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Expert October 2020

Dads attire

Katie, on September 25, 2019 at 11:38 AM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 7

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I have a dad and step dad and the FFIL. Do they all have to match or can they be different? Also, I know my Father in law would prefer to be in a nice pair of jeans and button down top instead of slacks with maybe a vest. I am having a church wedding and that is what he would normally wear to church every Sunday. Do the dads have to be in suits. My son is walking me down the aisle not my dads and he will be in a suit. All of our groomsmen will be in suits and vest with ties and my groom with be in shirt and vest with tie only no coat.

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Latest activity by 2d Bride, on September 25, 2019 at 2:55 PM

Legend June 2019
Melle · on September 25, 2019 at 11:41 AM
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They can be different. My dad and his dad didn't match.
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Legend July 2019
MrsD · on September 25, 2019 at 11:43 AM
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My dad, stepdad and FIL all wore suits. We gifted them ties (they didn't all match but were all in color scheme). We didn't tell them what color but they all ended up wearing navy suits.
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Master January 2015
null · on September 25, 2019 at 11:45 AM
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It really depends on your dress code on if the dads should be wearing suits. I know ours will be, my dad is walking me down the aisle and FFIL is the best man. If they weren't in the wedding, I think they'd still wear suits as fathers of the bride & groom. Other male guests will probably wear suits or dress slacks and a button down. They definitely don't have to match though!
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Master December 2019
Cher Horowitz · on September 25, 2019 at 12:28 PM
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I think it's fine for them to not dress similarly. Whatever they feel most comfortable in!
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Dedicated November 2020
__ · on September 25, 2019 at 12:35 PM
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It should depend on what you want your dress code to be or how/if you want them coordinated. I do want my immediate family and my FH immediate family to match my colors and I’d like the men in suits. So my dad, step-dad, his dad and step-dad will all be in light grey suits, don’t have to match exactly but do have to all be light grey. But that’s what I want and what I think will look best for photos.
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Megan · on September 25, 2019 at 2:29 PM
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Your wedding is what you're most comfortable with. All of our dads are wearing black suits (not matching) and we are buying the ties and pocket squares for them. My FSIL had all the men match down to the shoes... it's all about preference.
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Champion October 2009
2d Bride · on September 25, 2019 at 2:55 PM
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I've never quite understood the idea that the dads have to match the groom, each other, or the groomsmen. Do your moms have to match you, each other, or the bridesmaids?
And if your dad isn't comfortable in a suit, I'd think you'd want him to be comfortable rather than just dressing him up for photos.
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