My fiance and I are getting married in June 2007. I am trying to let him make a lot of the desicions for the wedding. One of them are the vests and groomsmen attire...He wants camoflague vests-Bear ridge camo!!! I don't want to hurt his feelings by shooting the idea down but...i don't know! should i just let it fly or what?
2006-10-12 12:25:54 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
My friend's son is wanting to do the same thing, he found a place that he could get the whole tux. The fiance has him down to the vest. You got to remember one thing, sweetie, it's his wedding too. I think if it would make him happy, I would have let my groom wear his biker's gear. It's not what they wear that matters, it's what they feel. Ask him if he would consider wearing the camo for just the reception. He could do a quick change. That way your wedding photos would be formal, but at the reception he could let loose a little. I would let him wear it the whole time, but you could compromise. I definitely would be getting some sexy nightie from the hunting store. They have all kinds of stuff for nightime hunting....lol
Honey, please consider his feelings a little, if you just can't stand the idea, then do the reception idea..but have the most happiest of wedding days possible...
God bless us all..........
2006-10-12 18:15:39 · answer #1 · answered by totallylost 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hon you don't have to worry about that. Exactly where does he think he's going to find camo vests? They don't exist unless you have them made and who spends that kind of money on a vest? A really good compromise is the grooms cake. Have the cake done in camo, it'll be unique and he'll get what he wants and your pictures won't look bad.
OMG - they do exist, I just did a search, and they're hideous. Push the groom's cake idea. The vest and tie cost $150 per set, which is outrageous, so make sure you tell him they cost too much. Really push the groom's cake idea. Tell him you don't want tacky ugly pictures. I'm so sorry, maybe in the groom's cake area you can have some other camo stuff around the cake.
2006-10-12 19:30:17 · answer #2 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is he an outdoors nut? Does he live in camo most days?
maybe he's trying to hide from you on the wedding day by wearing camo?
It's your day to tell the world about your relationship, your feelings. If the guy is so into camo it is a part of who he is, let it go.
See if he is willing to have a traditional tuxedo for the ceremony and some of the photos, with the camo vest for some photos and the reception. Compromise maybe.
That way, you can have fun with the camo and have the traditional things too.
OR----
Go whole hog after the ceremony, get a seamstress to do up a camo outfit for you too, and surprise him with a skirt and top in his selected pattern. He'll love it!
2006-10-12 19:32:53 · answer #3 · answered by George Curious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the idea is ridiculous but here is a compromise.
Have a single vest made, it should be custom made to look like a formal vest, not just a hunting vest off the rack. Then get a tux and have him try it on to see what the whole ensemble looks like.
See if he likes it, see if you like it and go from there.
A wedding is one of the most special events in your life and you should be comfortable with what is being worn. If you find that the vest is unacceptable (which I hope you do...) maybe go with camo-hankies or some other tasteful hunting accessory. The key word here is TASTEFUL.
2006-10-12 19:32:04 · answer #4 · answered by Ren Hoek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Camo at a wedding?! - Jeez.. Good Grief! He and his groomsmen will look like a bunch of redneck dork hillbillies! Does he really want that? People will be laughing out loud and pointing......sorry... I am a guy and a hunter - that idea is just plain stupid...say no...unless of course you are able to get Larry the Cable Guy to officiate the wedding.
This idea is about about as stupid as the "Hawaiian" wedding I went to several years ago - I spent almost half an hour trying not to laugh my a5s off at the two retards getting married
2006-10-13 10:42:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know exactly how you feel. I am getting married in November of this year and my fiance wanted the same thing. Thank God his best man has a little more sense than I gave him credit for. He totally took my side and now everything is going perfectly. If his best man is wanting the same thing then as a bride i would put my foot down. After all you have to look back on your wedding day just as much as he does. It only happens once. Both of you need to agree on something that you both equally like.
2006-10-13 03:45:51 · answer #6 · answered by mightymorphis 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well If you are about to get married then your marrige should be based on honestly if you dont like the camoflague then tell him..
Its not about just hurting his feelings it kind of would be hurting your feelings to cause you dont like the idea.
And personally i think camoflague is a bad idea to
Hope I helped
Congrats on your wedding!!<3
2006-10-12 19:29:20 · answer #7 · answered by becca . 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont say yes or no until you see if you can find enough things to coodinate with the idea. Like can you find brides maid dresses in a nice color to look good with the vests. What flowers might be good with an "earth tone" color wedding?
Make a good effort to try his idea, but if you can't come up with anything, then tell him its time for plan B.
If you can pull it off, it would be great though...
2006-10-13 10:48:16 · answer #8 · answered by together420yrs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get out your old High School yearbook and discuss how, at that time, he probably thought his clothes and/or hairstyle were cool. Remind him that you'll be looking at these pictures with your children and grandchildren one day. If he selects a classic look, rather than something trendy, you may not have too much explaining to do. But, on the other hand, it could make for a good laugh down the road too!
2006-10-12 20:57:14 · answer #9 · answered by weddingqueen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do a lot of weddings where the grooms want to have there "thing". I had one groom who gave everyone wwf belts and wanted all of the groomsmen and himself to walk down the aisle wearing them. The compromise we came up with was that they got to have them on in a few of the pictures and they got to make a special entrance at the reception wearing them and calling attention to them. He loved it and the guys had a lot of fun with it. Maybe you guys could make a joke of it when you are making your grand entrance at the reception something about how he managed to hunt down the perfect girl for him and then you'll enter with him in his camo vest. Makes for a fun photo op and makes him feel special too.
Happy Planning!
Crystal
2006-10-12 19:38:05 · answer #10 · answered by www.crystalweddings.ca 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