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The free booze. The inside jokes encrypted into the best-man speech. The knocking over anyone within a 10-foot radius of me as I dash toward the dancefloor when “Uptown Funk” comes on.


And I love that in an era when Men Dressing Nicely has largely gone the way of the dodo, every gent in the room looks buttoned up for a change. Which also poses a problem: How can a guy dress to stand out without going so overboard as to appear as if he is attempting to show up the happy couple?


The answer is simple: shoes. In a room full of men in black tuxes, khaki two-pieces or navy blazers, the one who gets noticed is he who wears the coolest shoes.


So below, we’ve rounded up 10 pairs — as organized by the suits they complement — that will elicit covetous glances and awestruck gasps at every proverbial knot-tying you attend this summer.

If you’re going the traditional route, aim for clean and minimal by swapping out your workaday cap-toes for a pair of wholecut oxfords (meaning: they’re culled from a single piece of leather).