Crazy Colours Dilemma - Which waistcoats will go?!

keza

We have 4 different colours for our wedding, Red, Fuchsia, Orange and Yellow (to match the Gerbera Flowers)

Each of the bridesmaids will be in a different colour and the best man and ushers will have cravats in the exact same colour to match their opposite bridesmaid (if that makes sense?) so head bridesmaid and best man in red, next in height order will be in Fuchsia etc etc.

My issue is, as the colours are the focus really, I wanted to keep everything else simple, maybe with silver (like the smaller details). I will be in White (not ivory but actual white); both dads and OH cravats will be white to match me.

Thing is I'm stuck on their waistcoats! I was going to have silver but It has occurred to me that this will infact look yuck and wont go with the colours. So now I'm thinking cream/ivory. Will this really clash with my dress as its pure white? Or do u think I will look ok? Maybe if I even out the cream/ivory by having the bridesmaids in ivory/cream shawls?

HELP! Thanks muchley! xxx

Great_Hairdresser

Would it be possible for the waistcoats to match the cravats??

keza

yeah they cud do but i think that might be a bit too much if you know what i mean? xx

catsy_2

how about matching them to the suit colour, if the suits are black have the waistcoats as black, the cravats will really stand out then (including the white ones which may look silly against a white/ivory waistcoat)

SDH

Wowo the colour combo sounds great! However i think i would be tempted to get wasitcoats matching the suits - black / charcoal grey etc would look lovely

keza

yeah my friend suggested black to match the suits but im concerned that will dampen the bright colourful theme? or maybe im just thinking too much lol!

and then black shawls for my bridemaids or white if i can get them? xxx

Birdie85

I think black to match the suits too. Don't forget to have them in socks to match the cravats!

SDH

keza wrote: »

yeah my friend suggested black to match the suits but im concerned that will dampen the bright colourful theme? or maybe im just thinking too much lol!

Think you need to drag the men to a suit shop and get them to try everything on and see what it looks like!!

floss2

I know Debenhams suit hire have a charcoal grey waistcoat, that would be a good contrast for all of the colours.

Will the men have a matching gerbera buttonhole? What colour are you planning for OH & the dads' buttonholes?

keza

yeah i think they will have mini gerbera button holes to match but not handkerchief in their pocket.

OH has a single white rose as his buttonhole and dads will have whichever colour they fancy mini gerbera.

My bouquet is white gerberas, and it will be tied with strands of thin ribbon in the 4 colours. xxx

hayleythedaisy

Plum purple?
Actually I think Grey too, at least for the white ones. Then the others could have ivory if you wanted?
You could put the dad's in ivory cravats, all the men in ivory WC except h2b then they will look different from the groom. Then the groom just has to pick one colour that compliments.