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carlastratton@yahoo.co.nz
#1 Posted : Tuesday, 27 April 2010 2:35:56 p.m.
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Hi, we are getting married in Dunedin in October this year and the cost of this wedding is beginning to making me nervous!! Do you think its ok to ask the groomsmen to pay for their suit hire? The girls are paying for their dresses but thats a bit different because they get to keep them. Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated...
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#2 Posted : Tuesday, 27 April 2010 6:08:32 p.m.

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Hi Carla

This must be a common problem that many brides face when planning their wedding. I think it would be a good question for next month's poll. Keep an eye out for the results as this will give you an idea of what other people think on the topic.

The monthly poll is part of our online magazine an can be found here.
Michael
NZ Wedding Planner
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minik8e
#3 Posted : Friday, 14 May 2010 8:39:25 a.m.
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Personally I don't think it is fair to ask the groomsmen to pay the hirage fee, but that is just my own personal opinion. Fair enough if they got to keep their outfit, like the girls, but they don't?? We paid for our groomsman's hirage.
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I kind of feel the same as the person above. Specialy if your groommen are taking time of working/traveling/paying for accommodation. But each to there own i guess :)BigGrin
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I think if you make it clear to them when asking them to be part of the bridal party then it's fair. Also, you could ask them to pay for it as their wedding present to you.

From what I've heard, most bridesmaids never wear their dresses again, so them getting to keep it doesn't really make a difference.

Plus, as I've only just found out, there seems to be all these expectations about bridesmaids helping out with planning the wedding, but little expectation for the groomsmen to contribute in that way either.
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#6 Posted : Wednesday, 28 July 2010 7:59:45 p.m.
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we are asking ours to pay for 1/2 of there hire price as your right the cost is high.. i think it is your wedding and you know your mates best most people are happy to pay for them sef to help out
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There is nothing wrong asking the groomsmen to pay for their suit. Nowadays that is already a normal scenario just to lessen the expenses for your wedding.
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#8 Posted : Tuesday, 10 August 2010 3:39:23 p.m.
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I think it is to be expected that the grooms men pay for their suits, after all you could ask them to buy matching suits like bridesmaids dresses, but you are already lessening their burden by asking them to rent them.
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#9 Posted : Tuesday, 24 August 2010 11:41:21 a.m.
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I had have a similar situation.... what we have done is I brought the bridesmaids dresses and they are to but their own shoes and underwear. With the groomsmen, they will buy their own shoes and pay for shirt hire and we pay for the rest of the suit hire. They didnt mind, and its helped out the with our budget heaps!
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