The Groom's List

Beach Casual:

• Sport Coat (match a wedding color)
• Slacks (khaki or white linen)
• Dress Shirt with Barrel Cuffs (white, ivory or match a wedding color)
• Dress Sandals (brown leather)

Informal:

• Business Suit (black or a color)
• Dress Shirt with Barrel Cuffs (white, ivory or match a wedding color)
• Silk Necktie (match one or multiple wedding colors)
• Button Suspenders (match suit)
• Dress Shoes & Socks (match each other)

Semi-formal (day):

• Formal Suit (black or color)
• Dress Shirt with Barrel Cuffs (white or ivory – match wedding dress)
• Silk Necktie (black or match one or multiple wedding colors)
• Vest (match suit and/or tie)
• Belt (match shoe color)
• Dress Shoes & Socks (match each other)

Semi-formal (night):

• Formal Suit with Matching Slacks (black)
• Dress Shirt with French Cuffs (white or ivory – match wedding dress)
• Bow Tie or Silk Necktie (black or match one or multiple wedding colors)
• Cummerbund or Vest (match suit and/or tie)
• Studs (match with cufflinks)
• Cufflinks (match with studs)
• Dress Shoes & Socks (black)

 

Resources

Assorted Accessories:

• PocketSquarZ
• Etsy (Groom's Corner)

Ties:

• Cyberoptix Tie Lab
• SkinnyTies
• The Tie Bar
• Ties.com
• Nordstrom Ties
• Otis James - Custom-Made Ties
• Macys.com
• Squiddledee Ties

 

Buy/rent a suit in my area

Formal (day):

• Notched Lapel, Peaked Lapel or Shawl Lapel - Cutaway Jacket or Tuxedo Jacket (black or color – single or double breasted) with Matching Striped Slacks
• Wing Collar Dress Shirt with French Cuffs (white or ivory – match wedding dress)
• Striped Silk Necktie (match one or multiple wedding colors)
• Vest (match striped slacks or tie)
• Studs (match with cufflinks)
• Cufflinks (match with studs)
• Tuxedo Shoes & Dress Socks (match each other)

Formal (night):

• Notched Lapel, Peaked Lapel or Shawl Lapel - Tuxedo Jacket or Mandarin Jacket (black – single or double breasted) with Matching Slacks
• Wing Collar, Turndown Collar, Spread Collar, Crosswyck Collar or Banded Collar Tuxedo Shirt with French Cuffs (white or ivory – match wedding dress)
• Bow Tie (black or match one or multiple wedding colors… not needed if wearing a band-collar shirt)
• Cummerbund or Vest (match with jacket and/or tie)
• Studs (match with cufflinks)
• Cufflinks (match with studs)
• Tuxedo Shoes & Dress Socks (black)

Very Formal (day):

• Notched Lapel, Peaked Lapel or Shawl Lapel - Cutaway Jacket (black or color – single or double breasted) with Matching Striped Slacks
• Wing Collar Dress Shirt with French Cuffs (white or ivory – match wedding dress)
• Ascot (black or match one or multiple wedding colors)
• Vest (match striped slacks)
• Studs (match with cufflinks)
• Cufflinks (match with studs)
• Tuxedo Shoes & Dress Socks (match each other)

Very Formal (night):

• Notched Lapel, Peaked Lapel or Shawl Lapel - Tailcoat (black – single or double breasted) with Matching Slacks
• Wing Collar Tuxedo Shirt with French Cuffs (white or ivory – match wedding dress)
• Black Bow Tie (can also be white if shirt and vest are white)
• Vest (matching color of the tailcoat is optional)
• Studs (match with cufflinks)
• Cufflinks (match with studs)
• Patent-Leather Shoes & Dress Socks (black)

Buy/rent a tuxedo in my area

1. Know your colors.
   Use darker colors for a fall/winter wedding, and lighter colors for a spring/summer wedding. Be sure to grab a swatch of the wedding colors, so you can match them with your attire (these colors will also be used for the bridesmaids’ dresses). If your bride’s dress color is not the traditional white, you should get a swatch of that color too.
2. Stand out and be consistent.
   Go with a style and/or color (suit/tux, shirt, vest and tie) that is different from your best man and groomsmen (if you wear a suit, then they do need to wear a suit… same goes for a tux). Make sure your best man and groomsmen are wearing either all the same style, color and brand of clothing, or following a specific theme like each one has a slightly different tie.
3. Research the store.
   Check the reputation of where you’re renting/buying your tuxes or suits, and make sure they have a wide variety of and styles, colors and brands.
4. Know their policy.
   If you’re renting, ask for their rental policy and suit/tux pick up and return times.
5. Save money.
   Companies at bridal shows may offer discounts for giving them a small refundable deposit while you’re there. Also, ask if they give group discounts.
6. Decide who’s footing the bill.
   Some grooms pay for some or all of their best man’s and groomsmen’s attire, but ushers usually pay for their own. If you’re planning to buy rather than rent, you could make the formal wear your gift to them.
7. Getting fitted.
   Your groomsmen can get fitted on their own, or you can set a time for everyone to do it together. If you’re going to do it together, make a reservation for measurements several months before the wedding. This ensures a good selection, and about three to four weeks for alterations (including fixing any mistakes from the alteration process). Groomsmen who are out-of-town should be able to get sized at any tuxedo/suit shop, and have their measurements sent directly to you or a sister location near you.

Things to remember:

• Your jacket sleeves should stop between your thumb and wrist, leaving less than ½ an inch of your shirt sleeves showing.
• The seam of your jacket sleeves should line up slightly past your shoulders, and your collar should lie flat, leaving no bulges in your neck or back area.
• When wearing the jacket, your backside should not be seen, and the slit in the back of the jacket should be closed.
• Your pants should graze the top of your shoes, leaving a slight horizontal crease in the front, near the ankle, and fall just above the sole of your shoes in the back.
• If you’re wearing a wing collared shirt, be sure to tuck the wings behind the tie.
• If you’re wearing a wool topcoat, be sure it covers the bottom of your tux/suit jacket.
• How to tie a necktie.

 

Buy/rent a suit or tux in my area