father of the groom suit!?

I'm a little bit confused about which of your family members are wearing what but to give you an idea...

My H2B, his BM, my brother (filling in as FOB), FIL, and OH's son (usher) are all in matching suits, waistcoasts, cravats etc The only thing slightly different is OH is wearing pinstripe trousers where everyone else is wearing plain ones. And I've only 2 BMs!

As I'm sure other hitchers will say though there's no set 'rules' and do what you and OH feel happy with whether that's 6 different suits, 6 matching suits, or 2 suits the same and the other 4 different...do whatever YOU want!

HTH x

I'm confused what the problem is?

It's perfectly normal for the fathers to wear matching suits same as ushers/best man etc. It's also fine to have them slightly different if thats what they want.

I get the impression that your OH wants them in matching but you don't? Sorry but when it comes to the suits, your OH should get a bigger say, so it sounds like he's arranged how he wants it to be. Unless he gets a say in yours and bridesmaids outfits then I wouldn't bother making a fuss about it!!

Both my dad and OH's dad are wearing exactly the same suit as the 4 ushers and best man. In fact my OH is wearing exactly the same with exception of cravat colour.

Thanks missylou. They are all the same.

Nutella I dont actually have an issue I just wasnt sure if it was normal, I thought it was odd but apparently not- that was my question- is it normal.

My other half has chosen the suits himself however when I asked him about his dad being dressed the same he said that he just went with what the shop said, it was not out of preference on his part, more indifference.

Your welcome. I think that's perfectly fine then and IMO what I prefer to see. Think it looks lovely when everything is all matching, it's just down to individual taste!

I have 5 groomsmen all dressed the same apart from OH's trousers and my 2 BMs are dressed the same as well!

At my sister in law's wedding both fathers had the same suits as the groom, best man and groomsmen.

We aren't having matching suits so can't really help from personal experience. If my dad turns up in the exact same suit as my OH it will be a coincidence! Or stalking.

We had all the same for our daughter's wedding but the Groom had a different coloured waistcoat and cravat to the others so he stood out.

I'm confused, are you saying your FIL shouldn't wear the same as your dad and the rest of the groomsmen? Why not? He's just as important. It's quite normal for all the men to wear the same.

All our men wore the same, including FIL, so there was my dad, FIL, BM, 4 ushers and my H and it looked lovely. H had a different waistcost and cravat, and had a bit of a fancier flower buttonhole!

I think it is normal, in the end we had OH, Best Man, 1 Usher, FOB FOG and a Grandad each in all the same! only difference was my OH had slightly different tie but couldn't really see difference to be honest, i had 4BM and a FG and the pictures look really good with everyone together

For us everyone is wearing the same, groom, BM, ushers, FOB and FOG but the groom is in an ivory cravat and pocket square and all the other navy blue cravats and pocket squares.

Its certainly the norm in Scotland for the FOG to be part of the wedding party and wear the same as the FOB, BM, Ushers and Groom (kilts in our case)

My dad and OH's dad are wearing the same as OH, best man and the two ushers. OH was asked if he wanted a different tie to stand out but as hes about a foot taller than everyone he stands out anyway!!

Its normal for both dads or neither dads to wear the same suit.

If you wish them to stand out. Why not have both the Dads have slightly different waistcoats and buttonholes?

L x