All “Tied” Up In Knots

Yeah, I know that it’s a lame play on words...but I just couldn’t resist! I wrote here about finding the suits for B and the Boys. Now, it was time to search for accessories. Since we had left my parents’ house early in order to run wedding errands, I was bound and determined to make the most of the day. Once we settled on the suit issue, we decided to check a few more places to make sure that Men’s Warehouse was offering the best deal.

Of course, their commercials don’t lie, and we couldn’t find a single place in town that could beat their prices. Granted we didn’t go all over, B isn’t THAT patient...but we did check the major players – Dillard’s, Macy’s and Second Looks. Since we struck out on finding a better deal for the suits, I decided that we might as well start looking for the ties that would “tie” them all together. I mean, we were already at the mall...and the ties were just calling my name.

But apparently they were just teasing me into looking at them. We couldn’t find ONE single tie that worked with either our color scheme or B’s taste. There was one or two at Dillard’s (they had the largest selection to choose from by far) that were close...but not cool enough for B to ask his guys to wear them. My plan is to purchase all the ties for the guys as part of their gifts, that way I can sleep secure in the knowledge that they all match. But there wasn’t one stinking one in the three places that we looked. And NOTHING was the actual color of eggplant...yes, Mom, I did think back to the tablecloths. Believe me, I thought about them.

Luckily for me, the internet still loves me. A few quick searches later and I find these beauties. And most were under $20, so score one for the budget!

(source, source, source, source)

What do you think? We were initially just thinking to find something in eggplant. But what about this option?

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To girly for my manly Marine? Possibly. I haven’t shown them to him yet. I’ll let you know how that goes, or if you’re close enough to Austin you might hear the reaction for youself!

Now, if we can agree on one of these ties and get them ordered, the Boys will nearly be taken care of. We need to find cream shirts and decide about the pocket square / boutonniere question and THEN we’ll be all set...but we’re SO much closer than we were two weeks ago!

What’s your favorite place to find ties? Send me a link in the comments below – maybe you’ll know somewhere else for me to look!