Wedding Suit or Tuxedo?

Question

The wedding is in almost 4 weeks, and I know that I (groom) and the rest of my guys need to go for our tuxes at the 2-3 week prior mark.

My fiance wants her nephews to be the ring bearers, and my mom-in-law wants them to be in tuxes too. I went to get quotes from Al's Formal Wear, and it came out to be around $160 for the grown ups, and about $60 for the ring bearers because we are getting a discount on them.

And yes, money is an issue. My father-in-law would be paying for his, his son's (my groomsman), and for the ringbears. so about $450 on his part.

Now, being that we are having a traditional wedding, would it be okay if we went with some really nice suits? I know it's my wedding and I get to decide what we wear, but I dont want it to look tacky.

I also dont like the idea of spending sooo much on rentals, and not getting to keep any of the tuxes!!

Has anyone gone with suits for their wedding attire and where did you get them??

Thanks for your answers...

I am in Houston, TX

Answer 1

I understand the dilemma as far as renting tuxes is concerned. They can be so expensive, and for what? A tux you have to return in a few hours? A nice suit is a great alternative. There are things you can do to dress them up, such as pair them with nice shoes or wear a handkerchief in the pocket. A suit is also nice, because you can easily wear a shirt under it that matches the color of the wedding. Sometimes it is nice to brighten things up some!
You should sit down and have an honest talk with your bride. Since you said your wedding is traditional, does that indicate formal? If you are having a formal wedding, a suit might not be appropriate. If this is the case, you may want to check out some other tux rental places in your area. At a store like Men's Warehouse, tuxes go from $70-$150. You could opt for a less expensive tux, saving some money.
Hope that this helped! Whatever you decide, your wedding will be wonderful! Enjoy it!

Answer 2

Tux Vs Suit For Wedding

Answer 3

I think suits are apporpriate. They look just as handsome (even moreso) than tuxedos sometimes. Depending on your area places like Mens Warehouse has a large selection of suits.

However, if you are having an ultra-formal wedding you would want to go with a tuxedo. Otherwise, just go with a suit.

Answer 4

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Wedding Suit or Tuxedo?
The wedding is in almost 4 weeks, and I know that I (groom) and the rest of my guys need to go for our tuxes at the 2-3 week prior mark.

My fiance wants her nephews to be the ring bearers, and my mom-in-law wants them to be in tuxes too. I went to get quotes from Al's Formal Wear, and it...

Answer 5

My husband and I had the same dilemma. We did not want to rent tuxes because we were having a traditional wedding, but also a casual one. We both hated the idea of tuxes in general. I have never liked them. We figured that buying nice black suits and shirt and tie would be the same as renting a tux or close to it.

We went to JC Penney and bought my husbands suit for like $170, a shirt, tie, belt and shoes and the total was about $250. My husband wore a black suit with a light blue shirt and a darker blue (not as dark as navy though) tie. The two groomsmen wore an off white or ecru shirt and a cream colored tie. We bought the best mans suit, shirt and tie, and he had shoes. We paid for half of the other groomsmens suit, shirt, and tie because we had just been in his wedding and he offered to pay us half. Our best man is always in the poor house and he didn't have a dime to his name which is why we paid for all of his.

I don't think it's tacky at all as long as you don't buy cheap cheap suits. We also loved the idea of giving the two groomsmen their suits so they can easily wear them again. Not the case with a rental. All they have to do is buy a different shirt or tie and it's a completly different look then the wedding pictures.

Best of luck to you.

Answer 6

My fiance is buying a suit as opposed to renting a tux.
There is nothing wrong with that, and you get to keep it!
You may want to see if there is a garment/fashion district in your city or nearby. If you're in Los Angeles, like me, go downtown to the garment district- there are a bunch of places that sell great suits at inexpensive prices.

Good Luck!

Answer 7

You didn't say what city you live in but I would suggest trying Moore's or Tip Top Tailors, depending on where you live. Have you already tried on and reserved the tuxes/suits? Just a note that my friend (getting married in two weeks) waited too long to get the tuxes and even at 6 weeks prior wasn't able to get the ones she wanted. Just a side note!

As for wearing tuxes vs suits... I've only been to one wedding where the groom and his party wore wedding suits and honestly I didn't like how it looked. The girls looked too formal compared to the guys, so it was a bit mis-matched. Maybe the bride/bride's maids are going to be wearing something more casual in your wedding and then maybe it would work. But I think personally that unless the girls are going to be dressed casually, you should wear a tux. JMO. But that said, suits are still nice! So if you really can't afford the tux, go for it.

Also, you should be able to find tuxes a lot cheaper than $160! My bf is in two weddings this summer and is paying $150 total for the rental for two weddings - so about $75 per tux. A lot of places do "deals" as well where if you rent 3 or 4 tuxes, you get the groom's for free.

Answer 8

Unless your reception is black-tie formal, suits will be just fine. Do coordinate them somehow as an earlier poster suggested (matching shirts, ties and handkerchiefs), and you'll be fine. My fiance is considering a suit for our wedding, which is your usual sort of formal wedding.

Answer 9

on my wedding day which was last august, my husband went bought a nice inexpensive suit at pinstripe in canada, and wore that for our wedding. and you know what he looked so handsome. we were in the same boat as you, we didnt want to spend so much money on something we couldnt keep.

i say suits are just fine. good luck

Answer 10

There's nothing wrong with the groom and groomsmen wearing suits at all! You just dress them up with matching ties and handkerchief poufs, then you have the nice suit for other occasions.