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So I think I'm just going to start jotting down my ideas here whenever I come up with one and I'm around a computer. I usually jot my ideas down on post-its, but I always lose them or end up finding them ages later. At least I can come back to my blog and see what I was thinking...

So this idea is about the guys' attire. I'm trying to decide whether or not I should keep those vests I got for our groomsmen. MarkessaXO's comment has got me thinking...I really should stick to my color theme. And while that green might make a good accent color, that vest isn't exactly an accent piece. So...

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Groom: Black suit with aqua green tie
Groomsmen: Gray suits with light orange tie

Keep the vests?

Remember the vests I got for our groomsmen?

This picture I saw on Etsy Wedding is getting me to think maybe I can keep them and incorporate them into our wedding colors:

I'm thinking my handsome groom could sport one of these striped aqua ties:

Chevronstrip - Silver/Aquas


School Stripe - Navy/Teal


Spring Stripe - Turqouoise


Polo Stripes - Aquas

and for the groomsmen...


PinDot - Turqouoise (these would match our theme well)


Herringbone - Teal


Herringbone - Pool Aqua


Herringbone - Aqua

All pictures above courtesy of The Tie Bar. I could not find any other ties that feature dots or circles that could be in line with our them colors. =(

All the guys would wear an orange bout...something really subtle.

Anyways, what do you guys think? Keep the vests or let the groomsmen wear suits too? Would you suggest something different? Would this ruin my aqua and orange theme? Help!

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Menswear

I really want FI to wear a 3-piece suit for the wedding. Like this guy:

photo courtesy of men.style.com/

I think a suit would be a great investment, and it's a staple in a man's closet. Besides, my man is ready for a nice suit.

As for the groomsmen, I love this idea:

photo courtesy of White Lilac Inc.

I like that it's different, and that it definitely could save our groomsmen some money. Unfortunately, we can't afford to pay for our wedding party's attire. With my inital idea for our color scheme, I drew what I had in mind:

And this is what I found:

I had to beg FI to model for me. Anyways, I found this vest along with the black tie at Jos A. Bank on sale! He didn't have a better white shirt on hand (we were at my parents), and he put on the tie kind of sloppy. It was a little big on FI, but I still thought it looked great. And he wouldn't have been wearing the vest anyway.

But then I fell in love with aqua and orange, and now I don't feel like it will work well with our aqua and orange colored wedding. I'm not writing it off completely, but I may decide to let these go.

If I do let these go, I think I'll opt to have our groomsmen wear suits also, in gray, while my guy is in black.

Jos A. Bank has pretty good sales once in a while. Right now, there's 50% off all remaining clearance valid 09/10/2008-09/14/2008.

What's your man wearing for the wedding?

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