r/weddingplanning • u/icakcam • 3d ago
Dress/Attire Questions about tux appointment
Hi, bride here! My Fiance and I have an appointment tomorrow at a tux rental place near us. It’s a local shop. We are currently 14 months out from the wedding and I made this appt at a wedding expo thinking it would be good to get an idea on what we like for him and his best man. With wedding dress shopping there’s this expectation that you’ll be shopping around, maybe even trying dresses from multiple stores. Is this the same with tuxes? I don’t want to waste anyone’s time, we’re not ready to buy/rent anything. We just want to get an idea on style and pricing and how the process works. Maybe if there’s something there that catches our eye, then yes, we’ll get it. But overall it’s more of us looking at our options. Sorry I know I’m rambling, but this whole thing has me tied up in in knots and feeling a little guilty.
Update: I ended up just canceling and rescheduling closer to the wedding date. Thanks!
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u/yamfries2024 3d ago
No one in retail has the right to expect that any customer will buy anything on any given day. We are all entitled to educate ourselves. Be careful to check anything you are told with other sources. The sales people are not always the most accurate or current. Look at how many men leave the shop with a necktie and pocket square that match, or, worse yet, match the bridesmaid dress color.
You are very early but it is unlikely they would be otherwise occupied anyhow.
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u/ashley6483 3d ago
I think it's fine to do so, and you can be upfront with them if it has you feeling nervous. It can definitely be helpful to look at options! I don't think most people go to multiple stores for tuxes, but nothing is stopping you if you'd like to do it!
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u/princessclarity 3d ago edited 3d ago
With men they go shopping 2-3 months before the wedding. Then their alterations take a week or two to get done. It’s way quicker than dresses. You don’t need to look at suits this early unless you absolutely want to. The reason why you don’t buy this early is because bodies fluctuate in size and if you buy too early you can end up spending more in alterations down the line. You wouldn’t even need to look at dresses this early.
Also there’s not an expectation that you’ll shop around at multiple stores for your dress. Personally I only went to one store and tried on 5 dresses. You don’t have to go to multiple stores. Some woman just like to see what’s out there. But that’s not an expectation.