The answer is to think beyond seasons. Go for timeless tailoring that’ll work all year round with a few styling tweaks.

Yes, your big day might end up smaller, or different, or not as you’d originally planned. But whenever it finally happens, one thing is certain: you’ll have a wedding look to be proud of.

Sometimes overlooked in favour of suits-all blue, a light grey suit makes a surprisingly versatile base to all sorts of looks. It’ll style up beautifully with pastel shades for spring and summer days, but add a tactile knit and a seasonal sprig of flowers in the lapel and the effect is altogether more wintry.

Traditional tweed’s a great shout for cold-weather weddings, especially set off with accessories in autumnal or berry tones. But go for a lightweight tweed suit in a softer shade like sage or muted blue and the look transitions with ease to sunnier celebrations too.

There’s a reason blue is seen as the can’t-go-wrong shade for suits: it’s universally flattering and is unbeaten in styling versatility. Look for a blue suit in a mid-weight, wool-rich fabric that will naturally regulate your temperature and can be layered up or down depending on what time of year you end up getting hitched.

Think velvet’s just for festive parties? While a velvet jacket in a jewel tone is a sure bet for after-dark dos, one in camel, stone, grey or olive is an offbeat take on the classic that’ll look as sharp on a summer evening as it will in the depths of winter.

Prince of Wales, windowpane, plaid… the years have given us many styles of check trousers, each enduring for its knack to take a so-so outfit to something much sharper. Style a stretch-rich pair with comfy kit at home now and rest easy knowing they’ll look just as good, if not better, styled up when life’s back on later.

The ease of chinos has kept them in style for over a century, so it’s a safe bet they’ll go the distance for you too. Sitting comfortably between casual days at home and relaxed formality when the moment calls for it, this wardrobe all-rounder will be its most timeless in a crisp fit, mid-rise and straight, slim-cut legs.

Seeing as even a soft collar refines your look in a way a crew-neck could never, a good shirt isn’t going anywhere in your lineup anytime soon. Leave the stiff, starched types to your Grandad (or a special day at a push) and instead go for lived-in fabrics that’ll ease you through any season, this year and many after.

Streetwear and classic menswear have been fusing for some time but, ironically, a year spent mostly inside, off the streets, is arguably what’s cemented leisurely basics like the hoodie in our wardrobes for good. We like a fine-gauge knit version as a styling layer you’ll use all year round.

It’s true we’ve all worn less of them lately, but a solid suit is a staple you’ll never not need. Bank on longevity by choosing one in a suits-all shade like blue or grey, a neatly tailored fit and minimal detailing that’ll style up nicely in all sorts of ways.