How much should a tux rental cost? (for a wedding)

[Rob9874]

Groomsmen pay for their own tuxes, travel to the wedding & lodging (if out of town), and gift for the couple. That's why you should always turn down being in a wedding. It can add up if you have several friends get married in the same year. I got a special on my tuxes with a group rate when I got married. $100-$150 is normal.

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: csf
I don't see why most people don't just go out and buy tuxedos. Even if you don't wear it often it costs $100 or so per rental , so just a few uses will amount to the same cost. Plus you don't have to deal with the hassle of going out each time and renting stuff, and you have something that fits properly and wasnt worn by a bunch of other guys before you.

The bridal party in a wedding needs to be wearing the same thing. The one guy wearing his own tux will look like an asshat!

I had a friend of mine in my wedding 3 years ago who had his own tux. His wife was a cheapskate and insisted he wear his own tux (he has/had no balls to confront her). I ended up paying for his tux because of his damn wife and chewed her a new one toward the end of our reception.

...I haven't heard from him since the wedding...hmmm

 

[Rob9874]

Originally posted by: bunker

Originally posted by: csf
I don't see why most people don't just go out and buy tuxedos. Even if you don't wear it often it costs $100 or so per rental , so just a few uses will amount to the same cost. Plus you don't have to deal with the hassle of going out each time and renting stuff, and you have something that fits properly and wasnt worn by a bunch of other guys before you.

The bridal party in a wedding needs to be wearing the same thing. The one guy wearing his own tux will look like an asshat!

I had a friend of mine in my wedding 3 years ago who had his own tux. His wife was a cheapskate and insisted he wear his own tux (he has/had no balls to confront her). I ended up paying for his tux because of his damn wife and chewed her a new one toward the end of our reception.

...I haven't heard from him since the wedding...hmmm

Good for you. I hate when people can't play by the rules. I know you can't always afford it. But say so, and don't participate.

I had to pay for my father-in-law's tux. Not only did he not get us a gift or pay for the wedding, he couldn't afford his own tux. So the $10,000 I had saved up for a down payment on a house went to a wedding that I always planned would be paid for. 🙁

 

[Xionide]

elevendee billion is a fair price

 

[PoPPeR]

my junior prom and senior ball tux's cost 100 and 120 (20 down, rest later). There's at least 5-7 tux shops around here so maybe competition drove some of the prices down.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: MegaloManiaK
The groomsmen pay for their tux at the time. The groom is supposed to give a gift to his groomsmen and traditionaly pays for the tuxes as that gift, but he can do whatever he wants.

??? I have been married twice now and absolutely never heard that the groom ever pays for the wedding parties tuxedos or dresses. The gifts you give are also more or less tokens, not spendy items....traditionally something to remember the day and fun you had. I have heard the 'flowers' are covered though.

$120-150 covers a mid level tux here, $50-80 is entry level and different times of the year prices can flucuate. Prom time the prices go up due to demand.

However, the groom should have discussed this with the groomsmen esp if it may be a burden. What is a trick that sometimes helps is traditionally the tux shop gives the groom a free tux rental (sometimes one level above the groomsmens), he can then 'pay' for his by having the tux shop work them all out, including his free one, to an 'average' price.

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[csf]

Originally posted by: bunker

Originally posted by: csf
I don't see why most people don't just go out and buy tuxedos. Even if you don't wear it often it costs $100 or so per rental , so just a few uses will amount to the same cost. Plus you don't have to deal with the hassle of going out each time and renting stuff, and you have something that fits properly and wasnt worn by a bunch of other guys before you.

The bridal party in a wedding needs to be wearing the same thing. The one guy wearing his own tux will look like an asshat!

I had a friend of mine in my wedding 3 years ago who had his own tux. His wife was a cheapskate and insisted he wear his own tux (he has/had no balls to confront her). I ended up paying for his tux because of his damn wife and chewed her a new one toward the end of our reception.

...I haven't heard from him since the wedding...hmmm

Well I'm too young to have any wedding experience, but I don't get why this is a huge deal. I mean, shouldn't having tuxedos (basic black tie outfit, not a powder blue prom-style monstrosity) be matching enough, or is there some huge unwritten rule mandating that everyone there wear the tuxedos with the same cuts, lapel type, braces, pocket square color, etc? If it's the latter it seems like that would be quite tacky.

I'm not trying to be an ass, but do people really get that worked up over something as trivial like that? I don't see any sense in the rule from either a practicality or aesthetic standpoint. Jusr curious.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: csf
I don't see why most people don't just go out and buy tuxedos. Even if you don't wear it often it costs $100 or so per rental , so just a few uses will amount to the same cost. Plus you don't have to deal with the hassle of going out each time and renting stuff, and you have something that fits properly and wasnt worn by a bunch of other guys before you.

