XP: Tuxedos

JCbride2015

Fi has decided he might buy a tux this afternoon.  Not for our wedding, but for a graduation ball at my school.  Macy's is having a sale that means he can buy for the same price as renting.  And because my work often buys tickets to BT fundraisers, chances are decent he will wear it again.

If he's going to buy a tux, it seems like he should wear it to the wedding, right?  But it's too early to ask his guys to buy their tuxes now, too.  Have you ever seen a groom have a different tux than the GM?  Is there a way to do it so they're different enough that it looks intentional?  Or just get ones that are so similar nobody would probably notice?

I realized I know zero anything about tuxes, except they look dashing.  How do I help him pick one?

loro929

We haven't gotten that far yet as to buy the grooms tux (Aug. 2015 wedding), but I have a feeling that FI will end up in something different than his groomsmen due to logistics (everyone lives in different countries). 

I think that a bit of difference between groom and groomsmen could also look dashing (its not like the bridesmaids are wearing the same dress as the bride, after all :P).

Here are some examples I found from a quick sweep of the internet.

That being said, I think to buy one now, the most important thing is for you and your FI to decide on what color tux he will want to wear. The rest you can decide when its time to buy groomsment attire (maybe they will have even a similar style available for rent, if that is the case). 

Personally, I don't think I would notice at all if the groom and the groomsmen were dressed in slightly different yet similar styles (or colors). However, it also wouldn't bother me if they are completely mismatched (although coordinated à la bridesmaids, if that makes sense). I think in the end it is one of those "to each his/her own" type of things.

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MairePoppy

I think it's fine for the men to not be matchy matchy. If you stick with basic black, it will be fine. Could you price rentals and let the gm know about the great sale at Macy's, so they can decide whether to rent or buy? 

My daughter had a late afternoon wedding, so no tuxes. Her groom had a charcoal suit custom made and the gm rented basic two piece suits from a local formal wear store. They looked fine together.