# Best Cufflinks & Tie Bars for the Modern Groom

> A ranked edit of real cufflinks and tie bars across every budget — from The Tie Bar's engravable basics to Tiffany and Cartier heirlooms — with the keepsake picks worth keeping.

*Published 2026-06-24 · By Julian Prescott*

In short
Cufflinks and a tie bar are the smallest things he will wear on the day — and two of the most photographed. Let the suit's formality set the budget: for a French-cuff shirt under a tuxedo or a fine suit, real cufflinks are not optional, and a slim tie bar quietly finishes the line of his tie. The Tie Bar covers the accessible, engravable end from around $20; Cufflinks.com and Cufflinks Depot own the mid-range and the personalized "Groom" sets; and Tiffany & Co. and Cartier hold the heirloom tier. The best pick is usually the one he will keep — engraved, dated, and worn again on an anniversary.

If you are coordinating his look for the wedding, the accessories are the part most easily left to the last week — and the part the camera lingers on when he fixes his cuff or reaches for your hand. A pair of cufflinks and a tie bar do real work: they finish a French-cuff shirt, keep his tie sitting flat in every photograph, and give you a small, lasting place to put a date or a set of initials. This ranked edit covers six real options across every budget, from a $20 engravable silver pair to a Tiffany knot, with honest notes on where each one belongs.

## Does he actually need cufflinks and a tie bar for the wedding?

It depends entirely on the shirt and the formality. A **French-cuff (double-cuff) shirt has no buttons at the wrist** — it is designed to be closed with cufflinks, so if his shirt has those folded-back cuffs, cufflinks are not a style flourish but a requirement. A standard barrel-cuff shirt with buttons does not need them, though many grooms choose a French cuff precisely so they can wear a meaningful pair. As [The Knot notes in its wedding-cufflinks guide](https://www.theknot.com/content/wedding-cufflinks), the right pair sets a groom apart and, when engraved or monogrammed, makes a natural keepsake or groomsman gift.

A tie bar is always optional but always welcome with a suit-and-tie look. It is less common with black tie, where a bow tie leaves nothing to clip. For a daytime or semi-formal wedding with a long tie, a slim tie bar keeps the tie from swinging and reads as quietly considered rather than fussy.

## How much should a groom spend on cufflinks and a tie bar?

Let the suit lead. For a rented tuxedo or an off-the-rack suit worn once, an engravable pair from **The Tie Bar** at around $20 to $40 is entirely appropriate and still photographs beautifully. For a groom who is buying his suit and wants the accessory to last, the mid-range — **Cufflinks.com** and **Cufflinks Depot**, roughly $50 to $175 — is the sweet spot, especially for personalized or role-labeled sets. The heirloom tier, **Tiffany & Co.** from around $400 and **Cartier** from around $500, is for the piece meant to be handed down — Tiffany itself suggests engraved cufflinks as a groom or groom's-party thank-you gift.

  Cufflinks & tie bars for grooms — by tier, with 2026 price anchors

      Tier
      Brand
      Price Anchor
      Best For

      Accessible / engravable
      The Tie Bar
      ~$20–$40
      Rented tux, groomsmen sets, first cufflinks

      Mid / novelty / gifting
      Cufflinks.com (Cufflinks, Inc.)
      ~$49–$175+
      Color pops, personal-interest novelty, wedding-party gifts

      Mid / personalized role sets
      Cufflinks Depot
      ~$50–$315
      Engraved "Groom" / "Best Man" sets, two-tone gold-plate

      Personalized keepsake
      Etsy (Kingsley Leather, Bey-Berk)
      ~$21–$71
      Leather and monogram pairs meant for future anniversaries

      Luxury / heirloom
      Tiffany & Co.
      ~$400–$800
      Sterling and gold pieces to hand down

      Ultra-luxury
      Cartier
      ~$500+
      The collector's heirloom; lacquer and gold

## What is the rule for wearing a tie bar correctly?

Three things, and they are easy to get right. **Width:** a tie bar should span about three-quarters of the tie's width — never the full width, and never half or less. A regular tie of around 3.25 inches pairs with a bar of roughly 1.75 to 2.25 inches; a skinny tie needs a narrower bar. **Placement:** clip it between the third and fourth shirt buttons, about one button below the top of the breast pocket so the jacket does not hide it. **Function:** it must catch *both* the tie and the shirt placket underneath — that is what keeps the tie sitting flat — with a touch of slack so the tie can still move. The Tie Bar's own [placement guide](https://www.thetiebar.com/blogs/faqs/tie-bar-placement-rules) and [Gentleman's Gazette](https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/tie-clip-bar-primer/) agree on all three. One more, for cohesion: match his metals. The tie bar, the cufflinks, his watch and his belt buckle should all read in the same family — silver with silver, gold with gold.

## Which cufflinks make the best keepsake?

The ones with a flat surface for engraving and a material that ages well. A simple square or round sterling pair, a monogram set, a personalized leather pair, or a Tiffany knot all take a date or a set of initials gracefully and look just as right on a tenth anniversary as on the wedding morning. If the goal is a gift he will actually keep, choose the engravable version over the novelty one — the inside joke fades; the date does not.

## Sources

1. [17 Best Wedding Cufflinks to Complete Your Look](https://www.theknot.com/content/wedding-cufflinks)
2. [Cufflinks for Men | Unique Cufflinks](https://www.thetiebar.com/cufflinks)
3. [Tie Bar Placement Rules](https://www.thetiebar.com/blogs/faqs/tie-bar-placement-rules)
4. [Men's Wedding Cufflinks | Groom and Groomsmen Accessories](https://cufflinks.com/collections/wedding-cufflinks)
5. [Cuff Links — Shop Designer Cuff Links](https://www.tiffany.com/home-accessories/cufflinks/)
6. [Tie Clip & Bar Guide + How & Why To Wear Them](https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/tie-clip-bar-primer/)
7. [Cufflinks & Dress Accessories — Official Website](https://www.cartier.com/en-us/bags-and-accessories/accessories/cufflinks-%26-dress-accessories/)

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