re: How many weddings have you been a groomsman in?

9 and 10 this year. Hoping these are the last.

Ring bearer - 2
Usher - 4
Groomsmen - 4
Groom - 2

We're going to need the Paul Harvey on this one.....

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Not gonna lie-the time, money, having to take pictures, etc. of being a groomsman kind of sucks. But you do it because you're a good friend.

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probably the biggest fight my wife and i got in was whether or not the groomsmen needed to rent tuxes or wear their own. Basically making me ask my friends to get scammed out of $300 plus late fees cause their hungover arse wasn't making it to the rental place by 9.

MIL and wife said they had to, despite it being the one thing i ask for. I told them they had to but said i don't really care just wear a black tux. I knew that my friends would just wear their own regardless

years later if it gets brought up my MIl and wife will get charged up about it. I was right, no one gives cares what the groomsmen are wearing as long as its a black tux. No one has ever been like "that dudes collar is different, this marriage is doomed"

I've always said I think it's such arse that the tux rental places require it back so early. Like I understand needing it by EOD Monday for cleaning/tailoring, but before lunchtime on Sunday is insane.

Zero. the only wedding I was "in" was my roommate in college. he got married in a park on campus a few days after he graduated. It was me, the couple, the preacher and his wife. that was it. I was ring bearer and witness.

11, and none of them are still married. I’m bad luck and refuse to serve in any more.

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Why would anyone want more than 4-6 max?

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Believe it or not people do have multiple friends and/or big families.

Goodluck picking and choosing siblings/ best friends to get the boot.

If its a money issue its understandable but again goodluck picking and choosing.

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Tuxes aren’t $300 to rent now so they certainly weren’t years ago

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How Much Does a Tux Rental Cost?
According to data from The Knot 2023 Real Weddings Study, the average cost for a male partner to rent ceremony attire was $200. While this is a great baseline to keep in mind, it's important to note that this number refers to a range of attire types—think everything from suits to custom tuxedos. Many major tux rental retailers, like The Black Tux and Men's Wearhouse, come in at $150 as their average tux rental cost. Depending on the type of tux and the potential addition of accessories, to-be-weds can generally expect tux rental costs to fall between $150 and $300.

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And your wife was right, different tuxes are going to be different colors which would look like shite

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a black tux is black, the difference is the collar. No one gives a shite what the groomsmen are wearing

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You just posted something confirming I’m right, especially when you factor in 20%+ inflation since 2020

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i don't have a quote on me from the mid 10s but i know i paid $200 to rent a tux

sorry i was off 100.

still stand by my decision