Well 1) you need to store the tux....suit jackets take up a lot of space if hung properly. 2) your size changes, a rented tux should fit you pretty well 3) tuxedo styles change and in regards to weddings they are usually not standard tuxes

A nice tux is pretty pricey, a little more than an equal suit. More people would be more benefited with a nice suit purchase than a tux.

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[csf]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: csf
I don't see why most people don't just go out and buy tuxedos. Even if you don't wear it often it costs $100 or so per rental , so just a few uses will amount to the same cost. Plus you don't have to deal with the hassle of going out each time and renting stuff, and you have something that fits properly and wasnt worn by a bunch of other guys before you.

Well 1) you need to store the tux....suit jackets take up a lot of space if hung properly. 2) your size changes, a rented tux should fit you pretty well 3) tuxedo styles change and in regards to weddings they are usually not standard tuxes

A nice tux is pretty pricey, a little more than an equal suit. More people would be more benefited with a nice suit purchase than a tux.

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What do you mean by "non-standard" tuxedos? My impression has been the opposite in that there are pretty well-set rules for black tie that never change, whereas with suits styles always go in and out of fashion (cuts, lapel size, pleated v. flat front pants, # of buttons, etc). I agree that a money would be better spent on a suit, but a tuxedo doesn't have to be a huge expenditure if you know how to shop.

Anyway like I said, not to trying to hijack the thread, it's just that buying my own tuxedo has proved a lot easier and more cost efficient whenever I observe people stressing themselves out over rental hassles. Plus there's the nice feeling of knowing you're wearing something you personally picked out and had tailored for you alone, as opposed to the generic and lower quality offerings of rental stores.

 

[TranceNation]

I dont like tuxedos, they look so unoriginal and boring.
You will probably need to pay for it and should coordinate with the others so that you don't get something totally off style. $120 is too high

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: csf
Well I'm too young to have any wedding experience, but I don't get why this is a huge deal. I mean, shouldn't having tuxedos (basic black tie outfit, not a powder blue prom-style monstrosity) be matching enough, or is there some huge unwritten rule mandating that everyone there wear the tuxedos with the same cuts, lapel type, braces, pocket square color, etc? If it's the latter it seems like that would be quite tacky.

Yes there is an unwritten rule. And it's not tacky at all. Generally the groom will wear a straight black or white tie and vest while the groomsmen will wear a tie/vest/cumberbun the same or similar color to the bridesmaid dresses.

I'm not trying to be an ass, but do people really get that worked up over something as trivial like that? I don't see any sense in the rule from either a practicality or aesthetic standpoint. Jusr curious.

Yes, the bride will. The majority of women have had their wedding planned in their heads by the time they hit 10 years old. Anything out of place or not looking right will upset them.

 

[TheToOTaLL]

I was a groomsmen a few months ago in a good friend's wedding, and he selected the tuxes through Men's Warehouse. It only ended up costing me $75 for the rental; not sure if that was a group rate of not.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: csf
What do you mean by "non-standard" tuxedos? My impression has been the opposite in that there are pretty well-set rules for black tie that never change, whereas with suits styles always go in and out of fashion (cuts, lapel size, pleated v. flat front pants, # of buttons, etc). I agree that a money would be better spent on a suit, but a tuxedo doesn't have to be a huge expenditure if you know how to shop.

Anyway like I said, not to trying to hijack the thread, it's just that buying my own tuxedo has proved a lot easier and more cost efficient whenever I observe people stressing themselves out over rental hassles. Plus there's the nice feeling of knowing you're wearing something you personally picked out and had tailored for you alone, as opposed to the generic and lower quality offerings of rental stores.

Non-standard tuxes are what you see in weddings, flashy cumberbunds, vests, alternate colors...this is today not your parents wedding. Buying a tux for most means they wear it in weddings. Black tie is not wedding material usually.

There is a 'standard' blue, black, and brown suit that is timeless, buying traditional cuts works well for most...

I did 'black tie' events with my banking job....perhaps I could have recovered the cost of a tux...I'd still have to have a spot for it in my closet (which was full with several suits), watch my weight to make sure it still fits when I need it, and have it cleaned more than likely whether before or after or both whereas a rental I just buy and return.

The 'rental' stores I have shopped at (I am in Palm Beach County so that may make a difference) have delivered a fitted tux that wore well and looked no different than other's in attendance (we were a 4 Billion dollar shop, not a fly by night operation, so you were what you wore)...

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