Disclosure:The example pieces in this guide are from Ronatelli. The buying advice applies to any brand. Prices were checked on October 28, 2026.
Silver jewelry makes a groomsmen gift they can wear long after the wedding, but you are buying for several men at once, each with his own neck, wrist, and taste. The safe plan is a piece that needs no size, such as an adjustable ring or a 22″ chain, or bracelets ordered from each man’s wrist measurement. Spend the same on every groomsman, give the best man something different, and time the order so a wrong size can still be swapped.
Key takeaways
- Choose a piece that fits all of them. An adjustable ring needs no size, and a 22″ chain fits almost every man. For bracelets, ask each man for his wrist measurement.
- Spend the same on every groomsman. Most grooms spend $50 to $150 each, and solid sterling sits at the top of that range.
- Give the best man something different, such as the chain that matches the groomsmen’s bracelets.
- Time sized pieces so a wrong size can go back: order about eight weeks ahead if they’ll be worn at the wedding, four weeks ahead if they’re a keepsake for afterward.
- Engrave on the inside, and only once the fit is settled, because an engraved piece can’t be returned.
In this guide Sizes Budget Best man Matching On the day Timing Engraving Examples FAQ
Choose a piece that fits all of them
A gift for one man can be sized in secret. A gift for a wedding party can’t, because every man has his own size, but it doesn’t need to be a secret either: groomsmen gifts are a wedding tradition, so a question about sizes gives little away. If the party is renting suits or tuxedos, everyone is already sending in measurements, so ask for the wrist size in the same message. Here is what each kind of piece needs from them.
| The piece | What to ask each man for |
|---|---|
| An adjustable ring | Nothing. It opens and closes to fit, and he adjusts it once, slowly. Suggest his right hand, where it won’t be taken for a wedding band. |
| A ring in a set size | His ring size, measured with a jeweler’s sizer or with our ring size guide. Few men know theirs. |
| A chain | Nothing, if you buy 22″: it sits between the collarbone and the upper chest on almost every man. Go 24″ for a tall or broad man, as our chain gift guide explains. |
| A bracelet | His wrist measurement, not his bracelet size, because one brand’s medium is another’s large. The bracelet should be ¾″ to 1″ longer than his wrist. |
| An open cuff | Nothing, if it adjusts. Otherwise his wrist size, which picks small, medium, or large; see our guide to sizing a cuff. |
For bracelets, send everyone the same instructions: wrap a strip of paper snugly around the wrist, just below the wrist bone, mark where it overlaps, and measure the strip in inches. Our bracelet size guide shows how. Then use the store’s own chart. Ronatelli, for example, sizes its bracelets by wrist: M (7.9″) for wrists of 6.7″ to 7.5″, L (8.7″) for 7.5″ to 8.3″. A man at the top of a range, or one getting a bracelet 8 mm or wider, goes up a size.
What to spend
Most grooms spend $50 to $150 per groomsman, according to The Black Tux, which also suggests roughly 10% to 15% of what you are asking each man to spend on the wedding. WeddingWire puts it more simply: $150 each is fine if you can comfortably afford it, and nobody expects you to go broke. Either way, spend the same on every groomsman, so nobody feels like a lesser pick.
Solid sterling sits at the top of that range: Ronatelli’s adjustable rings start at $129 and its bracelets at $149. Under $100, real silver means a slim chain or a plain band, as our guide to silver gifts by budget explains. The average wedding party now has eight people, four on each side, according to The Knot’s research as reported by Axios, so a typical order is three groomsmen and a best man.
| The plan | Three groomsmen and a best man |
|---|---|
| The same adjustable ring for all four (Nexus, $129 each) | $516 |
| Rings for the groomsmen; the same ring and a Sergo bracelet ($169) for the best man | $685 |
| Bari Cuban link bracelets (5 mm, $169) for the groomsmen; the wider Savona (7 mm, $249) for the best man | $756 |
| Sergo foxtail bracelets ($169) for the groomsmen; the matching Sergo chain ($329) for the best man | $836 |
Give the best man something different
Both guides say the best man’s gift should be a step up, and The Black Tux goes further: it should be meaningfully different, not a slightly pricier version of the groomsmen’s. With silver, the easy way is to stay with the same design and change the piece: the chain that matches the groomsmen’s bracelets, a wider version of the same link, or the groomsmen’s ring with a bracelet beside it. The group still matches in the photos, and the best man’s gift is clearly his.
