Grooms. It's your moment!
No longer is it all about a dull rented suit, a simple colour choice between grey, navy and black, or having to match your tie to the bridesmaids.
Whether you suit and bout(onniere) up, or wear an open shirt with linens, your wedding day ensemble can be a unique, quirky and stylish statement – not just something plain and formal that looks good next to the big white dress.
Suit, Louis Purple, KT Merry Photography via Style Me Pretty
So, whether you're two grooms tying the knot and looking for individual looks for each of you, or if you're a groom who wants to look just as on-trend as your new wife on your wedding day, feast your eyes on these cool, preppy, dapper gents, and be inspired…
1. Sport Star
Photo via Maxwell Scott
2. Double Breast Check
Photo by Ben Watts via ESPN Magazine
3. Blues & Brights
Suit by Ralph Lauren, Photo by Briars Atlas via Project Wedding
4. Ahoy There
Photo by Thomas Shull Photography via Bridal Musings
5. Black Tie Tartan
Suit H&M, Shirt, Zara, Photo by Haley Sheffield via Ruffled
6. Button Up
Photo by Ryder Evens Photography
7. Country Casuals
Image via Well Groomed
8. A Trio of Textures
Styled by Darren Kennedy, Photo by Jonathan Daniel Pryce
9. Green Eyed
Suit, Tiger of Sweden, Photo by M&J Photography via Love My Dress
10. Retro Sports Coat
Photo by Catherine Hall Studios via Style Me Pretty
11. Maroon Man
Suit, Jack London, Photo via Ben Galbraith, Kolonel Mustard
12. Rock the Preppy
Suit, custom, Photo by Chris Spira via Love My Dress
13. Gentrified & Jaunty
Suit, Tailor4Less, Photo by Rebecca Goddard Photography via Love My Dress
14. Velure & Denim
Photo by Jen Huang Photography via Grey Likes Weddings
15. Salmon Sweetheart
Suit, Dolce & Gabbana, Photo by Young Hearts Photography via 100 Layer Cake
16. A Bug's Life
Suit, vintage, Shirt, House of Fraser, Photo by Camilla Rose Photography via Rock My Wedding
17. Keep it Casual
Photo by The White Rabbit Studio via Belle Lumiere
18. Light & Dark
Suit by Diverso, Photo by Anna Rosell via Love My Dress
19. Bright Spark
Photo via Well Groomed
20. Winter Woolens
Photo via Modern Weddings Hawaii
21. Love the Lapels
Photo by Tec Petaja via Well Groomed
22. Polka Dots and Poppies
Photo by Mathieu Photo via The Wedding Chicks
23. The Riddler
Suit by Clements & Church, Photo by Emma Case Photography via Love My Dress
24. Snippets of Silver
Suit, My Suit, Photo by Bryce Covey Photography via Style Me Pretty
25. Double Act
Suits by Seize zur Vingt, Photo by Meg Miller Photography via Style Me Pretty
I adore the preppy looks, and I've quite a soft spot for a groom in colour or tweed with a jaunty pocket square!
Don't you just love a groom who breaks away from convention?
And don't forget to look to your favourite suit wearers for inspiration. Ours are Joesph Gordan Levitt for retro, Tinie Tempah for preppy, David Gandy for classic, and Jon Hamm, for, well, his Don Draperness! Do let us know who yours are!
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