Puttin' on the Ritz

So the boys are all squared away. We weren't sure what they were going to wear for a while. We went back and forth: suit or tux? brown or black? vest or no vest? bow tie or straight tie? what color tie?

Armed with a color swatch for the girls' dresses, we headed off to Men's Wearhouse. Our sales consultant was very patient and guided us through the process of trying on tuxes. I thought Wayne looked exceptionally cute in all of them, but ultimately he decided that he liked the chocolate brown tux.

Since our wedding is a backyard affair, we knew that we wanted to go a little more casual, so we opted for a straight tie and no vest. The red tie; however, looked a little too "Prom, circa 1992." Our clever consultant had another idea up her sleeve. Instead of a rented tie, we could just purchase ties for the men and she found a gorgeous textured tie that was exactly the right color! So, after all that deliberation, here's where we are right now:

We haven't decided on footwear just yet. The brown tux shoes were a bit yuck-ola, so we're considering these:

Or maybe something like this:

What do you think?