Give it to him on his own, with a card that says why you chose it for him. Our guide to giving him jewelry covers what to write, and how to check the fit when he first puts it on.
Matching pieces, or one each?
WeddingWire’s advice on groomsmen gifts is to pay attention to each person’s interests, and that holds for jewelry too. There are three ways to do it:
- The same piece for everyone. Best for the photos, and the simplest order. Choose the plainest version, such as a braided band or a 4 to 5 mm bracelet, so it suits the man who never wears jewelry as well as the one who wears plenty.
- The same silver, a piece each. A ring for one man, a bracelet for another, all in the same link or finish, chosen by what each already wears.
- A shortlist they choose from. Send three pieces and ask each man for his pick and his size in one message. It gives the surprise away, but every gift gets worn.
Leave out anything that says something about the wearer, such as a religious symbol or a zodiac sign, unless the whole group shares it, and anything so heavy or wide that only one of them would choose it. If someone in the party has never worn jewelry, our guide to jewelry for a man who doesn’t wear jewelry covers the safest first pieces.
If they’ll wear it at the wedding
Decide first whether the gift is for the day or for afterward, because that changes what you buy and when you give it. In the photos, a ring shows whenever hands do and a bracelet shows at the shirt cuff, while a chain under a buttoned collar and tie doesn’t show at all. A slim bracelet, about 3.5 to 5 mm, also sits more easily under a dress-shirt cuff than a heavy one.
Cufflinks are the traditional groomsmen jewelry, and a rented tuxedo shirt will often take them: The Black Tux’s wing-tip tuxedo shirt, for one, has convertible cuffs that accept cufflinks. The catch comes afterward. As The Black Tux’s own cufflinks page points out, most shirts with standard button cuffs can’t take cufflinks, so after the wedding they need a French-cuff or convertible-cuff shirt. If you want the gift worn on ordinary days, a ring or a bracelet is the safer choice.
When to order, and when to give it
The rehearsal dinner is the most natural moment to hand out groomsmen gifts, according to The Black Tux, which suggests giving anything they will wear at the wedding that morning. With sized jewelry, that leaves no time to fix a fit, and the return window may already have closed. Ronatelli, like many stores, lets you request a return for 30 days from the day you receive the order, and delivery can take up to two weeks. So work back from the wedding:
- No size needed. An adjustable ring, a 22″ chain, or an adjustable cuff: order four to six weeks ahead, check every piece the day it arrives, and hand them out at the rehearsal dinner or on the morning of the wedding.
- Sized, and worn at the wedding. For bracelets they’ll wear on the day, order about eight weeks ahead and hand them out about three weeks before the wedding, at a get-together or a suit fitting. A wrong size can still go back, and a new one arrives in time.
- Sized, and kept for afterward. Order about four weeks ahead and hand them out at the rehearsal dinner. The return window is still open after the wedding, so a wrong size can be swapped then.
- Engraving adds about two weeks. It waits until the fit is settled, because an engraved piece can’t go back.
However you time it, open each box the day it arrives and check the stamp, the clasp, and the length; our guide to giving him jewelry has the checklist. At Ronatelli, a swap is a return plus a new order, and you pay the return postage, so place the new order as soon as you know.
Engraving: inside, and after the fit
Initials and the wedding date inside a band or a cuff turn a matched set into each man’s own. Keep the engraving on the inside, where it stays private on ordinary days, and keep it short: most rings hold 15 to 20 characters, depending on the font, which is room for his initials and the date, or his role and the date, such as BEST MAN · 06.12.27. Chains and chain bracelets are too curved to engrave, so put the date in the card instead.
