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I have been tasked with taking care of all the groom's wear and the groomsmen's wear (which I will be included in)... I have cheap MTM at my disposal and will be going this route, the final cost per person is going to be $250 for an acceptable suit and shirt. They don't need to be the finest things in the world and we all know that; I am (and they too are) likely to ever wear this suit once, for a few hours.
That said, the main cost is $250/head for a suit and shirt, and we'll expect to add the cost of footwear and a tie, and forgo any rentals. My sister and her husband-to-be are in their early 20's and not highly paid, nor are any of the friends who will make up the wedding party, and so the entire cost of this wedding is on my mother's tab. No one is expecting extreme finery, we just need to get the job done for a good price, and still look presentable. I have got about 80% of it in my head, but I just have a few small questions:
Suits -black 2B suits to function as tuxedos. I figured that since these guys are in their mid-twenties, they're eventually going to need a funeral suit someday as well maybe, something like that, so black 2B, notch lapel that they wear at the wedding then get to take home. Fabric will be a 100% wool/cash super 180's, it's a cheap local textile but looks acceptable.
- Is a double vented jacket acceptable here?
- What kinds of design details on the trousers? I am thinking beltless trousers for a bit more elegance, anything else I should specify? Do we hem or cuff these?
Shirts (and accoutrements) I am thinking tuxedo shirts + bowties, pocketsquares, flower boutonnierre. I want everybody to look classical. Groom told me he wants to wear an ascot, and then I will have the groomsmen just wear bowties.
- I think here the only question would be, where can I get six decent silk bowties for not much money, perhaps $20 or less?
- My mother can handsew the pocketsquares.
- Any other suggestions in this area appreciated.
Footwear - these being possibly high-cost, I need to decide on a footwear style that these guys can either buy new if they want, or in the event that they can't outlay much money on these, can buy used somewhere or thrift, and so it needs to be a fairly universal style - I am thinking captoe oxfords. Any better suggestions here? The idea would be to not double the total cost per outfit.
Any other suggestions/alterations to my plan are welcome. Thanks in advance.
That said, the main cost is $250/head for a suit and shirt, and we'll expect to add the cost of footwear and a tie, and forgo any rentals. My sister and her husband-to-be are in their early 20's and not highly paid, nor are any of the friends who will make up the wedding party, and so the entire cost of this wedding is on my mother's tab. No one is expecting extreme finery, we just need to get the job done for a good price, and still look presentable. I have got about 80% of it in my head, but I just have a few small questions:
Suits -black 2B suits to function as tuxedos. I figured that since these guys are in their mid-twenties, they're eventually going to need a funeral suit someday as well maybe, something like that, so black 2B, notch lapel that they wear at the wedding then get to take home. Fabric will be a 100% wool/cash super 180's, it's a cheap local textile but looks acceptable.
- Is a double vented jacket acceptable here?
- What kinds of design details on the trousers? I am thinking beltless trousers for a bit more elegance, anything else I should specify? Do we hem or cuff these?
Shirts (and accoutrements) I am thinking tuxedo shirts + bowties, pocketsquares, flower boutonnierre. I want everybody to look classical. Groom told me he wants to wear an ascot, and then I will have the groomsmen just wear bowties.
- I think here the only question would be, where can I get six decent silk bowties for not much money, perhaps $20 or less?
- My mother can handsew the pocketsquares.
- Any other suggestions in this area appreciated.
Footwear - these being possibly high-cost, I need to decide on a footwear style that these guys can either buy new if they want, or in the event that they can't outlay much money on these, can buy used somewhere or thrift, and so it needs to be a fairly universal style - I am thinking captoe oxfords. Any better suggestions here? The idea would be to not double the total cost per outfit.
Any other suggestions/alterations to my plan are welcome. Thanks in advance.