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WORKING THE GROOM
Top picks for the man of the moment
words Hannah May
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GOING GREEN
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Going green means more than an eco-friendly ethos as it finds new form in the world of fashion. From dark fern and light sage to pastel mint and earthy pistachio, green is grooms wear’s current colour crush.
Whether you select your favourite shade and wear it as a three-piece suit or choose a single feature or accessory such as your tie, waistcoat, blazer or boutonnière, any tint from the spectrum will freshen up your ensemble. Turn heads with a striking forest green suit, achieve rustic dapper with mossy tweed, or layer a mix of tones for a look bursting with depth. Perfect for a country, botanical-styled or nature-inspired shindig, green is as gorgeously perennial as it is tantalisingly on-trend.
1. ASOS asos.com 2. Favourbrook favourbrook.com 3. Adam Waite adamwaite.co.uk 4. Charles Tyrwhitt charlestyrwhitt.com
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Luxury loungewear and undergarments aren’t just for the ladies. To ensure that grooms are dressed for all occasions, Hamilton & Hare’s Savile Row-trained designers have created a super-comfy and stylish wedding boxer that’ll look and feel as good as the rest of your outfit.
Made from premium-grade pinpoint textured weave cotton, the shorts come in a crisp, clean white with a slimline tailored cut to ensure they won’t ruin the line of a suit when worn underneath. Luxe touches such as a mother-of-pearl button fly combine with complimentary monogramming of either the bride’s initials or the wedding date for extra personalised panache. Plus, Hamilton & Hare’s collection includes everything from terry joggers and sweatshirts to T-shirts, robes and slippers for grooms seeking stylish loungewear for the honeymoon and beyond. hamiltonandhare.com
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NEUTRAL TERRITORY
Neutrals are the mark of a man with his finger firmly on the fashion pulse. From sandcoloured suits to pale ochre separates and oatmeal chinos, a washed-out palette is all the rage everywhere from the runways to the tailors. Highly wearable and easy to customise, neutrals appear chic, cool and effortless while firmly residing in the highfashion-meets-hint-of-dandy territory of grooms wear.
From white to tan, consider the full range of hues as your stylistic base before splicing some colour or pattern into your outfit through the minutiae. Picture a beige or taupe suit with a sky blue shirt, or stone-coloured trousers with a salmon pink jacket, or pair a light oak two-piece with a floral tie or shirt for instant and uber-contemporary panache.
1. John Lewis johnlewis.com 2. Moss Bros moss.co.uk 3. Charles Tyrwhitt charlestyrwhitt.com 4. Duke + Dexter dukeanddexter.com
TYING THE KNOT
They say it’s all in the detail – and Sarah Beresford’s embroidered ties and bow ties are stylish proof of that fact. Fusing classic style with a whimsical twist, each individually embroidered item is created using traditional methods from English spun silk, organza and velvet, all exclusively crafted in small runs. Hearts, stripes and daisies are a few of the delicate designs currently available, which are presented in a beautiful gift bag or box, providing an ideal keepsake for your groomsmen. sarahberesford.co.uk
Your dream wedding day is just around Your dream wedding day is just around the corner and our award-winning Country the corner and our award-winning Country House Hotel is the perfect place to host House Hotel is the perfect place to host it. With 4 AA stars, 3 AA rosettes and a it. With 4 AA stars, 3 AA rosettes and a backdrop of Devon and Cornwall’s finest backdrop of Devon and Cornwall’s finest natural beauty, you couldn’t ask for a natural beauty, you couldn’t ask for a better setting. better setting. Your Big Day will be carefully tailored to Your Big Day will be carefully tailored to your hopes and dreams, then served with your hopes and dreams, then served with fabulous food and plenty of special touches fabulous food and plenty of special touches to make it all the more memorable. to make it all the more memorable.
Call Julie and Emma on 01822 832528 Call Julie and Emma on 01822 832528 and start planning your perfect day. and start planning your perfect day. Gulworthy, Tavistock, Devon PL19 8JD Gulworthy, Tavistock, Devon PL19 8JD www.thehornofplenty.co.uk www.thehornofplenty.co.uk weddings@thehornofplenty.co.uk weddings@thehornofplenty.co.uk
Your day, Your day, like no other. like no other.
Your dream wedding day is just around Your dream wedding day is just around the corner and our award-winning Country the corner and our award-winning Country House Hotel is the perfect place to host House Hotel is the perfect place to host it. With 4 AA stars, 3 AA rosettes and a it. With 4 AA stars, 3 AA rosettes and a backdrop of Devon and Cornwall’s finest backdrop of Devon and Cornwall’s finest natural beauty, you couldn’t ask for a natural beauty, you couldn’t ask for a better setting. better setting. Your Big Day will be carefully tailored to Your Big Day will be carefully tailored to your hopes and dreams, then served with your hopes and dreams, then served with fabulous food and plenty of special touches fabulous food and plenty of special touches to make it all the more memorable. to make it all the more memorable.
Call Julie and Emma on 01822 832528 Call Julie and Emma on 01822 832528 and start planning your perfect day. and start planning your perfect day. Gulworthy, Tavistock, Devon PL19 8JD Gulworthy, Tavistock, Devon PL19 8JD www.thehornofplenty.co.uk www.thehornofplenty.co.uk weddings@thehornofplenty.co.uk weddings@thehornofplenty.co.uk
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Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel
By far THE best DJ we have ever heard! (Sarah & Alex, Launcells Barton) ★★★★★ WOW! Five stars isn’t enough! (Kelly & Paul, Anran) ★★★★★ Great DJ-ing magic and talent – he absolutely blew us away! (Lily & Mike, Poltimore House) ★★★★★
Happy ever after starts here, we want to make your dream weddi ‘Our cakes are all made and decorated ng a reality. With 3 licenced ceremony rooms, 98 bedrooms, and a Your wedding mazing travel links from the heart of Exeter to all the stunning history and over the heritage by hand, each individual leaf, lacework UK, you and your guests can sit back and relax as you take in of this fairy-tale wedding venue. in safe hands detail or petal is hand made here in our kitchen with a high attention to detail’
Large hire stock of beautiful crockery, cutlery, glassware, furniture, linen, catering equipment and more…
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With over 10 years experience performing regularly at the UK’s best wedding venues, Offbeat Entertainment is the perfect DJ to make your day truly exceptional. Having played all over the UK and internationally, supporting artists from Fleetwood Mac at Wembley Stadium to Grandmaster Flash at Brixton Electric, Offbeat will go above and beyond to deliver a wedding party that your guests will talk about for years to come. However you want it, no one will take your fun more seriously.
