Playing with different colours for the Groom and Groomsmen’s suits provides unmistakable clarity on whose day it really is, but incorporating colour is not always an easy feat to execute well.
Key considerations in exploring your event colour palette include paying particular attention to the accent colours, secondaries, temperatures, and creating harmony between the undertones.
This style guide explores two ways to play with colour- firstly, creating an accent in the Groom against black Groomsmen's suits for a clean and classic look. The second is a more creative approach, using different tones in both suits without black for a more memorable and lively effect.
1. Black Groomsmen’s Suits with a Contrasting Jacket for the Groom
Adding colour to the groom’s party can be in the form of a contrasting jacket, matching pants and waistcoat with the groomsmen’s suits. For a clean, formal look, this could be as simple as dressing the groomsmen in all-black, while the Groom opts for a contrasting jacket in ivory or a statement colour. Benji & Steph’s wedding created a minimalistic luxury ambience with a monochromatic white colour palette, tied in with the groom’s party through an ivory double-breasted jacket and black groomsmen’s suits.
Nathan & Jas put on a show with a stunning burgundy velvet tuxedo jacket, highlighted against the all-black groomsmen.
2. Distinct Colours For the Groom and Groomsmen
Contrary to popular belief, black isn’t the answer to every colour conundrum. This rings particularly true for colourful pastel colour schemes, darker colours and warm tones, which can either disappear in black or appear desaturated.
When working with two or more colours between the Groom’s and Groomsmen’s suits, a good rule of thumb to follow is to work within varying shades of one colour spectrum for a consistent feel across the wedding suits.
This works best with muted tones for the groomsmen, and a richer tone for the groom. Allanis & Daniel pulled this off beautifully in their wedding suits with a deep teal tuxedo for the Groom, complimented with the Groomsmen’s sage grey suits. The cool-toned grey, teal neck ties and the sage green of the bridesmaids' dresses formed a harmonious colour palette congruent to the event styling.
Alternate colour variations for suiting up the wedding party without black could be complimenting lighter blues with dark navy, and deep reds with deep chocolate tones.
A more casual summer wedding could involve a full suit in a light cream linen for the groom’s suit, while the groomsmen sport darker tan, toffee or taupe suits.
Whatever the chosen combination, always ensure the most impactful colour is reserved for the Groom.
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