The best way to decide how to spend your money on such formal attire is to honestly ask yourself if you will really need a tuxedo for future events. If you do, then it may be work purchasing a tuxedo over renting one. A purchased tuxedo can be tailored to your specifications so that it's a customer fit. And, naturally, a custom fit tux will look a whole lot better than one off the rack. But a tux rental may be your best choice if wearing one is basically a one-time event.



A tux rental tends to be cheap. You can rent a good tuxedo for under $200 including all the accessories and shoes. Tux rental shops are very common so finding a tuxedo to rent is quite easy. Most of the rental stores, even the bigger ones, have a smaller selection available to you than if you were to buy one. This can make the style decision much easier. It's also much easier to coordinate the look of all the tuxes if you have several groomsmen who need to be wearing coordinated tuxedos.

A tux rental is the most practical choice if you're going to only wear the tuxedo once. Why spend hundreds to thousands of dollars on a formal suit if it's going to sit in the back of your closet collecting dust, never to be worn again?

You can save time renting a tuxedo as opposed to buying one. Most tux rental shops offer one stop shopping. This means you can rent everything you need for the complete look at one store. This includes shoes, trousers, shirt, jacket, tie and accessories such as vests, handkerchiefs and cufflinks. Tux rental stores are used to catering to weddings so it'll be easy for your to match your tux to your groomsmen's.

While the pros to renting your tuxedo are staggering, there are a few cons to consider. You may not get a suit that fits as well as it could since it's not a custom fit. A tux rental can't be tailored specifically to your body type. There may be limited selection. And if you're not careful enough with your tux rental store selection, you may end up getting a tuxedo that is either outdated, too worn looking, or cheap.

If you buy a tuxedo instead of renting one, you'll be able to get one tailored to your body. You may have a better selection including the more contemporary styles and cuts and the quality may be much higher than what you'd get in a tux rental store. But to enjoy these benefits, you'll need to spend a lot of time shopping for your tux. You'll likely need to go to multiple stores to find something that can be perfectly tailored to your needs.