***I have seen many grooms wearing tuxedos/bow ties for valima rather than wearing regular suits with neckties. Which option looks better in your option? Should a groom stick to the traditional tie look or wear the bow tie?
Actually, my cousin wants to wear one for his valima but his mother has gone paler since he mentioned that he wants to wear a bow tie. She’s pretty upset at the notion. Since I can’t argue, I need suggestions/pics/opinions from you helpful ladies regarding this .
Re: Tailored tux for the Valima groom instead of suit
whats wrong with a bow tie?
how formal the valima is going to be? if its a black tie event, that means the ladies are in outfits like ghararas and heavy sari’s and the guys are all in tuxes. mentioning this on the invite will make it obvious to their guests too.
otherwise, if its a formal event but not a black tie event, then its like a regular valima, in which case a bow tie wearing groom might look out of place and a tie would be preferable. an ascot (the pic posted above) looks very good too and is different if thats what he wants.
of course, traditionally ascots are also worn at really formal events with tail-coats and morning suits, but i’ve seen guys wearing them with regular length jackets too and it looks very good.
then of course theres the school of thought that says its the groom’s event- so if the bride gets to go all out and dress up in a special outfit, why can’t he dress up in a bow tie and tux instead of a regular suit that he can wear any other day? basically it all comes down to personal preference if the family isn’t that anal about dressing-up etiquette, which most desis aren’t.
the only thing i can think is that in the pic above, the tuxedo’d groom is looking way more formally dressed up than the bride in pink. it just doesn’t look very equal.
Re: Tailored tux for the Valima groom instead of suit
i would definitely go for a very formal tailored tux with a bow tie! your hubby would look super sharp and really stand out as the groom. because most of the men are going to be wearing suits anyway. the bow tie would really be a great idea! :)
***Nothing is wrong but the mom herself doesn’t like look at all. She feels all the relatives would have a great laugh at her son’s expense after the pics float around.
The valima is not a black tie event, just a regular one. The ladies would most probably be heavy sari’s, the younger crowd would be in pishwazes and the guys in suits.
Can’t suggest tail-coats and/or morning suits, but I think that’s a good option if they can be worn with regular length jackets. I think I can put the idea forward as the groom desperately wants to wear something new for his Valima that hasn’t been done to death by others. He also wanted to switch the dressing around by wearing a suit to the wedding and sherwani on the Valima but I think his mom had a ‘killer glint’ in her eye the whole day.
Now, what about this? How would a waistcoat look?:***
Re: Tailored tux for the Valima groom instead of suit
vests are fine but he needs to top it off with a jacket over the vest otherwise its far too casual.
this is along the lines of what my husband wore, but because he’s tall, he had a longer jacket, his shirt, vest and ascot were all ivory-
the groomsmen were in regular black suits with white shirts, champagne vests and champagne ascots to match the groom’s style but not his colours. so they looked similar to this-
your cousin would wear a french-cuffed shirt with cufflinks and would have a wingtip collar.
Re: Tailored tux for the Valima groom instead of suit
tux r so back in style i want my guy's to be a chocolate brown ((as i am wearing light orange)) with a different color or textured waist coat may be caramel in color
Re: Tailored tux for the Valima groom instead of suit
Depends on what the groom feels more comfortable in. I was at a vlima one time where the groom wore a RED bowtie. It did not match anything, not even the bride's outfit. It really stuck out and a black bow tie would have been much better. I say a tie is always classic. Bow ties go with tuxedos and american weddings.
Re: Tailored tux for the Valima groom instead of suit
tux r so back in style i want my guy's to be a chocolate brown ((as i am wearing light orange)) with a different color or textured waist coat may be caramel in color
You could also do a grey for him- it looks very chic next to orange.
