MemberHi everyone!
I was hoping you guys could tell me what the dads wore to your wedding. I was told that the groom should complement the bride and the groomsman should complement the bridesmaid. Do fathers complement their wives? Or do they wear the wedding colors? We’re having only one groomsman and bridesmaid each if that makes a difference at all.
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MemberDad’s aren’t in the wedding party so they wear whatever they want. My dad wore a black suit and a blue tie which I guess happened to compliment my mom’s navy blue dress but I highly doubt they planned that. My father-in-law wore a black suits with a blue paisley tie. I honestly wouldn’t worry about it and just let them dress themselves.
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MemberI voted that the fathers should complement their wives, but really they can wear whatever they want. My dad wore a navy blue tie, which did complement my step mum’s navy blue dress but this wasn’t intentional – he’s a tradie so doesn’t own much “formal” wear; this is the tie he bought for the wedding (before my step mum bought her dress, so it was completely coincidental).
FWIW, our wedding colour palette was lilac/lavender, charcoal grey, ivory/white, black and silver. The navy complemented the purple really well in photos without being too matchy-matchy.
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Thanks! I totally agree that they should wear what they want, but both dads are asking me what color they should wear, so I don’t think they know what they want! I think I’ll just tell them to complement their wives and let the wives choose what they wear! 🙂
The woman at the tuxedo rental shop told us that we should have the dads complement the wedding party, which led to some of the confusion.
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MemberWhere I am from parents play a role in the ceremony so their outfits compliment the wedding colors and are of the same formality as the wedding party. Do what makes sence for your wedding and family photos after.
MemberIf they are asking, I would just tell them to compliment thier wives. I don’t have a single picture of the dads with the wedding party but plenty of them with thier wives so that makes more sense to me I guess.
MemberOur colors are sage green and blush. Both of our dads are wearing dark suits and darker green ties that complement the sage green bridesmaids/groomsmen outfits. My mom is wearing a darker champagne dress and my Future Mother-In-Law is wearing blush, I think.
We’re having a casual garden party/picnic wedding, so I told them they could wear whatever they want. They both picked green on their own. In my area it’s common for the mothers to wear colors that complement the bridesmaids/groomsmen without matching, and the fathers to wear the same color tie/vest as the groomsmen.
MemberThe closest we got was family photos – me, DH, my dad and step mum, both my sisters (MOH and bridesmaid), both my brothers (ring bearers) and my sister’s SO (groomsman). The wedding party photos are of just the wedding party.
MemberMy dad wore the same grey suit as the groomsman. Although his tie was slightly different, and he ordered suspenders that all the guys were jealous of.
Member For my sisters wedding, my dad wore a simple 3 pice navy suit. I’m 100% sure my mom made him wear that though! 
MemberMy dad wore the same suit as the groomsmen. My Father-In-Law wore a navy suit that he owned. I told both of them to wear whatever, but if they wanted to they could rent the Groomsmen suit. My dad took me up on that.
MemberNeither. “Matching” couples just kinda screams high school prom. If they happen to match, that’s fine – but you don’t need to match groomsmen to bridesmaids, or your dad to your mom or anything else. Let them wear whatever they want to wear.
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I say they should match their wives, since they are photographed with them more often. Honestly, the dads gave me more trouble about their outfits than anyone else. My fathewanted to “surprise me” by wearing a pink vest to the wedding, and Father-In-Law wanted to wear an orange “power tie”.
They complimented rather than matched the rest of the wedding party, which I ended up working out just fine.
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