For the Fellas: I.heart.boys.in.suits.

{A Mountain Bride}

I adore my groomsmen. They are all amazing and have been best friends with the Groom for-ever! They even all have matching "brotherhood" tattoos!! But whats the deal with groomsmen attire... when did it get so complicated?? What happened to the days of tuxedo rentals at the local Men's Wearhouse??

Well, that's partly (mostly) my fault.... we were obviously never going to have tuxedos on the beach in Costa Rica. So then it became a toss-up between khaki and gray and destiny made the decision for us!

Beach Weddings

{Michael Wachniack}

There is the go-to look... khaki pants and the white button down.

{Aloha Island Weddings}

Or a colored button down with khaki pants and flip flops. I am not on board with the groom in an all white linen outfit... that is way too out of character for me! I want Mr. Pancakes to look like a dressy version of himself.

Preppy Attire
{Ballcaps and Neckties}

Originally, I also considered something super preppy, like seersucker or putting them all in pink pants. Can you imagine?! I think it's adorable but I can only imagine the number of complaints I would get... it doesn't seem worth it.

Suspenders

{Green Wedding Shoes}

I also adore suspenders... since my guys are all going to be in gray pants this look may be doable. However it looks so vintage/barn-yard chic to me and not very beach-y...It's hard for me to tell if it's just the setting or if it's the outfit itself.

{Green Wedding Shoes}These thicker black suspenders paired with matching ties look less barn-yard chic and more dressy/formal but maybe it would be too dressy for the beach. On the other hand, maybe with gray pants it would be the perfect middle ground. I have no idea?!?!

{Ruffled}
Here is some more guys in skinny suspenders with matching pants and bow ties. I REALLY love bow ties and was considering doing bow ties before I realized how much the groomsmen would all hate that as well. At one point, I was considering pink pants WITH bowties. Silly me.

Vests

{Wedding Chicks}What about vests! Vests are popping up at weddings all over the place. I also love the matching Cons (i think those are Converses?) I don't know why but I kind of hate the black belts with the khaki pants... but I do love the look of the mismatched ties with the vests.

{Once Wed}

Amazingness... I love the vests with the bow ties... my only problem with this look is that you can't tell who the groom is (it's obvious in this picture that he's the one in the center, but you know what I mean). I kind of want Mr. Pancakes to stand out... after all, it is HIS day too!

{Green Wedding Shoes}
What about if I just let them all wear whatever they want?!?! What a novel idea... don't control ever detail. hehehe. That doesn't even almost sound like something I would do. I would be much too terrified that someone would show up in brown cords (no offense, he is adorable... but really!?!?).

{Anne Marie Photography}Or they could just do matching suits. This seems the least Costa Rican and the least appropriate for us as a couple.

Best Option:

I think this is the exact look we are going for (except in gray)... matching ties, jacket for the groom and no jackets for the groomsmen. I also really like the rolled-up sleeves and the barefoot look.

{Brenda's Wedding Blog}

What do you think??

Something for the Fellas

I love bowties! I would love to put my groomsmen in bowties but I don't think that its actually going to happen so I thought I would look for other unique groomsmen details (before I fall in love with bowties and there is no turning back).

My (Our) groomsmen are a great group of fun loving guys. They are a super close group who grew up together and even have matching tattoos. Since Mr. Pancakes doesn't drink, a lot of the alcohol related gifts are out of the question (ie. flasks, personalized beer mugs, etc). Additionally they aren't the type of boys who need money clips, cuff links, or personalized pocket watches.

So here are some fun alternatives I found:

{Source}
When Mr. Pancakes saw this picture he said "I would so be a shoe-be if we could get matching dunks for the wedding!" (Shoe-be. noun [shoo-be]:Those beach-goers who think it is appropriate to wear shoes on the beach.)

While I think matching shoes are adorable, I really love the idea of a barefoot beach wedding. I could live with matching flip flops but I just don't think shoes are appropriate on the beach.

{Source}

I love this idea! It is a very practical personalize gift. Would this be DIY-able? What kind of thread would you use?

{Soure}

How cute are these boys in their sunglasses! I think this would be super cute and its definitely a great beach-appropriate option.

Clearly I want something colorful, fun and practical. These guys don't take themselves too serious so we really want to have a little fun with their gifts.

What are other fun options? What did you get your groomsmen?

For the Fellas...

While sitting through a presentation on the human rights responsibilities of companies in extractive industries, I decided to start looking for save-the-date ideas. (No, I did not know when we are getting married, but it never hurts to be prepared.)

While searching for inspiration I found these amazing groomsmen invites! Unfortunately, I did not use them because my Mr. Pancakes had already invited all his groomsmen(via email...sigh). That doesn't mean that somebody else couldn't benefit from them!



These templates are available on The Wedding Chicks

Deciding on groomsmen was a pretty easy decision for Mr. P because he has a small group of guy friends he's really close to. They pretty much grew up together and even have matching tattoos... Plus Mr. P doesn't have any brothers or male cousins so there were no family issues to take into consideration. I, on the other, have two sisters, a FSIL, high school friends, and college friends...


How did your groom invite his groomsmen? Was it an easy decision? Who invited their attendants first you or Mr?