what friggin' color are the fathers supposed to wear anyway?

My father wore the same tux as my husband and the groomsmen.

Yes, your fathers can wear what they would like.

ETA: Personally, I prefer the parents not wear the wedding colors.

I don't know what traditional is, but guys and FH are wearing grey. My mom and dad are wearin navy. No clue what his parents are wearing as hey haven't picked them out yet.

They can wear whatever they want. My FH is wearing a black or charcoal suit, GM are wearing black dress slacks and a blue dress shirt, BM are wearing black dresses, our dads are wearing whatever suits they already own (I tried to tell them just slacks, but they're old fashioned). I think my dad is in black and FFIL is in gray... Maybe? I honestly didn't ask and haven't paid much attention at past functions.

I got in a twitch over this one too.

I looked it up.

http://lifestyle.howstuffworks.com/weddings/style/wedding-formal-wear/dapper-dads.htm

This was the most helpful article I found. The men are all wearing shirts and ties, FH is wearing a suit, my dad will be wearing a suit. The grooms men will be in grey, my dad in a dark green. As long as he is the "same level of formality" as the bridal party, its good, from a traditional standpoint.

And, my dad had a dark green suit and hates shopping. Good enough!

I'm confused by this question. Why would they wear predetermined colors? Do moms need to wear specific colors as well?

That was a very helpful article. Thank you Allison. I think I will have my dad wear the same tux as my FI and groomsmen and just switch up the tie and vest. My FI's dad can wear the same or maybe charcoal/grey. Thank you for your help!

Venusian, all of the mom's have already bought their dresses. I did not ask them to buy any specific color.

My dad wore the same suit as DH. FIL wore whatever suit he could find.

My father passed away but my brothers wore suits they already had to walk me up the aisle. His father also wore a suit he already had.

My grandfather and FH's father all all wearing the same tux as FH and the groomsmen...we are just switching up the tie colors!

Our groomsmen are wearing black tuxes with ties (instead of bow ties). My dad says he's wearing a Navy blue suit that he already owns. FH dad says he's going to wear a black suit he already has. I hope they all look OK.

I think they can wear whatever they want. I am not sure they have to match the bridal party. My GM are wearing tan suits. When I mentioned this to my dad he said "I am not wearing a tan suit". Now my preference would be for him to wear his naval uniform but that's just me. He can wear whatever he wants.

I'm not a big fan of having the dads wear the same thing as the groomsmen. After all, you're not making the moms match the bridesmaids--and you're certainly not making them match you. Yet so often, the groom the groomsmen, and the fathers are all expected to wear the same thing. To my mind, that's just one more way of making the wedding all about the bride, and treating everyone else (including the groom) as though they were just decorations.

Our groomsmen are wearing gray tuxes and my dad is thrilled because I told him he could wear whatever he wants. He wants to wear his black tux that he already has because he loves it.

Our groomsmen will be wearing charcoal grey tuxes. My dad is going to pick out his tux on Saturday. He wanted to wear the same black tux he wore to both of my brothers' weddings but my mom and sister in law convinced him to pick out something special. I want him to wear whatever he wants and I will be paying for the rental. Brothers will be wearing nice suits... Not worrying about that since both of my sisters in law have great taste

They should wear what they want, and so should your moms. They don't have to match.

My Dad is wearing a suit he already has. He's 88 I'm just glad he'll be able to walk me down the aisle. I have no clue what my FIL will be wearing.

I read somewhere that MOTB is supposed to wear whatever she wants as long as the color doesn't clash with the wedding party in pictures, and I would assume the same thing applies for fathers... I don't really care what my Dad wears.

I don't really care what the dads wear either but when the man at the tuxedo rental place asked about the fathers and what color they will be wearing, I was stumped haha. I hadn't even thought about it. But thanks for all of the advice ladies.