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Are men's wedding suits good for black-tie weddings?
For a wedding with a black-tie dress code, swapping a men's wedding suit for a tuxedo is recommended. Black-tie affairs require a formal dress code to achieve a more elevated and sophisticated look, and typically, that translates to a tuxedo. Wedding tuxedos for men feature distinctive elements to adhere to formal occasions, such as satin lapels and a satin stripe at the trouser waist, which add a touch of luxury that sets the tuxedo apart from a suit. From a classic black tuxedo to a shawl lapel white tuxedo, we have elegant options to choose from to follow proper etiquette.
How can you style wedding suits for men?
Your suit is the most important element of your wedding attire, but your wedding day look goes beyond just the suit. There are all kinds of combinations of accessories you can wear to elevate your look and help you stand out. As you explore what to wear to a wedding, consider statement pieces like a patterned tie that can add a pop of color against the solid backdrop of your suit.
Or, if you're in the wedding, take the wedding color scheme into account and use shades from the dresses, florals, or decor as your accent color to choose your tie or other accessories.
Paired with cufflinks and a matching pocket square, accessories make it easy to tie your entire look together.
How should a men's wedding suit fit?
Achieving the proper fit is essential when preparing for a wedding, whether you're a groom, marrier, groomsman, wedding party member, or guest. Your suit sleeve length should rest near the tops of your wrists, with the body of your suit covering at least the top of your seat and the jacket fitting comfortably on your shoulders to create a clean silhouette. Your dress pants should comfortably hug your waist without being too tight or too loose, with the leg—after hemming—sitting around the top of your shoes, depending on your break preferences.
Our intuitive Fit Finder makes it easy to find a suit that fits your body; we'll provide accurate size suggestions specific to you thanks to our sizing data from thousands of people like you. With sizing tools like that, along with our how-to hub that explains the ins and outs on how your men's wedding suit should fit, you can find the best match.
So this is a update of sorts. A few months ago I posted that my boyfriend's sister is getting married in the Poconos and is expecting everyone to lodge in expensive BnBs over affordable hotels despite all of her side of the family is all blue collar with limited budgets.
Well this weekend she sent out more information about the wedding including a mandatory dress code for all the guests. For the women she doesn't care as long as your dress isn't white or cream which is basic wedding etiquette. But for all male guests attending, they must wear a suit. Not just a blazer or a nice dress shirt but a suit. Why? She didn't say but it's probably all because of her bougie fantasy. So ontop of travel expenses like airfare, hotel because no one can afford her BnBs and a wedding gift she's expecting all the men to buy a suit.
Now my boyfriend, her brother has already told their mom he's not wearing one because it's just another ridiculous expense he's gonna have shell out for her wedding on top how much airfare/lodging will be for the 2 of us. And honestly he doesn't want to wear one, the guy doesn't dress sloppy by any means but the last time he wore anything like that was his Dress Blues in the Army.
Not to mention because we will be having to attend the rehearsal dinner as well we will need two sets of separate dress clothes over a normal guest so, two dresses, blazer or dress shirt and suit is quite a bit to purchase let alone pack along with extra clothes to stay up for our vacation after. So if we can forgo the suit it's fine by me too.
The question will be how his sister will react to him refusing to wear one.