All About Groomsmen Accessories

Your guys have their suits and their ties. But what's missing? Complete your groomsmen's wedding day look with these popular accessories, decoded.

Tie bars are a popular groomsmen accessory that look good, but are practical, too. This simple accessory clasps to the tie to keep it and the tie tail in place. A tie bar will keep your groomsmen's ties looking sharp and eliminate wedding photos with neckties thrown over a shoulder or flying in the wind. (For outdoor weddings that forego the jacket or vest, tie bars are a must!)

Visually, tie bars are a great way to add a secondary or accent wedding color to your groomsmen's attire, too. Only have one wedding color? Choose a colored tie bar in the same color as the tie or go for classic silver or gold.

Seafoam Tie Bar

You know it's a special occasion if he's wearing cufflinks. Traditionally made of metal, this men's accessory keeps the shirt cuffs secure, instead of a button. Cufflinks double as a great groomsmen gift. Before you add them to your cart, make sure the dress shirts selected are cufflink-compatible. Most men's dress shirts sold at department stores have buttons on the cuffs and can't be used with cufflinks. Shirts labeled french cuff or single cuff are made for cufflinks.

Blush Pink Round Cufflinks

Lapel pins are a newer addition to wedding wear. They're a budget-friendly alternative to the traditional flower boutonniere. (For groomsmen with flower allergies, they're also allergy-friendly, too!) What we love about lapel pins is that they are often made from the same fabric as ties, so you can really color coordinate your groomsmen's look. Lapel pins attach to the jacket lapel, dress shirt or suspender strap via a metal pin or butterfly clasp, depending on the style.

Lapel pins are a newer addition to wedding wear and a budget-friendly alternative to the flower boutonniere.

If you're sticking to tradition, pair your groomsmen bow ties with a cummerbund. This formal accessory attaches around a man's waist (pleats facing up) and is typically worn in the same color as the bow tie. Back in the day, Victorian-era men used the cummerbund's pleats as shallow pockets to hold opera or symphony tickets. Today the pleats aren't too practical as pockets, but they may catch crumbs during the wedding reception.

Turquoise Cummerbund

Pocket squares are the most popular accessory paired with wedding ties. Worn in the jacket pocket, this decorative piece completes a formal wedding look. Aside from a black tie wedding where a black or white pocket square is customary, there really are no rules when it comes to selecting wedding pocket squares. Most often, groomsmen will wear pocket squares that match the tie exactly. This is the easiest and most stress-free way to find pocket squares for your groomsmen. You can also use the pocket square to display additional wedding colors with a single pocket square or two pocket squares folded together. Pair a pattern tie with a solid pocket square, or even two coordinating patterns. Have fun, it's your day after all!