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    bellenga    July 31, 2010   Georgia

    We're not!   It's going to be a tux-free zone at our wedding.

    Attire similar to what you'd see at kentucky derby.  Outdoors, elegant, suit, but no tuxes.

    I can't wait.

    And I think everybody will have a blast!

     

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    denverbirdlet    September 18, 2010   Denver, getting married in Madison, WI

    Our guys will be in suits.  We're having a garden wedding, so tuxes just seemed too formal for the venue.  

     
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    AnnieAAA    October 25, 2009   Dallas, TX

    No tuxes, our guys just wore simple black suites, white shirt, green tie. The only guy who wore a vest was the groom :)

     
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    hallhubbell2010    10/02/2010   Kalamazoo, MI

    We are also doing suits for our wedding! The guys love the idea of buying a suit that they can keep instead of renting one for the day that cost the same amount!

     
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    Rosiebear    September 4th 2010   Somerville MA

    Oooh!  Me too!  We are having an outdoor ceramony and barn reception.  Casual, comfortable elegance.  The guys are getting their own suits, FI is looking for Heather Gray to go with his Dark Violet tie. 

     
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    CurlyDreamer    patiently waiting   Bay Area

    I love guys in suits. We'll probably go with suits as well.

     
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    ddubzz    June 5, 2010   Los Angeles, CA

    Probably no formal tuxes, but maybe tuxedo suits.  I'll let FI decide what he wants to wear... 

     
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    AprilBride10    April 17, 2010   New York, NY

    We're doing black suits.  Some of the groomsmen already have them and I like the look of black suits better than tuxes anyway!

     
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    arizonabride    June 2, 2010   Tucson, AZ

    No tuxes at our wedding, either. Black suits for groom and BM. Still have to talk to Dad about his, but I think he will pick black as well.

     
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    We're a "Kentucky Derby" wedding too! I always said fancy sun dresses but comfortable and guys in nice jackets no tuxes but I love the way you stated it!

     
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    PetiteCupcake    8/28/10   Philadelphia, PA

    Yay!  We're doing gray pinstripe vests and pants with blue ties.  They'll look sharp! :)

     
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    Tulip61110    June 11, 2010   Philadelphia

    I want to do tan suits, but I need to find a place where we can rent them for all the groomsmen.

     
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    2dBride    October 6, 2009   Washington, DC.

    We didn't even have a groom (it was a same-sex wedding), and the dude of honor wore a suit.

     
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    Shaema    May 22, 2010  

    We're getting married on the beach so Navy sportscoats and tan khaki for the groomsmen and a Navy suit for my FI.

     
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    caitlanc    September 12, 2009   Western Slope of Colorado

    No tuxes for us!  We had tan-ish suits that worked really well. 

    @Tulip61110 - Our guys bought "The Wedding Suit" at Al's Formal Wear for $125 or so.  They now own their suits for cheaper than it would have cost to rent a tux! 

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    jingle96    May 28, 2010   DW in ARUBA/livin' in VA

    My fi is wearing a linen suit for our beach wedding while his GMs wear a linen shirt and khaki pants!!  I think our ring bearer will be wearing a khaki short suit or a seersucker suit, he's 3 and it'll be too cute!!

     
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    Future Mrs. Martin    August 21, 2010   London Ontario Canada

    We are doing grey suits!

     
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    phedre    August 9, 2010   New Orleans, LA

    No tuxes for us!  We're doing the beach wedding thing so the guys will likely be wearing khaki pants and some variation on a hawaiian shirt. :)

     
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    @ caitlanc - wow what a beautiful wedding!!!

     
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    SandS417    April 17, 2010   Washington, DC

    Black suits for us as well!

     
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    maybride2bee    May 22, 2009   north carolina

    No Tux here! We are doing a beautiful brown suit, can't wait to see the guys all dressed up

     
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    lopeze4183    September 19, 2010   Brooklyn, NY

    Our boys and my FI will be wearing Grey suits! :)

     
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    bellenga    July 31, 2010   Georgia

    Khaki suits or else seersucker!

