Has anyone else had a problem with their H2B and the suits they are wearing?

Imagine you didn't like your dress but he was telling you it looked fine. Wouldn't make any difference. Go round some suit shops and try some more on. My H got his 2 days before the wedding so it's possible.

Yes I am having the same problem. Although my wedding is way off yet, my H2B is insistent that he wants to wear a kilt. Neither of us are Scottish and the kilt will clash with the pristine silver and white colour theme chosen. However he is really upset that I dont want him to wear one because he thinks this is one of the few aspects of the wedding that is about HIM! I understand his point but aaaggh... It's so frustrating but in the grand scheme of things if your H2B sorts it out himself and finds something else thats better for him - let him. It's not worth the stress at the end of the day

As everyone else has said, try a few places, even if it means buying.

My H2B hated to fact that the mens suits are quite traditional and had 'boring' grey ties. I managed to hunt down flowery shirts from Marc Wallace and we got him one made to jazz it up a bit and hes wearing a top hat. Hes delighted now!

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OMG this is mine exactly. He went to get his on sat without me (was adament I was to see it). When he got back, I asked how it went and if they had right tie colour (teal), he said lady in shop didn't know but seemed to think so!! Anyway after a bit of a row he ended up telling me that the suit was brown (colours are teal, white and silver) and he seems to think this will go!!!! And after all the fuss he made of him choosing it on his own he let his grandad and son choose the colour, both of whom know nothing about the wedding! Tried to get him to change his mind last night but he is being stubborn ?

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Have you considered compromising and letting him wear a plain black kilt? Or there is a tartan called Scottish Silver Thistle which could go with your silver and white... you can get 'contemporary' outfits too: http://www.klassickilts.com///catalog/Page.aspx?key=5&ih=true

I'm warn out from our arguments last night but have told him he has a week to find a suit for all 3 of them. Fingers crossed hopefully it will all be ok as you are right its not worth the stress.

Yes I think that's the compromise I have agrred on is a plain black kilt wear and a silver cravat with it perhaps. I didnt know about that tartan that might possible match better, I shall look in to it, thanks!

I also think I have managed to convince him to go for the suit option as he now wants to be able to buy something he can wear again rather than hire and abviously the suit option lends itself better to this....

Glad you have worked out what to do. I thnk giving the deadline and just letting him do all the work is the best option. You never know he might just think it is too much effort and go with the original option!!

Hi,

Thought I might chip in with a little advice. I have a reasonably succesful hire department and up until recently most hire trousers were a bit loose and baggy. I have tried to change over our stock recently to a slimmer more fitted cut. So I think there are definatly hire shops out there who will have what your H2B is looking for, it is jsut a case of shopping around. Also trousers can seem baggier at the back if not worn on the waist correctly, if they are worn lower at the front than the back then they will seem baggier just below the seat. Trousers can also be purchased and altered, reduceing the fork is sometimes a good alteration for making a trouser fitted. Although no alteration will help if the trousers have 4 pleats in the front.

I would suggest your h2b shop around and find someone who can give expert advice on cuts and fits. If he needs any help he is more than welcome to mail me,

Thanks

Marc

I don't think I really understand this thread!

As far as our wedding goes, I got to choose whatever dress I wanted and didn't pick anything until I was 100% certain. The same went for my H2B, he got whatever suit he wanted and we tried on a few until he was 100% happy.

I wouldn't have told him what he can and can't have regardless of our colour scheme or the rest of the stuff we have planned.

At the end of the day all you'll have is your photos and video, and if H2B looks back at them thinking that he hated the suit and/or trousers then that would be upsetting wouldn't it?

If he's not happy with his trousers let him go out and find another suit, and make sure he is 100% happy. Alternatively get him to try matching trousers to the morning jacket (i.e. black trousers instead of the stripy ones) as these may fit differently.

Seriously though, it's not about convincing him you're right and he's worng. If he isn't happy then he shoudl keep lookign until he is.

His day (too), his way ?

I didn't even see my H's suit until the day let alone pick it. He looked gorgeous.

Yep you are right - there is no way i would have just had a dress because someone said it looked good i would want to feel comfortable in it too.

Well i've said to him he has to go out and find a suit asap and shop around and he said if he doesn't he will stick with the suit he has - which makes me think he really doesn't think its a nasty suit afterall. ?

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I'm not allowed to see H2B in his outfit until the day either! I've seen it all in bits (as I ordered it!) but not seen it on him.

What he was wearing was up to him but was dictated by family tartan so he didn't have much leeway! He chose to go for a more casual jacobite outfit rather than the full on price charlie look and that was about it! Our colour scheme revolves around the colours in the kilt too, so ours is most definately his way!

Yeah, mine started complaining after he told me he wanted me to pick the suits, so eventually we found a compromise. There ARE funky suit options out there, some of them are expensive but just think of the cost of your dress.

This is one of the problems I had too. I found that the men were so much harder to suit than the woman. The bridesmaids were easy compared.

Is it possible that you could just leave it to the boys and make it their problem? I found that I kept getting dragged in when I had other things to sort out rather than having the "I don't want to wear 38' trousers" even thought the 36's were too small!!!!!!

Men!

http://www.icmcreative.co.uk/blog

I think 'men!' is a bit of a sweeping generalisation!

Melissajaine, I think the biggest problem is that there are so few options for the men, and that the girls get a say in far more than the blokes do.

My H2B wants to have as much input as possible, so even though he initially said he would go with whatever I chose, it didn't work so well in practice. Still managed to sort out all the suits in less time than I spent gazing at tiaras, veils and shoes online!