Your wedding day will be one of the most important days of your life and you’ll want to ensure that you look and feel fantastic throughout the occasion. The fashion focus often tends to be on the bride and bridesmaids, who are encouraged to spend many months, and even years, considering their outfits for their wedding day. However, in recent years, grooms and groomsmen have been catching up, with new trends that allow them to embrace style and fun in their wedding attire.
The expectations on grooms and groomsmen are no longer restricted by tradition, and you are at liberty to create a theme or a dress code that suits your unique personality. Whatever you are imagining for your wedding day, our quick guide is designed to help you come up with a foolproof plan. Let’s take a look at wedding trends this year.
Choosing your Bridal Party
Once you’ve popped the question and set the date, you’ll probably be thinking about who to include in your wedding party. You and your future spouse will have fun planning your wedding day, and you may wish to explore themes and ideas that represent your relationship, your backgrounds and your personalities. Deciding who will be included in your day, as guests, bridesmaids and groomsmen, will be an important part of your planning and this will enable you to start thinking about your outfits.
You may have a large family, and your bridal party may consist of siblings and cousins, or you may wish to include friends from different stages of your life. Either way, you will need to establish the numbers you wish to include in your bridal party and consider the style you will be opting for. As a groom, you will want to distinguish yourself from your groomsmen in some way, and this can vary from wearing a different type or colour of suit to adding special accessories to make sure you stand out.
Creating a Unique Wedding Wardrobe
Choosing your wedding attire can be fun and, in 2025, you can let your personality shine through in your planning. Our top tips for this year include:
- Establish the level of formality. What sort of wedding are you planning? This is a decision for you and your partner, but it is clear that you will need a different sort of suit for a summer wedding in a marquee than for a winter wedding in a ballroom. You should ensure that you have agreed on the level of formality you are aiming for, and perhaps whether you are opting for tuxedos, three-piece suits or trousers and shirts. You can share this dress code with your guests once you have established the expectations for your bridal party.
- Consider how to create a cohesive look. It is not essential that your groomsmen all dress in the same way, and you can simply request that your wingmen wear a suit of their own in a certain colour or style. This can create an interesting talking point and means you do not have to take responsibility for dressing the entire bridal party, and this is often a popular choice for bridesmaids, too. However, many grooms opt for all of their groomsmen to wear the same outfit and will often choose suits that fit in with the theme of the wedding and create a unified look.
- Explore fabrics and colours. Gone are the days of boring suits! We no longer need to worry about traditional colours such as grey and black and can step out of the box to embrace rich, striking colours that suit our personalities. You’ll need to consider the season, ensuring that you’ll be comfortable on your wedding day by choosing an appropriate fabric for the climate, but you can embrace style and colour to create a unique effect. Linen fabrics are a great choice for the summer, while a velvet suit is the ultimate in winter luxury. We love the Max Wine Three Piece Suit, a slim-fitting modern choice that would look great on the groom and could be complimented by groomsmen wearing a similar suit in black or navy.
- Blend classic and modern. Bringing your personality into your wedding attire doesn’t mean leaving tradition behind entirely – unless you want to! Sleek tuxedos can provide the nod to tradition while bringing some Bond-style glamour to the occasion, and you can even opt for a monochrome look in which the groom wears a white tuxedo and his groomsmen dress in black. This is a stylish look for formal weddings, and you can ensure cohesion throughout your bridal party by coordinating ties and pocket squares. Take a look at the Spencer Charcoal Tuxedo for the ultimate in sophistication, designed to ensure you stay comfortable all day.
- Allow your personality to shine. Creating a look that reflects your personality is the best way to ensure you have a wedding day to remember, and choosing a theme that you and your partner can have fun with is key. For instance, you might wish to theme your wedding day around a shared love of dancing, or of travel, or you might wish to combine your love of nostalgic style with your impeccable dress sense and opt for gangster chic, with a vintage look for your bridal party. A tweed three-piece suit can look fantastic paired with a flat cap, and this is a modern twist that replaces the traditional top hat in style.
And perhaps the most important piece of advice we can share? Plan ahead! Don’t leave your suit shopping until the last minute and give yourself plenty of time to really consider what you want to wear on your wedding day. Talk to your groomsmen about the options if you can, and make sure that your plans are coordinated with your wedding venue and theme. Planning your wedding should be a fun and enjoyable experience for everyone involved, especially your trip to Suits with your groomsmen!
Find Your Wedding Suit at Suits
Here at Suits, we love nothing more than helping grooms and groomsmen to find the perfect look for their special day. We are enjoying the relaxed feel of the latest suit designs, and the colour and pattern combinations are really opening up the options for bridal parties. We have an excellent selection of suits for you to try, and our experienced team can help you to find the perfect option for your physique, your budget, and your personality. We also offer bespoke tailoring services so that we can create something truly special for you, and you can be sure that you will look and feel great all day long.
Visit our showroom in Ballycureen to discover our full collection of suits for every occasion, including an extensive range of two-piece suits, three-piece suits and tuxedos. We have a great choice for grooms and groomsmen, and we’ll be happy to help you plan your wedding outfits and create a look you love. Visit us in store to see our collection or explore our website to find the best suits and accessories in Ireland.
