If you are hosting a less formal or more intimate wedding, consider ditching tuxedos altogether in favor of a good suit.

Buying a nice suit for your wedding can be a great idea, particularly if you actually need a new suit for work - you get to kill two birds with one stone. You'll buy it for your wedding day, but wear it all year as well as a constant reminder of your nuptials (whether you want to or not.)

The beauty of buying a suit for your wedding is that you can co-ordinate the accessories to match the bridesmaids dresses. For example, if the bridesmaids are wearing bottle green dresses, the groom and groomsmen can have bottle green matching ties and silk handkerchiefs. It's too easy.

Consider whether you're going to have your groomsmen wear suits that are similar to yours or exact replicas. If you'd like the wedding party to wear matching suits, that helps with the wedding photos and purchasing coordination, but keep in mind that you're asking your groomsmen to buy the same suit, at the same price point. That may not be welcomed with open arms. In the alternative, the groom could ask that groomsmen wear black suits with white shirts - and the groom will provide the tie and handkerchief on wedding day, matching as described above.

When it comes to the color of the suit - you can basically do whatever you want, with your bride's approval, of course. Dark grey, navy blue or black are all fine choices. If you're not planning on having the groomsmen buy their own suits but are giving them instructions on color, know that navy blue and black are the safest bets. If you throw gray into the mix, you're going to end up with odd shades and patterns showing.

The guys at GroomGroove.com can hear you now speaking with your best man: "Hey Ted...do you need a new suit?"...

Read more about wedding attire from GroomGroove.com:

• How to get the groomsmen outfitted in tuxedos, painlessly
• An intro to formal wear for the groom:
  • Tuxedo Jacket
  • Pants
  • Shirts
  • Ties
  • Cufflinks
  • Shoes (and socks)
  • What the hell is a cummerbund and do you need one?
  • Boutonnieres (aka the only flowers a groom needs to think about)
• Morning coats
• Wearing a suit instead of a tuxedo
• Whether to buy or rent a tux
• If you're buying a tux, whether to get it custom-made or off the rack tuxedo
• Beach wedding attire (you lucky bastard!)

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