Matching the groom and the party

The party should look like one group in the photos. The groom should look like the groom. We always start with him: how he wants to look first, then everybody else around him.

Keep the same for the party

• The same tux, in the same colour and lapel.
• The same shirt and the same black bow tie.
• The same finish: cummerbund or suspenders, cufflinks and studs.

Set the groom a step above

One or two of these is enough:

• An ivory dinner jacket with black trousers.
• A peak lapel for him, notch lapels for the party.
• A double-breasted jacket for him, single-breasted for the party.
• A midnight blue tux against a black party.
• A vest, or a vest with suspenders.
• A silk bow tie with a fuller cut.
• An ivory bow tie with a black tux: the old classic, if he wants it.
• His own new shirt, crisper in every photo.

Where the colour goes

A common mistake: the groom wants a big colour to match the bridesmaids. We bring it back. The groom matches the bride, who wears white. Keep the bow ties black and put the wedding colour on the pocket squares. We match the pocket squares to the bridesmaids' dresses: sage, blush, wine, anything. The look stays classic, and the colour still shows.

The bow tie and the pocket square should go together, not be the exact same match. Think of a bouquet: no two flowers are exactly the same colour. Prom is the exception: there, the matching look is the fun of it.

Boys in the party

We fit every size, for men and boys, so ring bearers and young ushers match the rest.

The surest way to match: everyone fitted from the same shop, and a final fitting together 2 to 3 days before the wedding.