Ronatelli doesn’t engrave, so take the pieces to a local jeweler. In WeddingWire’s examples, machine engraving costs $25 to $35 and takes a day or two, while laser engraving starts at about $60 and takes about two weeks. An engraved piece can’t go back, so engrave only once each man has the right size, which for an adjustable ring means right away. Our guide to 25th anniversary gifts covers what fits on a band.
Silver groomsmen gifts that fit everyone
Some Ronatelli examples at their listed prices. Its rings are all one adjustable size, its bracelets come in S, M, L, and XL by wrist size, and every order arrives in a gift box, ready to hand out.
- Adjustable rings, no sizes needed: the Nexus braided band, $129, the Torin chain link ring, $129, the Etna rock-texture band, $129, and the Kleos Greek key band, $149
- Bracelets, by each man’s wrist: the Alfo bamboo bracelet (3.5 mm), $149, the Sergo foxtail bracelet (4 mm), $169, the Bari Cuban link bracelet (5 mm), $169, and the Pudolf Byzantine bracelet (5 mm), $199
- For the best man: the Sergo foxtail chain (4 mm), $329, or the Pudolf Byzantine chain (4 mm), $339, each matching the bracelet of the same name; the Savona Cuban link bracelet (7 mm), $249; or the Lugo hammered cuff (6 mm, adjustable), $249
Prices as listed on ronatelli.com on October 28, 2026. Prices change, so check the product page.
Order everything in one go and compare the pieces side by side when they arrive, because handcrafted pieces can vary slightly. Ronatelli’s return policy gives you 30 days from the day you receive the order to request a return, as long as each piece is unworn, with its tags, and in its original packaging.
FAQ
How much should you spend on groomsmen gifts?
Most grooms spend $50 to $150 per groomsman, or roughly 10% to 15% of what each man is spending on the wedding. Spend the same on every groomsman and a step more on the best man. Solid sterling jewelry sits at the top of that range.
Is jewelry a good groomsmen gift?
Yes, if it fits without guesswork and he can wear it after the wedding: an adjustable ring, a 22″ chain, or a bracelet ordered from his wrist measurement. Cufflinks are the traditional choice, but they only come out with a shirt whose cuffs take them.
Should groomsmen gifts match?
They don’t have to. The same piece for everyone looks best in the photos; if tastes differ, give each man a different piece in the same silver, or let each pick from a shortlist.
When should you give groomsmen their gifts?
Usually at the rehearsal dinner, or on the morning of the wedding if they will wear them that day. If the gift is sized jewelry they will wear at the wedding, hand it out about three weeks before, so a wrong size can be swapped in time.
What should the best man get?
Something different, not just pricier: for example, the chain that matches the groomsmen’s bracelets, or the groomsmen’s ring with a bracelet beside it.
What if one of the groom’s attendants is a woman?
Give her the same kind of piece in her own size. A chain or a bracelet works for anyone, while a men’s adjustable ring may not close small enough; the example pieces in this guide all come from a men’s line.
Bottom line
For groomsmen, choose silver that fits without guesswork: an adjustable ring, a 22″ chain, or bracelets ordered from each man’s wrist measurement. Spend the same on every groomsman and give the best man something different. Order sized pieces eight weeks ahead if they’ll be worn at the wedding, and engrave only once the fit is settled.
Related guides
Spending and timing advice comes from The Black Tux (Grace Davis, July 2026) and WeddingWire (Naoimh O’Hare, July 2021); the size of the average wedding party from The Knot’s research as reported by Axios in January 2026; engraving capacity, times, and costs from WeddingWire’s ring engraving guide, as summarized in our 25th anniversary guide. Ronatelli prices and policies were checked on ronatelli.com on October 28, 2026, and may have changed since. Read our editorial policy.
