Chasing Cars - The Boys Arrive

The girls were hidden away in our classroom, so it was time for the boys to arrive.  The trolley pulled up and the boys tumbled out, dressed in their fine brown tuxes.  I am so so glad we went with the brown tuxes.  Every time I look at the pictures, I am in love with the look.

After getting off the trolley, our moms helped the guys put their boutonnieres on.  The bouts were hand-made by my mom and BM Abriel's mom, Melinda.  They were peacock feathers with rust ribbon; Matt's had a white button mum to distinguish his.

Matt and my dad

Matt's mom affixing his bout

 

Once the boutonnieres were attached, Matt took some pictures with his parents and brothers.

Then it was time for the boys to pose!

Best Man Steve

GM Matt

GM Shane

GM Eric

GM/Brother Dan

GM/Brother Mike

 

What a bunch of studs, right?

They finished up their pictures and headed into the church.  Time to get ready for the ceremony!

*All photos courtesy of Everlasting Images

The Boys

I am trying to decide what to dress the boys in. David, from JDK (our caterer/coordinator) had mentioned that brown pinstripe tuxes are really hot right now. When he first mentioned it, I admit that all I could think about was a pimp suit. The more I thought about it, though, I became intrigued. I wanted to see what he was talking about. I kind of feel like a black tux wouldn't really fit in with our wedding - there will be no black, anywhere, in our decor or anything. Plus, it's done at every wedding. And, well, I'm not exactly mainstream when it comes to stuff like that. So I looked into it, and I really like what I see. Hee hee - he's headless. But anyway, you get the drift. It's a monochromatic pinstripe, so it's not so "pimpy." I am thinking that maybe I would put the boys in these brown tuxes. Have Matt in an ivory shirt with an ivory vest, and the boys in either a brown vest or a blue vest to match the girls (whatever blue we end up getting for them - peacock or navy).

I also decided that I want to make Matt stand out a bit (not just with a different colored vest). Usually the groom has a slightly different boutonniere. And I came across this one (in the middle) and thought it would be perfect:

I'm having button mums in my bouquet, the girls' bouquets, and the centerpieces. They're nice and small and don't overwhelm the feather. Yay!