Paying for groomsmens tux

We have paid for them, but we only have three bridesmaids and three groomsmen, one ring bearer and two flower girls.

No we aren't. My friend bought our BM dresses in her wedding but there was 4 of us and she had a $100 limit on each. I have 8 BMs.

When I asked my girls to be in the wedding, I specifically mentioned them buying their dresses and approximate cost...just to be clear. No problems so far.

We had an honest, open conversation with our GM. We showed them two options: the rental option and the retail option. We gave them prices for each as well. The majority was fine with doing retail, and buying their own suits. That being said, we didn't make them buy an obnoxious colored suit. It's a classic black with a vest, tie, etc. They can wear it again to job interviews, other weddings, funerals, etc.

My only advice to anyone looking to go the retail route with their GM: if you want a color other than charcoal gray or black, then have your GM rent. No one wants to buy a blue, or tan, or white suit, and be stuck with it forever (and no where else to wear it).

No. but we almost paid for my bridesman's suit. he was having some financial trouble and talking about being at the wedding as a guest, but he might not be able to afford to get a suit to stand up there with me. i told him he was crazy and i'd pay for the suit. haha. but he's doing better financially now and says he will be able to pay.

We paid for all of it. My MOH and my brother (who is a groomsman) are very financially stable. My bridesmaid however is supporting her mother and herself. The best man is on disability. These people are the ones nearest and dearest to our hearts and we didn't want to impose a financial burden on them. I also didn't want to pick and choose who we helped so we just covered the expense for all of them.

No, we're not. However, I do want to pay for the BM's jewelry AND get them a personal gift that fits their personality. In the last wedding I was in, I never understood how the bride buying me the jewelry she wanted me to wear in her wedding was somehow a "gift" to me. Sure, I didn't have to shell out more $$ for the jewelry (I bought my own BM dress), but I don't consider it a gift either.

No, we didn't pay for attire, but we did look at prices to make sure it would be affordable. DH's best men were both in grad school, so we purposely went with cheaper rentals than the store tried to tell us, we also gave them $20 coupons that I got from DB. My parents paid for my brother's tux and my in-laws paid for BIL's tux (they were GM). For the girls, I let them pick their dress (under $150) and told them to wear silver sandals, so they got to either wear shoes they already had or get some that they could wear again, at whatever price they were comfortable with.

Absolutely NOT!!!! While I do understand some persons may be in tough spots but still want to be part of the bridal party, I communicated all prices in advance so that persons can assess their financial situation and make a decision. I actually paid for a BM's dress down-payment but it was refunded back to me.

Yes, we wanted to

Nope.