When Should The Guys Start Securing Their Wedding Attire

Our wedding was on October 10th. My husband got a custom suit ordered in July and it took about a month to arrive and about 2 weeks for alterations.

I guess the way I look at it is the worst case scenario in each situation.

There's no real downside to having them in your closet a few weeks early, but do you really want to be freaking out if they don't turn up on time due to covid or Christmas/New Years shipping delays? With all the holidays between now and January, I think I'd would start looking to order now, for sure - my fiance's suit took a similar time frame to Kieu's husband's, and did need some alterations (those haven't been completed yet, and might have been impacted when our state went into lockdown, so hard to say exactly how long they have taken).

Our wedding is in March 2022 and we had all of our suits ordered for rental in September 2021.

My husband picked out the suits a few months before the wedding but everyone didn't get fitted at that time. They didn't get fitted until about a month before. For an October wedding I would say that spring would be a good time to order.

My FH is getting fitted in January, we are custom ordering his suit for our March 2022 wedding. His groomsmen will go in to be fitted for their rental suits in February for measurements. My bridal store didn’t want to see them earlier than that, but my dress is actually already in - complete switch of timeline for bridal.

We've been pretty hard core searching and comparing now for my FH even though our wedding is next October because it's very hard to find his sizes and he's super particular. We're buying his and it'll most likely need to be altered no matter what, but we'd like the opportunity for the groomsmen to rent the same one which has been difficult to find in a wide range of sizes.

The lead time for menswear is much shorter than the lead time for womenswear.

My husband and his groomsmen custom ordered suits for our wedding and they took less than 2 months to come in. When he has rented attire for weddings he was in, he has always gotten measured about 6-8 weeks before the event.

You have AMPLE time. I would not send your guys more than 4 months before the wedding, because more time simply isn't needed at all, and you are more likely to get accurate measurements and the best fit if they go closer to the wedding date.

Are they just renting? If so, rent ASAP! I was a little bummed that I couldn't get the exact color tux for the guys because it is wedding season and a lot of people are getting married next year. So, if anything just start calling in and see what the stores have and what they recommend. Especially if it is within a specific color scheme. If the guys are buying it then still look into it asap and send emails or calls to the company to see what they recommend as well again because of the fact that there are going to be a lot of weddings for 2022

My FH and his guys are renting suits, along with my dad. He and I went over the summer in July to select the suits for our November wedding. The owner of the shop told him to make sure everyone comes in by the first weekend of September to be fitted and so he could get the suits in. So at the very least I'd say pick them out at least 3-4 months in advance.

Thank you Everyone for helping us out! I think we are going to start looking now. Since we want the suits to look a certain way and the guys are probably going to be renting. We really do appreciate everyone replying!