Pay for Groomsmen's Tuxedo Rentals or Not??

[Gary Allan]

Originally Posted By: JHZR2
For my wedding, we bought everybody their clothes. For another wedding I was in, I paid for the rental.

IMO, to some extent it also depends upon the hassle and cost required to attend. For example, my wedding was far away from where anyone in it was from... So I picked up the cost, since they needed to buy airfare and lodging just to get down. The wedding I was in was within 2 hours worth of driving for everyone, less than 30 mins for most.



Our plans for when my daughter(s) get married is something like yours. The difference being a small wedding party with us paying their fare to and from and (something like) 3 day accommodations. The kiddies would already be at their honeymoon spot (2 weeks on us) ..the others could stay longer at their expense.

We figured it would be way cheaper than the typical wedding yet give them something that they most likely will never get around to doing otherwise. They can throw a party when they feel like it upon their return.

 

[bigmike]

I paid for the tux for my best man. Figured it was the least I could do. I also foot the bill for the hotel stay, food, his 2 daughter's dresses (they were in the wedding), and I gave him and his wife gifts. But I didn't have any groomsmen (the wedding still had 200 people). Maybe that makes a big difference on what you can afford.

 

[bigmike]

As far as marriage is concerned, I was miserable for the first month or so. So was my wife. There is moving, financial concerns, so much paperwork at my job/bank/insurance/etc., trying to learn how to deal with going from living alone for 9 years to living with someone. It was pretty rough on me and very stressful for our marriage. Also, I really wished we had chosen to go on the honeymoon much later than the traditional way of going right after the wedding.

Once we got into a routine, everything fell into place and life was much better. I wouldn't change anything we have today. We sometimes think back on those times and laugh.

 

[tdpark]

i tell my newlywed friends who did not cohabitate that the first year is rough- lots of changes; gets better after that. Oh and another thing- any issues or hangups the wife has with her father will get projected on to you.

 

[Gary Allan]

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Oh and another thing- any issues or hangups the wife has with her father will get projected on to you.


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