My tux is outdated and probably needs a lot of alterations. I no longer need a tux on a regular basis so I'm going to just rent one for my daughter's wedding. Does anyone have experience with on line tux rentals? I'm thinking blacktux.com which seems to get decent reviews and I like the idea of not having to go somewhere to be fitted.

My tux is outdated and probably needs a lot of alterations. I no longer need a tux on a regular basis so I'm going to just rent one for my daughter's wedding. Does anyone have experience with on line tux rentals? I'm thinking blacktux.com which seems to get decent reviews and I like the idea of not having to go somewhere to be fitted.

 

I haven't but it sounds risky. Better off just going to Men's Warehouse or something where they can get your measurements right.

True story...when my dad got remarried, I landed on the day of the wedding and arrived (and my dad had picked up my tux so it was waiting)....well, it turns out I had a "capri" tux because they had totally botched the measurements. Literally, the pants were like 8 inches off of my shoe. It was horrible (but hillarious). It was just a small wedding with only family so not a huge deal (only money spent was on a local photographer and food), but all pictures (except a few funny ones) had to be taken from the waist up. But I would had to have the situation reversed and that happen at like my daughters wedding or something.

 

So basically...just don't be the goofball that doesn't try on a tux in advance to make sure nothing is wrong the day of the event. Haha.

I rented a suit for a wedding, I think it was from black tux. It was fine, came in a box and you send it back in the same box. As long as you know you're measurements it should fit OK and do the job.

True story...when my dad got remarried, I landed on the day of the wedding and arrived (and my dad had picked up my tux so it was waiting)....well, it turns out I had a "capri" tux because they had totally botched the measurements. Literally, the pants were like 8 inches off of my shoe. It was horrible (but hillarious). It was just a small wedding with only family so not a huge deal (only money spent was on a local photographer and food), but all pictures (except a few funny ones) had to be taken from the waist up. But I would had to have the situation reversed and that happen at like my daughters wedding or something.

 

So basically...just don't be the goofball that doesn't try on a tux in advance to make sure nothing is wrong the day of the event. Haha.

I know Gingiss messed up in one way or another every single tux rented for my wedding.

 

Your Capri tux is hilarious and reminds me of one of the hardest laughs I've ever had. A friend got married in STL, so several of us drove down from Chicago and headed straight to the tux rental place on the day before the wedding. We all tried on our tuxes, and the last guy came out and his pants were short. Not quite capris, but short enough that his socks were visible. It was summer, so we came in to the place in shorts, and he was wearing white socks. When he came out of the fitting room, I just started laughing and told him his pants were too short. He disagreed. He insisted they weren't, and every time he bent forward to see what I was seeing, his pants hiked up a little. I could not stop laughing at his confusion. Twenty years later, it still make me smile to think about.

They ship two weeks ahead of the date and anything that doesn't fit they overnight a replacement. I decide to give it a go. I know most of my sizes, so this will be interesting. I asked around school, this is prom season and a few had good experiences with the service. The biggest drawback I see is not seeing the actual style, color, etc.

True story...when my dad got remarried, I landed on the day of the wedding and arrived (and my dad had picked up my tux so it was waiting)....well, it turns out I had a "capri" tux because they had totally botched the measurements. Literally, the pants were like 8 inches off of my shoe. It was horrible (but hillarious). It was just a small wedding with only family so not a huge deal (only money spent was on a local photographer and food), but all pictures (except a few funny ones) had to be taken from the waist up. But I would had to have the situation reversed and that happen at like my daughters wedding or something.

 

So basically...just don't be the goofball that doesn't try on a tux in advance to make sure nothing is wrong the day of the event. Haha.

 

Didn't happen without pics.

Avoid Combatant Gentleman.

They ship two weeks ahead of the date and anything that doesn't fit they overnight a replacement. I decide to give it a go. I know most of my sizes, so this will be interesting. I asked around school, this is prom season and a few had good experiences with the service. The biggest drawback I see is not seeing the actual style, color, etc.

2 weeks in advance...that is a good deal. You should wear that tux every day of the week haha. Maximize the value proposition!

Avoid Combatant Gentleman.

I bought a suit from them. Gave it to my son.

2 weeks in advance...that is a good deal. You should wear that tux every day of the week haha. Maximize the value proposition!

One of my golfers is going to two proms about two weeks a part. He wanted to give that a try but his date shot it down. She was worried it would be late for the first prom.

I bought a suit from them. Gave it to my son.

 

My best friend used them for his wedding. He told them the wedding was a month earlier than it actually was, and that was very important because half of us got our stuff either very close to the date he gave them, or even after. I needed new sizes/changes to most of my stuff and when they finally the shirt to me a week before the wedding, it was a different type of shirt than everyone else.

 

They were a rollercoaster to deal with.

I received the tux a few days ago, I just now had a chance to try it on. Everything fit reasonably well. The quality is average. The condition of the tux, shirt, and tie were above average. Overall I'm pleased with the experience. We'll see when it's time to return it. But sealing it in a box weems so much easier than heading back to a store.