We have asked a close friend of ours to be an usher in our wedding. We have picked out the tux and they cost about $150. When we told our friend about the cost he asked if he could just wear a nice suit instead of the tux. He doesn't want to pay that amount of money for renting the tux that we want. I want everybody in the wedding to match. What should we do? Do we let him wear the suit, offer to pay for his tux or ask him to step down from the wedding? Please help!!!
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Your usher must wear the same attire as the rest of the bridal party. If he cannot afford to rent the tux you can offer to split the cost, pay the entire amount or ask him to step down. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
I'm in a similar situation! I'm a friend of the bride and her mother and they've asked me to take the pictures for their wedding. I happily agreed, and then they asked my 12 year old son to be the candle lighter. I'm guessing that they are not going to pay for the photography services and then we found out just 3 days before the wedding that his tux rental will be $100. My family of 7 stays in a bit of a bind financially, so all of this is coming as a shock. I suppose I should have asked up front about the money! Another hard lesson learned about working with friends/family!
Typically when you agree to be a aprt of a wedding you also agree to pay for your own attire. However, the deal you struck with your friend about the photography service is unclear. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
Does usher need to wear a tux?
