"My former life as a lawyer required accounting for time in six-minute increments, sometimes confronting the fact that I'd derailed and taken way too long to research something that turned out to be the wrong question. Something similar happened here when I looked up and realized I'd lost 30 minutes scouring wedding related message boards to figure out how one would obtain a suit in his exact size without paying for it."
"In my experience with being a bridesmaid, I paid for my dresses because the bride told me what to get in advance and I was the one to order it. My recent research indicates that groomsmen typically do the same: They buy or rent the suit or tux that the groom selects. These outfits aren't just handed out on the big day."
A 65-year-old man recently discovered that wedding party members typically pay for their own attire. He was a groomsman at his close friend's wedding at age 20 but never paid for his suit, unaware of this convention. The couple has remained close friends for decades and never mentioned the unpaid cost. He now feels guilty and wonders whether to apologize and offer reimbursement during an upcoming visit, or leave the matter alone. The advice columnist investigates how wedding attire transactions typically work, noting that groomsmen usually purchase or rent their own suits after the groom selects them.
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