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Offbeat grooms

Oh, we LOVES us some grooms and we have all sorts of advice from and for them. We love grooms with beards, we love gay grooms, we love grooms in tuxedo alternatives, we love grooms who don’t identify as men, we love ALL THE MASC MARRIED FOLKS!

WG Guide OBB 3 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A wedding style board for the refined rocker from Well-Groomed

Maybe you don’t want to totally buck tradition, or perhaps you might get a lot of flack for showing up for the wedding in your favorite leather jacket. You can still channel a refined rocker vibe with a few unexpected accessories.

WG Guide OBB 2 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Mix high fashion and low fashion with this style board from Well-Groomed

The key to coming up with an alternative to suits is mixing and matching. Branch out to different brands and price points to create a look that’s an unexpected showstopper. Here’s one example…

WG Guide OBB alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Casual groom style board from Well-Groomed

When it comes to styling grooms, it’s easy to go the rent-a-look route, but that usually results in a ho-hum, afterthought look for the groom and his guys. Channeling a casual vibe for your nuptials? Ditch the suit, and punch up your look with mix-n-match separates. Stick to a cohesive palette, and you can work lots of stripes (and a few dots) to give a casual groom’s style some creativity.

Anthony Barlich Hitch Sparrow alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

All Vans, all the time: shoes for those going “dapper casual”

I was so inspired by Anthony’s groom gear post yesterday that I decided to focus this shoe post on his footwear of choice: VANS!