Poll of the Day > Holy god, being a groomsman is expensive. And its still a month from the wedding

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80/80 yes I know it's the wrong "its" but character space was a factor

Tux rental $193
Flight $234
Hotel for two nights (splitting a 2 bed room with a friend, roughly $130
Minnesota ubers $20 to airport, $20 returning home from airport
St. Louis ubers TBD, probably going to be a bit more expensive because the hotel is further from the StL airport than my apartment is from the Minnesota airport.
Registry gift: TBD (haven't checked since it was first posted months ago and the cheapest thing was like $50 so I imagine the bar has only gone up)

Fortunately I have already paid for the flight and tux rental, so that's a big chunk so far. But in total, it's going to be over $500 by the end of the weekend.
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yea but it's a thing to cross off on your "To-do" list

I honestly can't see myself as one, ever
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Think of what the married couple spent! I guarantee you they spent at least three times the amount you spent.
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Yeah man, being in the wedding party ain't cheap between the clothes, bachelor(ette) parties, other random shit. At least my bride paid for our dresses though.
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I'm buying my tux for less than you're renting.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

I'm buying my tux for less than you're renting.

Flea market? Lime green with shag lining?
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RCtheWSBC posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

I'm buying my tux for less than you're renting.

Flea market? Lime green with shag lining?

Men's Wearhouse. 8 groomsmen = 50% off all suits and tuxes.
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Traditionally, the groomsmen and bridesmaids receive a gift from the couple at the rehearsal dinner. Could make up for some of it, depending on what you get.

I gave my groomsmen some nice watches.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Men's Wearhouse. 8 groomsmen = 50% off all suits and tuxes.

yea, but you're acting like you just walked in and got a deal on your own accord (individual rate not group)

c'mon dude
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mastermix3000 posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Men's Wearhouse. 8 groomsmen = 50% off all suits and tuxes.

yea, but you're acting like you just walked in and got a deal on your own accord (individual rate not group)

c'mon dude

I didn't even come close to saying anything like that.
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RFC22 posted...

Think of what the married couple spent!

Something along this line. When my friend got married he offered to pay for the suits of us groomsmen but we refused as we didn't want to be more of a burden on him already. Being a groomsmen/bestman was a honor already. Plus our suits only costed about $120.

Far-Queue posted...

Traditionally, the groomsmen and bridesmaids receive a gift from the couple at the rehearsal dinner. Could make up for some of it, depending on what you get.

And then there's this. Our friend gave us $100 as a gift after the reception. I do not deny being in the wedding party is easy on the wallet though.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

mastermix3000 posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Men's Wearhouse. 8 groomsmen = 50% off all suits and tuxes.

yea, but you're acting like you just walked in and got a deal on your own accord (individual rate not group)

c'mon dude

I didn't even come close to saying anything like that.

Yeah...you kinda did

Far-Queue posted...

Traditionally, the groomsmen and bridesmaids receive a gift from the couple at the rehearsal dinner. Could make up for some of it, depending on what you get.

I gave my groomsmen some nice watches.

Oh that sounds dank

Hopefully it's not a watch though because I've never been a big watch guy

Buyers can't be choosers though, I'll obviously still be very grateful if it ends up being a watch. And I'm also obviously grateful to be part of the party. It's like affirmation that I'm one of his top 6 friends.
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tbh, most of those are just wedding guest costs. Only the tux rental is really a groomsman thing, since otherwise you could wear a normal blazer.

Muffinz0rz posted...

80/80 yes I know it's the wrong "its" but character space was a factor

Should have omitted a "d" from wedding then =p Or gotten rid of the period.
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Zeus posted...

tbh, most of those are just wedding guest costs. Only the tux rental is really a groomsman thing, since otherwise you could wear a normal blazer.

Muffinz0rz posted...

80/80 yes I know it's the wrong "its" but character space was a factor

Should have omitted a "d" from wedding then =p Or gotten rid of the period.

Eh I'd rather omit a small punctuation mark rather than an entire letter.
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Never doing that shit

Don't go.

Muffinz0rz posted...

Yeah...you kinda did

Not even close to saying that. Besides, for most weddings the suit/tux rental/purchase price is usually a group rate.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Muffinz0rz posted...

Yeah...you kinda did

Not even close to saying that. Besides, for most weddings the suit/tux rental/purchase price is usually a group rate.

Well, I guess we'll have to agree-to-disagree here, but yeah, you really did. The tone of the post was so clearly weighted towards some combination of "bragging" and "I know where all the best deals are."

And secondly, there's a reason Men's Wearhouse is so cheap:

https://www.consumeraffairs.com/retail/mens_wearhouse.html
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Never been to a wedding
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I was the best man at my brother's wedding, luckily he paid for my suit rental.
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Registry gift?!?! Give em all yer receipts and a note saying your presence was the gift :p
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