Since Mr. Blue Moon and I were both in our hometown this weekend between our spring breaks (his was last week, and mine is this week), we decided to knock as much wedding stuff out of the way as possible. We purchased our wedding bands last night, and today we did tuxes, bridesmaids’ and flower girl dresses, veils for me, and a two hour long meeting with our wedding planner. Yeah. I know. It was a doozy.
Today, I’m focusing in on our process of picking out tuxes for the boys. Though Nashville is full of suit and tuxedo boutiques, we decided to streamline the whole thing by going to Men’s Wearhouse. We have groomsmen in three different states, and it simplifies things for them to be able to go to their local store, get measured, and place their order. Today, we had Mr. Blue Moon, three of our groomsmen, and both of our dads measured. As you might recall, I have been petitioning for some time now to have gray tuxes with brown shoes.

Photo by Brooke Parker Photography via Boho Weddings
I was not entirely sure how successful I would be in this undertaking. It is really nontraditional for our two mothers’ tastes, and Mr. Blue Moon was not totally sold on my inspiration pictures, either. I also have known for a while now that I love the look of groomsmen in suspenders. I honestly thought this would be an easier sell than the brown shoes.

I really love having the groom in a vest for photos, and the groomsmen in suspenders. Of course, they can put on the...