Mismatched Groomsmen & Semi-Matching Bridesmaids?

Normally I would say it's fine, but I think if the girls are matching, it will look weird.

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Depends on where they all go. say they all shop at David's bridal just different states then it will all be the same shade.. if they all have the same color grey little color sample and bring it with them to whatever tux plce they go it will help them all get the same color. Hope that helps.

Yeah, honestly I do think that would look a bit odd. It's also not terribly nice or fair to have the ladies pay for matching dresses and then just let the dudes wear whatever.

Do they all have a dark (or navy blue) suit? I think mismatched gray might be a little too different, but then again, I've never seen it done. But I don't think it's asking too much to ask them to spent some money on a suit rental. You can have them do it online or a through a chain with a location close to where the wedding will be. Also, do they all currently own the suit he is asking them to wear or will some of them have to buy a suit?

I think even different shades of the same color could look completely different. I would opt for keeping the groomsmen in the same suit.

Thanks everyone! I think we might just do the same company route to get the matching color. Unfortunately I don't think navy would work since the bridesmaids are wearing dark blue (might clash?).

I think I'm also starting to feel badly because the suits I'm seeing are 3x what the bridesmaids are paying for their dresses. We'll check out Black Tux, too, thanks for the tip!

StPaulGal -- I completely agree that it's not fair, though I didn't make that decision. I told my bridesmaids to do whatever they wanted as long as they felt pretty and they decided to do one color with different styles (the seamstress is giving us a deal on alterations). I asked them if they were sure so many times I was told to shut up.

Also a friend of mine just bought her FH's suit for $99 at Macy's because of all the sales and coupons they had running. Check out the department stores because it might be cheaper than renting and they get to keep it!

Yeah I think it would look odd if they guys didn't match but your girls did. Try an online tux rental!

I am going to be the outlier and say it will look fine. Because the BM's are wearing different styles, they are not going to look like peas in a pod either.

I'm with @Muriel on this. FH's groomsmen will be wearing different shades of grey at our wedding and I don't think it will look odd. I looked up several examples online before we decided and liked it. We also aren't having them wear full suits (except FH). Two guys will wear vests and two guys will wear suspenders and they will all have matching bow ties.

My bridesmaids wore matching dresses but the guys all wore different shades of gray. Looked fine!

Something like This? I love the look of that!

Get them the same shade blue for the mens ties. The grays are ok.

I think it's totally fine! That's basically what we're doing. Bridesmaids in matching dresses that are convertible so the tops will all look different, groomsmen in any grey suit they want, but with matching ties. groomswoman was given option of wearing suit, grey dress, or bridesmaid dress and she opted to match the bridesmaids.

I'd specify dark or light grey, but otherwise it will be fine. My BMs chose matching dresses despite the option to choose their own styles and colors, and the groomsmen all wore dark grey suits. DH wore dark blue. They wore matching ties and pocket squares.

Thanks, everyone! I was having a hard time visualizing, so this is all really helpful.

Yeah we are doing this too: bridesmaids in slightly different variations but the same color, and just told the guys to get a dark grey suit. Both of my BMs got their dresses on clearance for less than $50 so I didn't feel right about requiring all the guys to buy exactly the same suit for $200 or more. We are giving our guys all matching bow ties in the same color to tie their look together

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To avoid that issue, we're having all the groomsmen wear black suits and FH is going to wear grey. We did buy them matching ties. My bridesmaids, on the other hand, will be the mismatched ones - I told them they could wear whatever dress they want in the purple/lavender family. I don't mind it, I like that they'll be able to express their own personalities.