ZZ Top said it best: “Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man.”

Especially true for a groom. You want to look smart and handsome, which means wearing a tuxedo that's well-tailored and fitted, flattering to your frame . . . and classy.

“The worst thing grooms can do is pick a style that isn't complementary to their body,” says Joseph Miloni, owner of Anthony's Formal Wear in Omaha.

The groom — and his bride — will appreciate a flattering style and fit, especially when they look at their wedding photos years from now, says Craig Hamann, a store manager for Tip Top Tux in Omaha.
“When I'm talking to people who may be picking out something that isn't the most flattering or the most attractive, I try to remind them that these are the pictures they're going see” for the rest of their lives, Hamann says. “You want to look back and say, ‘We wore that and it looks good today, 50 years later.'”

Miloni advises grooms and their groomsmen and ushers to come in at least six weeks before the wedding to select their tuxedos and be measured, especially if wedding party members live out of town or there are special orders.

Grooms should pick up their tuxedos the day before the wedding and try them on, Miloni says.
Measurements and fit can change because of weight fluctuations, or if a groomsman has been replaced at the last minute.

“I recently had a wedding party from out of town. Whoever measured the men did a terrible job, so we had to change everything,” Miloni says.

Today's grooms are leaning more toward traditional black tuxedos, Hamann says, but more grooms are renting suits and ties to wear on their wedding day. “If they want to do something more
laid back, we have that available for rental,” Hamann says.

Miloni, a self-described traditionalist, would put every groom in black or midnight blue. “I wish everybody would wear a bow tie. I hate long neckties.” Proper-fitting trousers are imperative. “The worst thing the men can do is not wear their trousers where they belong — around their waist,” Miloni says.

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