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Pagel,
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• Tke bridegroom's
clothing has traditionally
taken a back seat to the
bridal gown. While the
groom has shuffled
politely *off to rent his
attire, much thought and
hundreds of dollars has
gone into the selection of
the l?ride's outfit, •
The bridegroom who
wants to hold his own
•without upstaging the
bride needs equal say in
the formality of the
wedding attire. He should
familiarize himself with
the traditional and not -so
traditional nuptial
garments,
Usually traditional
dress is suited to the
season and the hour of the
ceremony and is deter-
mined by the degree of
formality of the bridal
gown.
For a formal evening
wedding the groom arid
other men in the wedding
party wear black tailcoat
with matching trousers,
white pique waistcoat,
stardhed shirt, White tie,
black socks and patent
leather shoes.
The formal daytime
wedding attire is a
cutaway coat with striped
trousers, gray vest, white
wing -collar shirt with silk
ascot or shirt with turned -
down collar .and four-in-
hand, black shoes and
socks.
Th -e-, s -e f o rm-a 1
evening wedding means a -
tuxedo or dinner jacket,
white shirt with turned -
down collar, a bow. tie,
black • cummerbund or
vest, • black socks and
shoes.
•
The semi -formal
daytime version 'is a
•stroller, vest, striped
trousers, white shirt with
turned,down collar, a
four,in-hand, black shoes
and socks.
The informal daytime
ceremony. requires' "a
daric or lighter suit
depending., upon the
season, While the ' in-
formal. evening wedding
means a dark suit.
In the early 1970's
tradition for the groom
changed with the in-
troduction of the costume
look. Specifically, one
formal wear manufac-
turer) had a style called
the Prince Edward, a
single-breasted,._ three
button jacket with not-
ched lapels and, a velvet
back collar. By the mid -
70's the Prince Edward
was replaced with the
Charleston, a tail coat
with squared off front and
back offered in pastel
colors.
As the 'styles come and
go, the groom must do a
little research on his own
to find out what type of
• style is popular. He
doesn't have to follow
traditional rules of dress
oreved the.fashion.
Whatever his feelings
about men's wedding
* attire, he -should follow a
few basic rules to help
things go smoothly.
About two months before
the ceremony, he and the
bride-to-be should discuss
t eir ee mgs an ex-
pectations about the
clothing for the entire
bridal party. Attendants
should be briefed on the
type of clothing they are
to wear. As is so often
common, members of the
bridal party may not
reside in the same
community. Ttie
prospective groom should
write to his attendants
and get their sizes in
order to assure correct
fit. He should order all of
the men's -clothing from
the same •source for
uniformity. Attendants
pay for their own clothing
rental. The groom
provides boutonnieres.
He should also make
arrangements for the
return of the rented
clothing as soon as
possible.
Flow
Dgo,ring the
- Renaissance, the bride
also carried sheaves of
grain along with flowers.
By the eighteenth cen-
tury, however, the
tradition remained for
the bride to carry only
flowers.
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