The Best Man Attire
Ok, you've been asked to be the best man at your friend's wedding, and now it comes down to the attire. Often times in a wedding, a certain look is expected, it's important you thoroughly understand the look the bride and groom is seeking for their wedding. Whether it's casual, or evening dress, you're going to need to know well before the wedding in order to make sure that you have the proper attire.
There are several do's and don'ts when it comes to attire for wedding parties and tuxedo rental.
Some of the do's are going to include planning well in advance. This means you need to visit various tuxedo shops in the area to find out who is going to carry the style that you need for the wedding. At that time, you'll need to check availability, sizing charts, as well as cost, return expectations, as well as contracts and guarantees. Look for a tuxedo shop that will be able to handle the whole wedding party. That way, it may be easy for one person to pick up the tuxes the night before the wedding, and someone else to return them. Don't forget, ring bearers, fathers of the bride, as well as the father of the groom may all be expected to wear a tux or need to find one, make a few phone calls and find out who all needs to be fitted for a tux.
It can be a fun day at the tuxedo shop for all of the groomsmen and wedding party to go for a fitting on the same day. This way you'll all know what each other's going to look like, you also might want to head back to the shop to try on the tuxes as they arrive to make sure everyone's is going to fit properly. There's nothing worse than on the big day finding out that somebody's cummerbund is not going to fit, or their pants are way too short.
Don't forget, as the best man, something should be a bit different about you and your style. You can choose accessories that can change your tuxedo just enough to make you stand out. People want to know who the best man is, and often times you're going to have duties, and standing out a bit can allow you to be found easily within the wedding party. You may try matching your vest or cummerbund with the groom, while the rest of the party has a slightly different style or color, or even just have a different color boutonniere, something that makes you stick out.
The biggest don't when it comes to wedding attire for the best man is don't procrastinate. Make sure your thoroughly familiar with what the expectations for attire are, that you choose a shop that everyone can get to, and then make sure all of the groom's get to the shop in time, after all, as the best man, you're going to be in charge of a lot of activities and this is probably going to be your first one.
