Astares wedding service
Make finding your wedding outfit a personal and enjoyable service
Your Wedding
Its your big day. You have planned for all those must haves, Venue, dress, photographer, florist and now it is time for the grooms suit. We know at Astares that the goal is the groom feels amazing in his wedding suit. However, we also know that it can be as important that the Mens wedding outfits work with the theme of the wedding and any important colours. We achieve this by working with the couple and yes, the bride is invited 😊
We stock a great range of modern suits and we are always adding new lines to ensure the most up to date fashion choices.
We can offer suits for the larger guys and children. With a trip to our seamstress we can ensure a perfect fitting suit.
Our advice and guidance
From the moment you step into Astares for the first time, to the day of your wedding and beyond, we are there to help guide you and offer as much advice as you feel you would like from us. Some couples know exactly what they are looking for and that’s great, we will just be there to help you find what you are looking for. Some couples have an idea and just need some light guidance, and others come along and have no idea what they are looking for in a suit.
Where ever you are on that scale, we will be there to help with a fully trained personal stylist. We have years of experience and full of ideas to help you.
The service – Appointment only
To ensure every customer that chooses Astares gets a great experience, we work on a free appointment only service. This is all conducted in the private modern setting of our shop.
Initial consultation
It starts with an initial consultation where the bride and groom are invited to attend an appointment to start the journey. If you would rather the bride does not see the suit, then please bring someone who’s opinion you trust. This appointment starts with a chat. We can then learn what is important to you, ideas you have had and any important colours. We like to know a little about the venue and your vision.
From there it is time to start trying on the suits. With your ideas and ours, by the end of the appointment we aim to find the whole outfit, including shoes, neckwear and accessories that give you that WOW moment in the mirror. We like nothing better than knowing our groom is impatiently excited about putting on his wedding suit for the big day and unveiling to the guests.
There is no pressure selling and we will create some quotes to take away with you.
Fitting the guys
Once you have selected some outfits, its time to get the boys in for their fittings. Again, this is by appointment and Astares will take care of this for you, so you know the guys will be wearing a well fitted suit at your wedding.
Hire or Purchase
This is a great question and one that can be led by budget or choice. Astares will take the time to offer you all of the options, advice and the pro’s and cons of both. We will also discuss how you can consider a mixture of both hire suits and purchase. A great option is for the Groom to select a purchase suit that sets him apart from the average groomsman. The choice of purchase suits is always a larger more eclectic selection and allows more options to find that unique look.
Then ensuring we co-ordinat with the grooms suit, the groomsmen can consider the hire suits or purchase both can work extremely well.
Ultimately the aim is that you are happy with the selections, the groom feels amazing, he stands out as the most important gentleman at the wedding, and that the groomsmen all look extremely smart and well coordinated.
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When should I get Booked in
This varies between couples. Ultimately once you are ready to commit to your suits, then that’s a good time. The reason we say this is what if you fall in love with a suit, and decide to wait six months and then when you are ready, that suit is no longer available.
A good guide is to start the process once under the year mark to your big day. This gives plenty of time to get organised, make those choices and have a better selection of dates in the diary for everyone involved.
Please get in touch if you have any further questions. There is a video and some FAQ’s below for further information.
We look forward to welcoming you in store soon.
Wedding Consultations
When it comes to your wedding, we understand there is a lot more than just choosing a suit. Our video explains more about our service to you.
Frequently asked Questions
We would advise coming in once you are ready to commit to your wedding suits. This will vary between couples.
The reason we say once you are ready, is that the styles and current suit lines change periodically. Should you find a suit you love, and then wait a few months, you may no longer be able to select that suit.
As a guide we recommend once you are under the year mark until your big day is a good time to start the process.
When coming in for your initial consultation, we always recommend bringing your partner or one other person whose opinion you trust.
It’s not a problem coming in at short notice, just be aware that the options available may be reduced especially if you are looking to size a groom’s party.
After the initial consultation we will send you some quotes of the wedding suits and outfits you decided on during your appointment.
We would require a deposit of 30% to confirm the order. Once this deposit is paid, you are welcome to book in your groomsmen for their first suit fitting. This will vary between hire wear and purchase. Our video on the wedding service will help fully explain this.
Once we start sizing the guys in their wedding suits, we will then be able to order your purchase items or allocate stock to your party.
Astares does offer an excellent made to order service. Find out more here .
We do offer a fabulous range of off the peg Mens suits. If you are looking for a bespoke fitting suit, this can be achieved with alterations on an off the peg suit at a fraction of the cost.
For purchase suits – We advise as soon as you are ready then we can size them and get them sorted. Ideally if we can have them fitted at least 3- 6 months before the wedding this will ensure there are no issues with any special order items.
Many couples will get this under way even 12 months before to ensure its all taken care of long before the big day.
The sooner the guys come in for fittings the better. Items can sometimes go on back order. This could be anywhere between 1 week and 3 months, so we do not like to leave anything to chance.
For Hire Suits – We advise the guys attend a fitting around 2 months before the wedding. This allows for stock to be reserved and allocated for them and is minimal time for them to chance size prior to the big day.
We do not provide alterations in house at Astares. However, our trained staff will be able to advise on what adjustments can and cannot be completed. We can also give a guide on the rough price costing of this.We do recommend a brilliant seamstress that we work with regularly and will take care of you.
We can accept emailed sizes here at Astares, but we strongly advise against doing this as we cannot guarantee that the sizes will be correct.
We always try to provide a great fitting suit, but without physically trying a garment on there is no way for us to ensure this.
If the guys can come in for fittings, this is always advised.
Purchase suits – If the suit is a special-order item, and it does not fit Astares will not be able to offer an exchange or give a refund if the sizes were ordered without Astares completing the size fittings. Often emailed sizes result in non-fitting garments. This means it’s a big risk you must take when ordering the suit.
Hire Suits – Often emailed sizes result in non-fitting garments. This means it’s a big risk you must take when ordering the suit. If you needed change overs on a suit with emailed sizes, each garment change will cost £6.
Purchase Suits – As soon as everyone has been fitted, we will order the items in for you. Once all items have been received and are ready for collection, we will be in touch to arrange a suitable time for you to collect.
Once you have confirmed the order and the last guy has been fitted, all items could be ready to collect in as little as one week. Larger orders or special-order items may mean your order will take a little longer. We will always have your suits available with plenty of time before your big day.
Suits must be collected within 14 days of Astares contacting you regarding collection, we cannot hold wedding suits until your wedding as storage space can become an issue.
We strongly advise collecting your wedding suits as soon as they are ready, as everyone will need to try them on and have enough time to source any alterations they may need.
Hire Suits – The suits will be ready one week prior to the wedding date. This ensures plenty of time to get the guys to try the suits on and make sure everything looks and fits great.
