How to Color Coordinate Groom's Cummerbund to Wedding Colors

Some people may think it's easy for the groom to pick out his wedding attire. This isn't necessarily true, however, because often the bride expects the groom to be stylish and reflect the wedding's overall theme. One such way to do this is to pick out a tastefully matching cummerbund to wear with a tuxedo. Learn the basics to help color coordinate a groom's cummerbund to the wedding colors.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Match the cummerbund to the bridesmaids' dresses. For example, if the bridesmaids wear red, the groom could choose a red cummerbund.

2. Stick with the classics. At formal weddings, the traditional choice of cummerbund is either black or white. These two colors generally coordinate with anything, so a groom can't go wrong when he "sticks with the hits."

3. Pick a wedding accent color for the groom's cummerbund. Perhaps the bridesmaids' dresses are yellow with blue sashes. A groom could wear a blue cummerbund to coordinate with the attendants' sashes.

4. Coordinate the groom's cummerbund to the bride's wedding dress. Many modern wedding dresses have splashes of color instead of the traditional all white. If the bride has an accent color on her dress, the groom could choose a cummerbund that matches this color.

5. Have the groom wear a different color cummerbund than the groomsmen. Although both parties' cummerbunds should somehow match the wedding theme and colors, having a different color cummerbund sets the groom apart.

6. Choose a vest instead of a cummerbund. Another way to coordinate a groom's garments underneath his tuxedo jacket is to choose a vest and tie instead of a cummerbund and bow tie. Vests may have patterns or stripes that can utilize a variety of the wedding colors as opposed to cummerbunds, which tend to be one color only.

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on 11/28/2009 Classic is good but I've been seeing a lot of people who are getting very creative with this area. Good article.