How to Choose a Tuxedo - Getting Started

How to Choose a Tuxedo – Getting monkeysee.com See how the experts do it. I’m Ted Poulos for Sarno & Son Tuxedo and today I’m going to show you how to choose a tuxedo for your wedding. In this particular clip we’re going to go ahead and discuss the basics and complementally ask questions in choosing a tuxedo for your wedding. The first commonly asked question is when I should start shopping for my wedding tuxedos. Well the answer is it’s never too early, a good rule of thumb is when you selected the date of your wedding and your fiancé has already selected the color of the bridal gown and the bridesmaid’s dresses and knows a formality of the dresses then that’s the time to start looking for your tuxedo. Generally speaking, Tuxedo’s are reserved at least six months prior to your wedding date this way your men can be fitted a little bit later but your guaranteeing the style that you picked out for the most important day of your life so six months is a good rule of thumb and as we know when you’re planning a wedding there’s a lot to do and preparing for the right cater and photographer and banquet hall but when it comes to clothing the attire of the nun is a focal point of your wedding and it’s one of the most important decisions that needs to be made and you should make it early in the process of planning your wedding. The next most commonly asked question is how do I know how to find the right tuxedo company. Well, a good thing to do is to talk to your friends. A lot of your friends have already rent a tuxedo for either weddings or different special occasions saying they have ask them about their experiences with the different tuxedo company say use. As some if the tuxedo that they rented was a crisp looking tuxedo, if it was frayed anyway, if it fit well, if it arrived on time. Ask them if they have last minute adjustments, if the tuxedo company was able to take care of the last minute adjustments. When you’re looking for a tuxedo company, look for a company that’s well established, a company that’s been in the tuxedo business for a minimum of 10 to 15 years. Look for a company that has a large inventory of tuxedos in stock. Generally, a company that carries a minimum of 40 or 50 different styles is a company you should look for. After all when you’re planning a wedding and you’re picking out the right tuxedo for your wedding, you want to pick out the right style and the right look that fits your personality. If you’re going to look for a company or go with the company that offers less of a selection, you’re not going to be able to do yourself just as you pick out the right look for yourself. Look for a company that’s able to handle any last minute authorizations that has tailoring on the premise so if an adjustment needs to be made at the last minute without a tone guest or tone usher coming in for the rental they are able to take care of it. Look for company also that replenishes your inventory on an annual basis. There’s nothing like rented tuxedo that looks like it’s very tired and the shirt isn’t white so you want to find a company that is constantly replenishing their inventory, a company that buys a lot of designer tuxedos so you can express your personality with a different looks and most importantly look for a company that is a member of a national association of tuxedo companies. The Savvi Formalwear association is one of the largest association of tuxedo companies in the united states. Members of Savvi Formalwear have to certify the fit of their tuxedo and that simply means when your men are fitted for their tuxedo, they guarantee that the tuxedo is going to fit absolutely perfect and they do this by not only measuring you when you come in for your fitting but they also try every piece of the tuxedo on. They try their coat, their shirt, their vest, their shoes, and the trouser at time of fitting. This way when you’re picking up your tuxedo 3, 4, 5, months later everything will fit absolutely perfect because when you are measured the Savvi Formal wear operator went ahead and took the time and tried every piece of the garment on. And now also the next protection is who and what should I bring with me when I’m looking for my tuxedos for the wedding? Well I think the answer is obvious, you need to bring your fiancé after all she’s already take a time and she’s selected the formality and the color of the bridal gown and also all the bridesmaid dresses and the maid of honor’s dresses and she knows exactly what color she’s looking for if she’s looking to match the accessories with your tuxedo. Bring your fiancé; she knows the look that she wants to see her future husband in so when you’re trying on the different tuxedos she can sit back and say this is exactly what I want my husband, my future husband to be on and of course when you come into the tuxedo shop bring a swatch material. The bridal shop will offer a color swatch of the dresses she selected so bring it in to the tuxedo shop. This way the tuxedo company can go ahead through their 100 of different colors swatches match the accessory color of the vest and the tie if you so choose to the exact color of the dress this way in your picture everything will be color coordinated absolutely perfect. The next question is what I do if my grooms are scattered throughout United States. Well that’s not a problem. When you’re dealing with a company that is member of the national association of the Savvi Formawear Association, they have distributors throughout the United States. You’re groomsmen can stop in any tuxedo shop either nationally or internationally even in Canada and be fitted at one of the certified Savvi operators. You’ll get a guaranteed fitting tuxedo and they’ll fit them for absolutely zero cost. The measurements will then be sent to the tuxedo shop that you reserve your tuxedos at and when your groomsmen arrive everything will fit absolutely perfect for the wedding. Another commonly asked question is how soon I can pick up my tuxedos prior to the wedding. A good tuxedo company will have all the formal wear ready at least 2 days prior to your wedding day. This way again when your attendance arrives in town, they’ll take a few minutes for a final fitting. They’ll stop into the tuxedo shop and try everything on and make sure everything fits absolutely perfect and the adjustments that need to be made will be taken care of at that time and this way it’s a good way to check all the accessories or— and make sure that everything is complete in the package and next we’ll talk about how to fit the proper tuxedo.