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To expect everyone at my wedding to stick to the colour scheme?

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Autumnalbride · 15/08/2026 21:39

I'm having an autumn themed wedding. I've asked everyone, all the wedding party, family and all the guests to wear autumn colours - brown, orange, yellow, red etc.
Some of the men want to wear grey suits but I am upset by this because I don't see grey as an autumn colour. They say they will wear autumn coloured ties and accessories but I said I want the suits to be in Autumn colours
Is this unreasonable?

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PizzaCrusts · 15/08/2026 21:40

Yes.

Martymcfly24 · 15/08/2026 21:40

Why ?
For Instagram?

Venusunbroken · 15/08/2026 21:40

You aren’t seriously asking people to do this and go and buy a red suit or an orange one, not really?

SchnitzelAgain · 15/08/2026 21:40

Good lord

Bufftailed · 15/08/2026 21:40

joke

PrincessofWills · 15/08/2026 21:40

Haha - totally unreasonable- but then you know that surely?

KnittingBasket · 15/08/2026 21:41

Is your dress going to be orange or yellow?

Hankunamatata · 15/08/2026 21:41

Yabvvvvvu and handing you a grip (assuming its a reverse as no one is that unreasonable)

People shouldnt have to buy whole new outfits for your colour theme

Cardhey · 15/08/2026 21:41

Get over yourself. It’s a wedding. Not a fashion show.

ellyoctober · 15/08/2026 21:41

This is incredible

Ghht · 15/08/2026 21:42

I understand the wedding party, but you can’t force all the guests to go out and buy new suits just for ‘autumn vibes’. They aren’t cheap.

I’m sure your wedding will be lovely either way. It’s about you and your husband at the end of the day.

DaysIllRememberAllMyLife · 15/08/2026 21:42

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newmenewwhatever · 15/08/2026 21:42

Honestly it’s ridiculous to expect your guests to buy something to wear .
they are not the bridal party.
dont be that bride … people should remember your special day for the right reasons and not because you were being ridiculous

Herenowatbroad · 15/08/2026 21:42

I’m hoping you’re joking

both in the reason why you’re upset
but also about your colour scheme

Toottooot · 15/08/2026 21:42

You’d be raging if a mannie rocked up in a yellow suit nae doot.

SupaStah · 15/08/2026 21:42

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ThankYouNigel · 15/08/2026 21:43

YABVU. That’s it!

Merryoldgoat · 15/08/2026 21:43

Ur weddin yr rulz hun.

🙄

Morepositivemum · 15/08/2026 21:43

Brown suits or what colour? Can’t imagine it’ll be easy for men to find!

DaysIllRememberAllMyLife · 15/08/2026 21:43

Do you want men turning up in bright orange suits? They'd look like Mr Tumble or similar.

PissTakePeg · 15/08/2026 21:43

Why don't you compromise and let them wear their grey suits, but provide some orange and yellow hi-viz jackets for them to put on top? Win-win!

soddingspiderseason · 15/08/2026 21:43

Blimey. Just enjoy your day. What people wear is irrelevant. They are there because they care about you, and vice versa.

Herenowatbroad · 15/08/2026 21:43

brown, orange, yellow, red etc.

I don’t own a dress in any of those colours. Why? Because those colours don’t me.
So I sure as heck wouldn’t be buying one just for one day. I would turn up in the dress I wanted to wear.

PinkyFlamingo · 15/08/2026 21:44

Completely and utterly ridiculous. Fair enough wedding party if that's the "look" you want to go for but you can't dictate what guests wear! You just can't and the fact you want to? 🙄🙄

WutheringBites · 15/08/2026 21:44

So you want the men (not to mention the women) to spend £££s on a suit in a colour they may only ever wear to your wedding?

I mean, if it’s orange would a US prison jumpsuit work? I mean orange is the new black?

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