Father of the bride attire?

My dad is wearing the same tux as the GM but with a different color vest and a long tie as opposed to a bow tie. FFIL is wearing his vestments since he's a priest. At every wedding I've been to, FOB and FOG usually wore a tux or a really nice suit with a boutineer. The grandparents usually had flowers as well.

My dad is wearing the same tux as the groomsmen and so is FFIL. The only difference in their tux and FH is FH shirt is black under and theirs are white.

FFIL wanted to wear a suit which also would have been fine but FH wanted him to wear the matching tux with him and is brother.

Let him wear what he wants! My dad wanted to match the groomsmen, so he wore the same pants, jacket and vest, but with a tie that matched my mom's dress

We let our fathers choose what they wore. I just got married, and I honestly don't really remember what either one wore - my dad may have had a dark blazer and slacks, no tie (I think) and FIL was in a gray suit. That being said, I have been to a wedding where the grandparents and other family members walking down the aisle to be seated in the first row wore jeans and flannel shirts while the wedding party was in suits and long dresses. It was memorable in a bad way, and if I had been the bride (it was groom's family), I would have been upset about it.

My dad is wearing a black and white tux.

Generally speaking, they can wear what they like , and they should wear at least the same level of formality as the groom and the groomsmen. They do not have to dress more formally than the groom and groomsmen. When the groom and groomsmen are very casually dressed like yours, pretty much anything goes, except they would look silly dressed too formally e.g a tuxedo.

Many Dads are used to wearing a suit, but they could opt to wear a sports jacket and dress pants. If the groom's father is wearing a suit, your Dad might be happier in a suit too. Blue and gray are both neutrals so he could wear either. It's highly unlikely their greys would be the same anyhow.

My dad is wearing a tux and my FH is wearing a tux but not the same color, my main concern was that I didn't want someone to be dressier than the groom, ex) if FH was wearing a suit I don't want other people to be in Tuxs you know what I mean? I don't think they have to coordinate or make sure that they're different colors though

My Dad wore the same tux as FH. Just happened to be what they both picked out. We told FIL what my Dad was wearing and he chose black suit with black vest and black tie. They both looked very handsome.

This is a question we get asked a lot, so you’re definitely not alone. There's no set way to dress dad, but you’re correct that he should stand out from your wedding guests.

A lot of couples ask the FOB/FOG to match the groomsmen with minor changes like tie styles or colors. However, it’s common for the FOB/FOG to dress similarly. Definitely let your dad know what your FH’s father is wearing. Because your groomsmen are wearing linen and FH’s father is wearing a suit, I like the idea of your dad wearing a similar color suit. If you’ll be taking any formal portraits with you, your FH and both sets of parents, a suit on both father’s will balance the photo.

If your dad is married (you mentioned stepparent, so I don’t want to assume), he can also match the formality of his wife. We have a lot of FOBs that match their ties to their wife’s dress, rather than the wedding colors.

Be sure to include the FOB/FOG in your boutonniere order, if applicable. It’s ok for it to be less elaborate than the groom and groomsmen (1 single flower, etc.).

Whether your follow the same guidelines for other men in your family really depends on your own situation. If you’re very close to a stepparent or grandparent, then yes have them stand out—at least with a boutonniere. However, if you add flowers for stepparents/grandparents on your side of the family, it’s best to do the same for your husband’s side.

All guys were in tuxes, FOG also. FOG is often ignored. All looked sharp and "dapper". Little RB and his teddy bear were in tuxes too. Sorry, no cowboys, hippies or clown sox. They can do that some other time.

My groomsmen are all wearing dark grey and my dad and FH dad are both wearing black tuxedos.

Your answer to your dad was perfect!

Thanks everyone for the great advice, i feel alot better about this now! =)

I'm having the same issue. Our groomsmen and FH is wearing khaki pants and gray short sleeved button up shirts. So I guess the dads mine and his wear khaki pants also and button up shirt short or long doesn't matter to me.

But for u I since yall are wearing suits. The dads should wear suits if they want or willing. Since the guys are wearing the suits they are then navy would be perfect. I do not believe ties would be a must if they dont want to wear. The grandparents ect dont have to match per say but they do need to he fitting in with the attire. At least dress pants and jacket
Hope this helps