It took me a few months, around 6 stores, and a couple dozen dresses to find a dress that I love. Mr. Avocado only needed 2 stores and 2 hours to find his suit. Such is life.
We decided that buying a suit would be better than renting a tux, as we are regular church goers and he would be able to wear it weekly if he so desired. Even if he doesn’t ever wear it to church, he will still be able to wear it to the corporate functions he has every once in awhile.


Confession: This was a full price tux, and we had intended on buying one on sale. In my opinion, it’s rather silly that the bride spends $1000 on her dress while the groom is expected to budget $300 or so on his suit. After the wedding, I get to sell my dress and keep all of the money to spend however I would like. I’ve already started daydreaming about all of the pretty things I can buy with the money…
Anyone else spend almost as much (or the same amount, or more!) on the wedding suit as you’re spending on your wedding dress?
We just checked out Nordstrom’s this weekend for suits. There was (what I thought) a fantastic suit on sale that looked great on Mr. ST, but he wasn’t into it. While I know they’ll get more wear out of their suits, I was still hoping his wouldn’t break the bank, either! He’s still looking so hopefully we find something that works within budget.