Military groom and groomsmen

I think that if it’s important to him, I would go with it. My only question would be what the civilian would wear as it might be hard to coordinate that - maybe a navy blue suit. I don’t think it’ll look tacky at all, they’re not all that different (I did have to Google image search what each of them looks like as I’m not from the USA!), it will still look cohesive.

My ex-husband is military and anytime he’s been a part of a wedding for a fellow service member, he’s worn his dress uniform. I’ve never been to a military wedding that didn’t have those enlisted in their dress uniforms. It will be cohesive because the uniforms aren’t that different and you can put your civilian groomsman in a navy suit. Your FH will stand out because he’s the one getting married. This isn’t really any different than when the groom and groomsmen all wear black tuxes.

I agree with others - if your fiancé wants it, I would go with it. My fiancé and I attended a very Navy wedding last summer with lots of dress whites, but it still didn’t take away from the bride and groom. Could your fiancé wear a uniform dinner dress jacket (and bow tie) to stand out more? That is what the Navy groom did to look that much more differentiated.

I agree with both you and the previous commenters. I think you are right that having each of them in their respective uniforms is going to take away from some of the groom’s attention. However, you have expressed this to your fiancé, and that doesn’t seem to bother him, so I wouldn’t worry about it (not everyone wants to/feels comfortable standing out). I also agree with previous commentators that there will be a sense of cohesion and this won’t look like a tacky mess. It is obviously important to your fiancé (and grooms typically don’t ask for much when it comes to weddings), so I would just support him in this decision. Also, I think the photos he gets with them all in uniform is going to be extremely meaningful to him.

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I agree with this - Personally, I would prefer all the groomsmen in matching suits and him in the dress blues, but if it doesn't bother him then I guess go ahead. My one concern would be the one civilian maybe feeling uncomfortable/left out - if it was just service men, even in different uniforms, I think it would be reasonably cohesive, but having just one guy in a regular suit would not sit well with me. But it's his wedding too, and if it really matters to him, then why not!

This is apparently a common concern from other brides... so here is some inspo on how it might look with different uniforms and suits: