I wrote a post about the bridesmaids and all of their details so I only feel it is fair to write one for the boys too. If you’re new around here, the main theme of our wedding was: budget.
Cody and I went to Men’s Wearhouse to price our a suit rental for him, the groom, and I was amazed that just renting a suit for one night is over $200. I feel like you already ask so much of your wedding party to spend the weekend with you, which usually includes a hotel, not to mention we did bachelorette/bachelor parties as well. When it all adds up, you’re asking SO much of your wedding party and I couldn’t ask the boys to spend ANOTHER $200 to rent… not even own… a suit!
Luckily our wedding was very casual so we could easily get away with not having suits. I wanted Cody in a suit for our wedding photos but told him he could take off the jacket as soon as the ceremony was over and settled for a tan color. To coordinate I decided to ask the groomsmen to wear khaki pants and a white button-down. I picked out a shirt and pants for them each to purchase that would bring their total bill to $50 and they can keep it and wear it again, rather than rent it.
I did some research and found a great non-iron, untucked shirt from Banana Republic. It had amazing reviews and I got a few personal recommendations that it is a great shirt for the untucked look. For the pants, I looked in Cody’s closet and got the name of the khaki pants he wears from Walmart. I was skeptical when he first bought them years ago, but they’re such a great pair of khaki pants that he now owns 4 pairs for work. Some of the groomsmen said they had to order a size down, but Cody buys his true size in them.
I asked them to wear cognac/brown leather shoes of their choice and a brown belt of their choice. I think they looked so good and am happy we were able to achieve this look on a budget!
Are the pants in the groomsmen picture kahki or kahki spice from walmart?
They’re just khaki! It’s funny you asked because one of them showed up with khaki spice and it was most definitely different than the rest! We were able to grab him the right pair the morning of and now we still joke about it!