fathers & groomsmen matching?

My dad did not want to match them. he chose a similar suit but different shade of grey

They should wear a nice suit in a neutral color that looks good on them and doesn't clash with the bridal party for photos.

My bridesmaids are wearing shades of mauve, pink, gold, and earth tones so that's why I thought a tan suit could look nice

I am thinking of having my FH wear gray pants, vest, and tie and my the GM wearing navy pants and ties. If we go with this, I'll have our dads wear navy pants and vests and gray ties. The BM will also be in navy.

FH and groomsmen are wearing charcoal suits with coral ties and pocket squares. FH is wearing a vest. My brother is my MOH. He and my dad are wearing suits that match each other and are very similar to the groomsmen. They are also in charcoal grey. However, dad and brother are wearing ties and pocket squares that match the bridesmaids dresses rather than the coral.

They don't need to match.

Nobody needs to match but they can look similar if you want (or not). We followed advice from the rental store so my father, H and the groomsmen wore similar attire though not identical.

Menswear is so subtle...you could probably mix styles and colors and it will be ok.

I agree with Alyson. Our dads wore grey suits

We put our dad's in similar but slightly different...

My guys are doing grey three piece suits. My dad has a pinstriped grey suit. We all hate suits so we figure the one he has is just fine. FFIL is buying a suit (because he doesn't have one) so although it will probably be pretty similar they wont be matching.

My groomsmen are wearing charcoal and our dads with most likely be wearing black.

Thanks for all the advice ! Going to the store today so let's see what I can come up with

You can do whatever you want. The dads certainly don't need to match. My husbands father refused to wear a tux. He didn't even wear a sportcoat, just a white shirt and tie. I'm still annoyed by that one. My father, my husband's stepfather and the best man all had matching black tuxes. My husband wore a different black tux than the rest of them.

I think they should wear navy or gray/tan suits (whatever works best with your color scheme).

Well after discussing with my fiance he is leaning towards mismatching... so i guess that makes it easier with what the fathers can wear.

My dad is wearing a kilt so he doesn't match the groomsmen at all but if he were wearing a suit he would have coordinated at least. I have no clue about FFIL. FHs family doesn't seem to have a clue about anything related to weddings in any regard. I literally haven't heard anything from any of them about the wedding at all except FSIL who is a BM because FH wanted her to be. So long as they show up in formal wear and FMIL isn't in white or black (black is uber rude in my culture to wear to a wedding and we let her know how important that was months ago) I don't really care if they match or look totally different. Ideally I would have had them coordinate but I've reached IDGAF when it comes to his fam.