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driveway · 03-21-2011, 02:08 PM

+1 for buying your own tuxedo. Take the time and spend the money to get yourself something that's high-quality and stylish. Your bride is going to be dropping several grand on a dress that she's only going to wear once, you should do the same for something you can wear repeatedly.

Get a real tailor to take your measurements and get something made for you - you don't have to go the whole bespoke route, but made-to-measure is a great way to go.

It's an investment in style. Get something classic and you'll be able to wear it for years and years and you'll KNOW you look good in it.

Another thing you can do, if it's your wedding and not someone else's, is go with suits instead of tuxes. Give your guys a colour palette to work with and tell them to go get themselves a suit in that range. That way, you all look classy and everyone ends up with a new suit. It works really well if you give 'em a colour that they'll be able to wear frequently ie: charcoal grey, or black. This is a really good way to avoid being the jack-holes wearing fuschia vests and fedoras.

If your bride is being all crappy and telling you that she wants the guys in tuxes at HER wedding, tell her to get stuffed, it's your wedding too, they're your friends and you're gonna look like MEN on your wedding day.

03-21-2011, 02:08 PM	#29
driveway A Fiddler Crab Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago Exp:	+1 for buying your own tuxedo. Take the time and spend the money to get yourself something that's high-quality and stylish. Your bride is going to be dropping several grand on a dress that she's only going to wear once, you should do the same for something you can wear repeatedly. Get a real tailor to take your measurements and get something made for you - you don't have to go the whole bespoke route, but made-to-measure is a great way to go. It's an investment in style. Get something classic and you'll be able to wear it for years and years and you'll KNOW you look good in it. Another thing you can do, if it's your wedding and not someone else's, is go with suits instead of tuxes. Give your guys a colour palette to work with and tell them to go get themselves a suit in that range. That way, you all look classy and everyone ends up with a new suit. It works really well if you give 'em a colour that they'll be able to wear frequently ie: charcoal grey, or black. This is a really good way to avoid being the jack-holes wearing fuschia vests and fedoras. If your bride is being all crappy and telling you that she wants the guys in tuxes at HER wedding, tell her to get stuffed, it's your wedding too, they're your friends and you're gonna look like MEN on your wedding day. Last edited by driveway; 03-21-2011 at 02:15 PM.