How to Be the Best-Dressed Guest at Any Wedding (2024)

Nothing says beach vibes more than a linen suit. And in green! You're sure to be one of the sharpest dressed men at the wedding, and you get bonus points for not opting for a boring neutral tone, too. Plus, linen is the perfect summer fabric to keep you cool and breezy under the sun.

If the wedding's at the beach, chances are a polo shirt is going to do the trick instead of a long-sleeve button-down. Choose something simple that looks good with your suit jacket but is also versatile enough to rewear for different occasions.

Loafers and leather are a match made in heaven. And isn't that what weddings are all about?

If you're going to a dressy-casual wedding, you need to know where to amp up the elegance and where to tone it down. An unstructured suit does both for you, with minimal effort. It's still a suit, sure, but not as stiff and formal as a structured one.

Save yourself the trouble and hassle and just get the suit pants that go with the jacket, yeah?

It's summer, and there's a good chance at some point in the course of the wedding, your suit jacket is coming off. Therefore, a poplin shirt that still looks good with your pants is the hero you need.

Go for a tie with a little bit of pizzazz to up your look.

...And when you match your shoes to your tie, you're hitting the nail of dressy casual on the head. Derbies are an infallible option that toe the line between elevated and everyday.

The dress code for a semiformal wedding allows for a bit more room for interpretation, but to be on the safe (and fashionable!) side, go for a dark blazer. The good news, though, is that your blazer and pants don't have to be a matching set.

Pleated trousers are your best option here. And if you went with a dark jacket, you have a wealth of options to choose from.

Keep it simple, classic, and timeless with a white (or light blue) poplin shirt.

A semiformal wedding still means you should wear a tie! You have to have the formal in there somewhere, after all. It doesn't have to be something ridiculously elegant, but we do recommend something recognizable, whether by logo or design, just to show you went the extra mile in dressing up.

You don't have to go crazy with the shoes, here. Something simple, clean, and black should do the trick. If you have a pair of classy Docs in your closet already, pull 'em out for this wedding.

Ah, the co*cktail attire wedding. Scary! But it doesn't have to be. There's a good chance this dressier wedding will take place at night, so you don't have to worry about overheating in the summer sun. A wool suit is the perfect way to elevate your look, and pinstripes only add to the elegance.

Keep it classically handsome with a plain (but fitted!) semi-spread collar dress shirt, and let the accessories do the rest of the talking.

Speaking of accessories—a co*cktail event is the perfect opportunity to bust out a pocket square. It's classy. It's cool. It's very James Bond, really.

And, for a co*cktail occasion, you can pull out the nice shoes. It's time. Hell, even get them polished beforehand.

So you've been invited to a black tie wedding. Depending on the kinda guy you are, this is either going to be very exciting or very terrifying. Either way, you can't go wrong with our black tie fit. It all starts with the perfect tuxedo—clean, elegant, timeless.

You can't just wear any white button-front under a tuxedo! Look for a tuxedo-specific shirt. This one looks stellar.

If you know how to tie a bow tie, congrats on being better than everyone else. If you don't—you should probably learn, because a self-tied bow tie looks a hell of a lot more impressive than one that comes tied.