We found a gray tuxedo, which seemed slightly less formal than the traditional black, at Men's Warehouse. We then paired this tuxedo with an ivory shirt. Now, I know the topic of white vs. ivory has been highly debated on the 'Bee. We didn't go with the ivory shirt because it would match my ivory dress. Frankly, I don't really care whether the shirt matches or not. We'll have different shades of white in our bouts and bouquets, so I figure it'll all come together somehow. I chose ivory because I just liked the way it looked with gray! I think it captured the vintage-but-whimsical look we're going for.
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We'd decided on a look and we'd found an accessible store, but the smooth sailing ended there. Mr. Lion wasn't really feeling the bowtie and cummerbund look (which was a shame, because I thought cummerbunds would look really cute with the girls' dresses). He also didn't like the idea of a vest. We decided to use a simple tie to bring the look together. The Men's Warehouse lady brought out several options for ties to "match" our wedding colors...and all I heard was the Psycho theme in the background.
They just didn't fit the look I was going for. You know, something like this:
Source: Red Ribbon Studio via Style Me Pretty
Nothing we found seemed to pull the gray look together. I really wanted something that fit our color palette and matched the bridesmaid dresses, but it was hard to pull off the vintage gray and ivory combo with these bright colors:
This Vineyard Vines tie was the best match I found, but it was a little out of our price range.
I found this one at Banana Republic, but ultimately vetoed it because the colors just weren't quite right.
I really liked this one, and I don't think anyone would notice that the green is a little off because the detail provides enough distraction. The only problem is that it's not even close to Mr. Lion's style.
Well, you know my motto: if all else fails, try handmade!...Or maybe just try handmade in the first place. Anyway. I headed over to Etsy and found these:
Sigh. Lots that I like, and none that I love. What do you think? Are any of these a winner? Have you seen any awesome green and pool blue ties out in stores that you could direct me to? Or is this an Alchemy kind of purchase?
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