10.8.10

We finally went and picked tuxes last night, and I have to say it was SO MUCH FUN!  I was expecting it to be that fun, but i liked looking at all the different patterns and possibilities, I think we’ve got real winners.  We originally went in with the idea of red for Jeremy and brown for the guys, well that’s what Jeremy went in with, I wanted white for Jeremy and red for the guys but he didn’t like the idea of white.  So we got there and the fabulous sales girl was helping someone else so we went about to picking our vest colors and talking over jackets and picked everything out before she was done with her other customers, or so we though.  I was set on everything by the time she got to us but I don’t think I really got anything I thought I wanted by the time we left.  I wanted to see the difference between a Euro Tie and Bow Tie on Jeremy, I couldn’t really picture it in my head right, I really liked the Euro Tie but when he put that Cherry Red Bow Tie on I fell in love with it!  So Bow Tie it was, which made Jeremy happy because that’s what he wanted, he just wouldn’t tell me.  Then on to pattern, we had picked out the blocky red which I didn’t think would look right in a bow tie since it’s so small, so the girl started pulling different ties and then I saw a dummy in the back and it kind of all made sense.  This dummy was wearing a white vest and a white bowtie and I really liked that look so I thought….why doesn’t Jeremy wear a black vest and tie, us be totally black and white, which is what i wanted (I originally thought I wanted brown tuxes, absolutely not now) and the buys could wear red, because I just really wasn’t digging the brown and black together, it was hurting my eyes.  So here is the loveliness that we settled upon

The black is what Jeremy will be wearing (Joseph and Feiss Single Breasted 2 button notched lapel tuxedo with a white pleated tuxedo shirt, black satin vest and tie with black and silver button/cufflinks as well as a white pocket square and a red rose bout) the boys will be wearing the same ensemble but with an Apple Herringbone vest and bow tie with red pocket square and white bout)

I also agreed to let him have his saddle shoes or spectator shoes as Men’s Warehouse calls them

The sales lady didn’t really like the idea, but I got to pick out my outfit without any input from him so if he wants to wear them he can.  He will be the only one and they have extra black in the store in case he changes his mind, which he might once he seems them on his feet.  Either way, doesn’t matter to me, if it makes him happy them it makes me happy!

Only 70 more days to go!

Embroidered Mother’s hankies next (once I finish them!)