What does FOB wear?

My family all asked me what they should wear & had no problem making sure they didn't clash for family pictures. So did DH's family. I don't think that's too much to ask of them. However, you may have to offer to chip in on outfits. We did!

Seriously? You want to tell a grown adult what to wear?

Mrs70, just googled it and it may work! My mom was worried about the colors bc she hated the idea too and wanted me to talk with my Dad. I'm fully aware that my sister is going to do whatever she wants despite whatever consequences might come up. I really just wanted it to be nice bc it would be the first pictures with her new husband whom I've never met (they eloped on top of a mountain, she wore orange so it's like she's wearing her wedding colors), and my FH. My hope was to get the picture canvassed for my parents as a new family photo, but it will probably have to be in black and white.

Your parents are not props. They wear what they feel like wearing. They probably won't be with your BP any way.

Having just come off a run of couples with few or no parents alive, I'd be glad they're there no matter what they're wearing.

Second to what everyone else says. They're not going to be standing with the BP that much anyway. It doesn't really matter what they wear.

However, it's not that uncommon for the FOB to wear a suit that matches the BP. I don't know if that's bad etiquette or not, but I've seen it in quite a lot of weddings that he matches the groom/groomsmen. But if that's the case, you'd probably need to foot the bill for it if you're asking him to wear something else. And he might not be impressed with your suggestion, so keep that in mind too.

I think he should wear what he wants for his daughters wedding. You have to keep in mind that parents aren't typically part of the bridal party so they shouldn't be coordinated with the colors, they should wear what makes them feel comfortable.

I also was a little afraid of my dad. When we ordered the GM suits I just asked him if he wanted to wear charcoal or black. He didn't care so we just ordered the same suit in charcoal & we're paying for it. We did the same for FHs father.

I would give anything for my father to be at my wedding...he could wear whatever he wanted.

My mom has asked me what color I would like her to wear and my dad is just wearing black like all the groomsmen. He jokes about wearing white just to drive me crazy. Is there anyway you could kindly tell him that you want him to look similar to the groomsmen?