     
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    JsDragonfly    December 29, 2009  

    We're not doing tuxes...only because 3 weeks before the wedding two of our groomsmen told us they can't afford the tuxes...Uh....way to tell me this three weeks before the wedding when you've had 10 flippin months to let me know....Ugggggg....

     
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    JewishBride    June 13, 2010   Michigan

    i personally hate tuxedos! i love how my fiance looks in a suit, so i'm insisting that the groomsmen wear them too=) i think they look way more refined!

     
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    moderndaisy    June 2010  

    Sigh.. that's what we originally wanted to do. I had a beautiful vision of gray suits or khakis with a blue blazer and blue j-crew bridesmaid dresses. Then we booked a fancy hotel ballroom for our reception and beautiful old church and just weren't comfortable with the no-tux idea anymore :(

     
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    teaparty    Aug. 28/2010   Ontario, Canada

    We're probably doing black suits. I just can't see my guy in a tux, it's way too stuffy for his fun, easygoing personality! But it's up to him.. if he decides he'd like to wear a tux, that's cool too.

     
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    smyley    May 2010  

    Moderndaisy...where are you having your wedding in Philadelphia?

     
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    oracle    October 23, 2010   Los Angeles

    Fi doesn't want to rent whatever he wears - so, it will likely be a nice suit!

     
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    artbee    February 28, 2010  

    we're doingn tan "slacks," ivory shirts, and ties. no jackets. my fi's dad asked if he was supposed to wear his tux. he seemed upset when we said no. but we're very happy with our decision.

     
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    Ms Mini    July 17, 2010   Medicine Hat, AB

    We will be doing black suits (FH wants to buy an Armani suit sooooo bad) we will just let the groomsmen wear a black suit they already own or buy one that they feel comfortable in

     
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    crebre80    November 20, 2010   Baton Rouge, LA

    love the ky derby as long as t doesn't wear a blue suit!  reminds me too much of a 70s prom.  I really really want M to wear a grey suit with a blue vest and tie (to bring out the blue in his eyes)... we'll see... lmao!!

     
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    finnaroo    August 7, 2010   DC (living in nyc now)

    suits for us too!

     
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    eryepye    March 27, 2010   Seattle, married in Portland

    Suits for us!

     
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    Vitsippa    October 10, 2010  

    Fi wants to wear his black suit and that's completely fine with me - one less thing to worry about, be fitted for and buy. We're having a small outdoor wedding so renting a tux was never part of the plan but I am happy to see so many brides ditching the stuffy tux.

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    bellenga    July 31, 2010   Georgia

    Yea, we're not doing dark colors.  We're doing either a khaki suit or seersucker pants and tie.

     
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    cardigan    January 7, 2011   Austin, TX

    I'd rather have our guys wear suits, but FI doesn't want to have to get them to buy suits, since most of our guys won't already have them.

     
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    AzinAugust    August 2010   Sedona, AZ

    I'm asking our groomsmen to wear dark brown suits (if they get whiney I'll change it to black). But here's the inspiration....

    http://www.jimsformalwear.com/images/product/282_parisian_alt1_lrg.jpg

     
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    RecessionistaBride    January 28, 2012  

    We're going the suit route as well. We're having a daytime wedding & I think a tux would look waaaay too formal for daytime nuptials!

    My FI is going to purchase a nice 3 piece suit. He wears a suit every day, so we wanted something nicer & more special. IMO the 3 piece is a nice compromise between a tux & an every day suit :)

     
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    daniellemybelle    June 19, 2010   Baltimore, MD

    I would have loved to done suits, since we are having a daytime wedding, but FI really wanted to have tuxes, so we are having the Calvin Klein grey tux. It looks like a grey three piece suit with a bit of "specialness" to it, so I think it was a nice compromise.

     

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