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Who pays?

ooobedoo
ooobedoo Posts: 1,019 Forumite
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Who pays for the rental of the best man's suit? the best man or the groom????
Oh....I'm not going to lie to you......At the end of the day, when alls said and done......do you know what I mean.........TIDY
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  • System
    System Posts: 178,185 Community Admin
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    the groom ,just as the bride pays for the bridesmaids dresses.
  • AlwaysWorking
    AlwaysWorking Posts: 611 Forumite
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    My brother is getting married later this summer and I know he is paying for the rental of his best man's suit.
    "I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." Marilyn Monroe
  • durham_girl
    durham_girl Posts: 2,715 Forumite
    The Groom I suppose. The Bridesmaids get their outfit paid for, why not the Best Man?
    :j30/7/10:j

    :j24/1/14 :j
  • kelloggs36
    kelloggs36 Posts: 7,712 Forumite
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    It doesn't matter really. It is up to the groom and best man to decide for themselves surely?
  • blackcoffee
    blackcoffee Posts: 185 Forumite
    traditionally the groom would pay, likewise the Brides parents normally foot the bill for the wedding,so I guess it depends on how traditional the wedding is going ?

    I guess it depends on what the groom has told the bestman ?
  • got-it-spend-it
    got-it-spend-it Posts: 5,016 Forumite
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    We paid for all the hire suits (best man and fathers). Also all the bridesmaids dresses. I do know lots of people who ask the best man / bridesmaid to pay for their own though.....
    :DYummy mummy, runner, baker and procrastinator :p
  • msb5262
    msb5262 Posts: 1,619 Forumite
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    When my ex OH was best man, the bride and groom chose everything he had to wear including a GOLD waistcoat costing £80 and a tie to match - and we had to pay for it ourselves!
  • chickaroonee
    chickaroonee Posts: 14,678 Forumite
    If you ask the best man to be best man..then you should pay for his suit!

    too many comps..not enough time!
  • gill_81uk
    gill_81uk Posts: 2,850 Forumite
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    we paid for our best mans suit, it's just good manners to if you're choosing what he wears.
    Mummy to Thomas born April 27th 2010 8lb 5oz
  • kr15snw
    kr15snw Posts: 2,264 Forumite
    We're paying for (nearly) everything for best men / bridesmaids.

    For the best men we just ask they have smart shoes, and for best men / bridesmaids we are not paying for their hotel rooms but were not expecting them to stay over before / after.
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