Agreed. Buying relatively cheap suits is a no brainer over paying the same amount to rent a tux for 6 hours of use.
Possible Groomsman Crisis
- Thread starter JoshTheCyclone
- Start date
I made the groomsmen pay for their own attire for the wedding. We did though not have the jacket as part of the outfit. We thought about cost and the fact it was an outside wedding in early fall. I didn't feel bad making them pay because I knew they were all single guys making good money.
They really money drain is for the bridesmaid. Dress, hair, makeup, jewerly ect. We helped significantly with those costs.
They really money drain is for the bridesmaid. Dress, hair, makeup, jewerly ect. We helped significantly with those costs.
I believe every wedding I have been in I paid for my own tux rental. I paid for my cousins tux rental because he was still in college at my wedding. Everyone else paid for their own. I would say it probably has all evened out over the years with them being in my wedding, me being in theirs and what not.
I need friends with more money, I have been in 6 weddings over the last few years and have paid every time.
Getting married in May and we're covering the tuxes and dresses for our wedding party. We're in a unique position to be able to afford it but we felt guilty asking our friends to pay to be in our wedding. We're covering the maid of honor's flight as well since we don't know if she'd be able to afford it if we didn't. Worth every penny.
At the end of the day I'm betting we net to zero. Instead of paying for a $175 tux rental and getting us a $50 gift most of them now will get a more expensive gift.
I've been in 6 weddings and paid for my tux in 3 so it's really up to the couple.
At the end of the day I'm betting we net to zero. Instead of paying for a $175 tux rental and getting us a $50 gift most of them now will get a more expensive gift.
I've been in 6 weddings and paid for my tux in 3 so it's really up to the couple.
Whoever said buy the suit, do that. I bought one for a friend wedding I was in, and had enough overlap in the groomsmen that we reused the suits for ours, and had the guts that weren't in my friends get the same suit. We bought the ties for everybody.
I've been in 5 weddings over the past few years. All five I've had to pay for the tux/suit. One of them we got to keep the suit, and it was the the less expensive than the other tuxes we rented.
I think the only acceptable way to have the groomsman pay for their attire, is if they get to keep it.
If you are renting tuxes, pay for them.
I think the only acceptable way to have the groomsman pay for their attire, is if they get to keep it.
If you are renting tuxes, pay for them.
Cyclonepride
Thought Police
This is why I try not to have any friends. Not only would I have to go to a wedding, I would have to pay to do it. I'd rather pay you to not attend.
Instead of buying them stupid worthless gifts with their initials on it or your wedding date either buy them suits or chip in to help cover the cost of the suits. Don't rent tuxedo's that's tacky.
You say MensWearhouse or Joseph A Bank when they run a sale for the team? Get a pile of suits for half price or less.
Renting a tux, as bad as that is, is better than buying a suit from either of those places. Their quality is absolutely horrendous. If you're looking for a budget suit, places like Macy's have ones that are not much more expensive (or even cheaper) but are 5x the quality.
Options:
1) Have less groomsmen and tell fiancee to have less bridesmaids
2) Don't get married
3) Let Option 1 lead into Option 2
1) Have less groomsmen and tell fiancee to have less bridesmaids
2) Don't get married
3) Let Option 1 lead into Option 2
I'll be in a wedding this summer and am paying for half of the cost of the outfit I believe (not rental). I'd pay for all of it though if it was needed. I know my two brothers' wedding that my parents took care of the cost of the groomsmen tuxes. And another wedding I was an usher in, I paid for the tux but it wasn't a big deal. I know it's not the same for everyone but it's their special day so whatever they want I figure it's not a big problem
There will be two things at my wedding that the wedding party won't pay for: What they have to wear and what they consume. I'd also go with the suits. You can find some pretty affordable suits out that and if they're tailored they will look just as good and probably better than a tux anyway. Last year I got a couple suits from a place in Jordan Creek and I can't remember the name but they were a small store that basically just had suits. I think I spent about $450 on two different suits that are fairly decent quality.
It is typical that in these situations you offer him one free night with your future bride. It's only fair.
If you want to be consistent and not pay for his tux, at least set him up with the bridesmaid he had the best chance to get lucky with. Might make everything fine in the long run.
Exactly on the no-rental ideal, I had a friend that's wedding was 15 mins long so I rented a suit for 150 dollars for basically 10 dollars a min, while we all had black suits anyway of our own but the groom insisted on renting. After reading a little on these ideas I love the white dress shirt with a tie and black dress pants.
