, so I can’t give you my opinion based on knowledge of your colours and your BM dresses.
I like the idea of the three piece suit to set PBear apart from the other dudes. I think it would be a nice contrast!
I like the last look the best, hopefully you can find a store with that will show you ask for next time!
We love the idea of a dark grey/black suit for PBear. If he’s up for wearing pink (and you like it too) go for it! It’s nice to highlight the groom in little ways (like color) from the groomsmen. Thanks for stopping in and congratulations on the upcoming wedding!
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We already had a suit place that my MR gets his business suits so we knew where to go and we had a good experience there! I am sorry your consultant wasn’t very understanding, hopefully you will have better luck with your next appointment!
Miss Panda, Boston, MA Age and Occupation: 26, Graduate Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 23, Graduate Student Engagement Date: June 27, 2011 Wedding Date: June 2013 About Me: I love window shopping, cute animals, crafting, baking, and most forms of procrastination. I tend to be overly meticulous with choices to a point of complete and total indecision. Mr. PBear and I met and live in the amazing city of Boston. We are big nerds who love trying new foods, playing video games, and cuddling with our adorable hamster. After 5 years together, we are planning an intimate, DIY-heavy, vintage garden themed, nonreligious wedding in the city where we fell in love.
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