Carry your wedding style through to your bridal party's look. Tips on how to dress everyone from the groomsmen to the flower girls.
Your Guide to Wedding Formal Attire
Use these guidelines to coordinate your bridal party to your and your groom's wedding style:
Ultra-Formal
| Daytime (before 6 p.m.) | Evening (after 6 p.m.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Bridesmaids: |
Long dresses. Short veils or other headpieces, gloves and shoes to match. |
Long dresses. Short veils or other headpieces, gloves, shoes and accessories to match. |
| Groomsmen: |
Traditional: A cutaway suit with trousers and Contemporary: A long or short contoured tuxedo with trousers and a wing-collar shirt. |
Traditional: Full dress tailcoat, matching trousers, white waistcoat, white bow tie, and wing-collar shirt. Contemporary: A long or short contoured tuxedo with trousers and a wing-collar shirt. |
Formal
| Daytime (before 6 p.m.) | Evening (after 6 p.m.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Bridesmaids: |
Long or short dresses. Headpieces, accessories, gloves and shoes to match. |
Long or short dresses. Headpieces, accessories, gloves and shoes to match. |
| Groomsmen: |
Traditional: A stroller, waistcoat, striped trousers, white shirt and striped tie. Contemporary: A formal tuxedo, dress shirt, bow tie and vest or cummerbund. |
Traditional: A stroller, waistcoat, striped trousers, white shirt and striped tie. Contemporary: A formal tuxedo, dress shirt, bow tie and vest or cummerbund. |
Semi-Formal
| Daytime (before 6 p.m.) | Evening (after 6 p.m.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Bridesmaids: |
Long or short dresses. Shoes and accessories to match. |
Street-length dresses. Shoes and accessories to match. |
| Groomsmen: |
Traditional: A suit with a white, colored, or striped shirt, and four-in-hand tie. Contemporary: Dinner jacket or formal suit, dress shirt, bow tie and vest or cummerbund. |
Traditional: White or colored suit, striped shirt and four-in-hand tie. Contemporary: Dinner jacket or formal suit, dress shirt, bow tie and vest or cummerbund. |
Informal
| Daytime (before 6 p.m.) | Evening (after 6 p.m.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Bridesmaids: | Short dress or suit, similar in style to the brides. |
Short dress or suit, similar in style to the brides. |
| Groomsmen: |
Traditional: A suit with a white, colored, or striped shirt, and four-in-hand tie. Contemporary: Dinner jacket or formal suit, dress shirt, bow tie and vest or cummerbund. |
Traditional: A suit with a white, colored, or striped shirt, and four-in-hand tie. Contemporary: Dinner jacket or formal suit, dress shirt, bow tie and vest or cummerbund. |
