Do the fathers match the groom/groomsmen?

My father in law and step father in law and my father are all getting tuxes to match the groomsmen. I just thought everyone did that?

View Quoted Comment I'm sure you're right. Honestly i never paid attention to that before so I didn't realize that was a thing lol

They don't have to match as they are not part of the wedding party. Men's suits are all neutral colors so they really can't make a choice that doesn't work for your pics,

View Quoted Comment I actually don’t think the fathers usually match. Of course it’s fine for them to match if they want to, but plenty of people don’t do that. Like Murial said, they aren’t in the wedding party.

I don't think they usually match. But dark suits are pretty standard so they might unintentionally look that way

My dad got the same color suit as the groomsmen ( my FH is wearing a shade darker then them) but my dad is wearing a green tie ( my mom is wearing green so they will be matching) the groomsmen will be wearing blush ties to match the bridesmaids. fh ivory to match my dress.

my colors are blush, green and ivory

I just told my dad to wear anything nice.

Ny dad and fil are not matching but i got them ties that coordinator our colors. My fh and fil toe matches, my dads is his own look same colors, groomsmen all.match each other

Our fathers donhabe outfits planned. If they did ask to wear their own then that is fine. However they both are very welcome and excited to dress special. Groomsmen are in dark gray tuxedos, groom is black tuxedo, fathers are in black different tuxedos. Both of our parents assumed would coordinate. Ask them as See what they want to be in. In our area it is the norm to match or coordinate. Example pic below!

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Groom, groomsmen, dads!

Again this is normal for us. I’d say just have a conversation and see how they feel

FH's father is his best man, so he'll match. My mother has recently been staying about this with regards to my father's attire, although it had never actually occurred to meas being a thing... we purchased a tie for my father to match groomsmen, and he's wearing a grey suit (groomsmen will wear grey pants and vests). My mom decided father needed to match more, and went out and bought shirt to match groomsmen (ecru color), although I felt a white shirt that my dad already had would be fine. I honestly don't care if he matches ornot, but my mom was very concerned about this, so I let her do what she felt best. No energy wasted on my end though! 😂

Thanks everyone! I know they will look great and I really don't care if they match or not, I was just curious (friendly debate with FH lol).

View Quoted Comment LOVE this look! FH actually wants one similar to your groomsmen 😍

This is what I am doing. Everyone wears the same suit. Blue is for my fh and groomsman and the silver tie is for our fathers. All of them will have a blue vest and my fh will have a gray vest. I just wanted the bridal party to stand out. And the pictures to match.

Our fathers are wearing the same suit as GM. The fathers are wearing charcoal with a black tie & GM are wearing grey with silver ties.

Our colors are white, lavender and silver. Our groomsmen are wearing white so I told my dad to wear a light gray suit. I didn’t want him to look the same as them.

The parents of the bride and groom aren't supposed to match the bridal party. The colour of their outfit should complement the wedding party's colour.

For my sisters wedding her father in law matched but my dad did not. My dad plans to do the same thing. He will decide what he wears once my mom picks her dress and match with her

Guys, the father of the bride IS part of the wedding party. And very important as he will be walking you down the aisle and will be in pictures. David's Bridal suggested a slightly different look from the groomsmen but the FOB is part of the wedding party. FIL is not

I don’t think there’s any specific rule about this, I’ve seen some fathers that match the GM and some that don’t.
We gave our fathers the option of getting the same suit as my H and GM; his father opted to get the same suit and match, and my father opted to wear a suit he already had(although later complained that he didn’t have the same suit? Weirdo.).