What colour shirt and tie with a dark charcoal, almost black, thin/feint pinstripe suit, for wedding?

Hi all. Got a wedding next weekend. Picked out a nice, well fitting suit, but I’ve always hated picking the shirts and ties to go with them. The suit is a very dark charcoal almost black, with very thin very feint pin stripes. Single breasted, two button fastening. Now im pretty sure you shouldn’t do striped shirt with a striped tie. But Im really stuck on what colour shirt and tie to go with. Im not the biggest fan of white shirts as I think it looks a little too business like for a wedding. I’m thinking maybe a pastel lemon/yellow or a pastel pink or light blue for the shirt. But no clues about ties? Any suggestions welcomed! Also, should it be black or brown shoes as I have both?

As far as ties go, I’m a huge fan of Vineyard Vines

I buy my husband’s ties there and his shirts from Thomas Pink and if you bring a tie to them, they’ll match a shirt for you! I’m sure most other men’s stores will do that. Go either with blues or salmons or yellows or old fashioned white. Try Brooks Brothers too. You don’t want to go into the dark colors as many men’s stores (Men’s Warehouse comes to mind) push because they will make you look cheap and dated.

http://www.vineyardvines.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.browse/categoryID/721eea7c-1421-47be-aef5-75a48ab89328/

Since your suit is technically charcoal you can do brown shoes. Even if its a dark charcoal. You can also do a cognac dress shoe. Someone said black – if these were women’s clothes yes but the rules are different for men. Try looking up the book “Dressing the Man”

http://www.amazon.com/Dressing-Man-Mastering-Permanent-Fashion/dp/0060191449

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