Wedding attire

Name · 05-15-2005, 02:47 AM

Damn, I just realized I have a wedding to go to tomorrow(today, 15may, its tomorrow for me cause I ain't gone to bed yet

) and its been so long since I'v been to one of those things that I don't remember what is the proper attire to wear to such a function?

Do I dust off the tux, or just go with the suit. Damn, I don't want to over dress(and look better then the wedding party

) and I don't want to under dress and be disrespectful. :sigh:

Who knows if I will actually log into the boards between now and the time I actually get ready for this shin dig, but just thought I would ask in case I did stop by.

Moonliner · 05-15-2005, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Name

Damn, I just realized I have a wedding to go to tomorrow(today, 15may, its tomorrow for me cause I ain't gone to bed yet

) and its been so long since I'v been to one of those things that I don't remember what is the proper attire to wear to such a function?

Do I dust off the tux, or just go with the suit. Damn, I don't want to over dress(and look better then the wedding party

) and I don't want to under dress and be disrespectful. :sigh:

Who knows if I will actually log into the boards between now and the time I actually get ready for this shin dig, but just thought I would ask in case I did stop by.

Well that depends, are you the one gettting married? If so then I would definitly go with the tux. If not then a good spring suit (ie lighter color) would do fine.

mhrc4 · 05-15-2005, 08:48 AM

are you attending, or photographing the wedding?

either way, hook it up with the suit

Name · 05-15-2005, 11:20 AM

I don't do wedding's(photography) :shudder:, but cool, I guess I will hook the suit up.....

tracilicious · 05-15-2005, 11:36 AM

I'm pretty sure it depends on the time and location of the wedding. Some fancy nighttime weddings require nice dark suits or tuxes, but I think most afternoon normal weddings a normal lighter suit would be fine. If it isn't a nighttime wedding I definitely would not wear a tux. It would be super embarrassing to be the only guest wearing one, but I can guarantee that you won't be the only one in a suit in the afternoon. This message is probably too late, but oh well. I think weddings are so boring. Seen one, seen em all. Just like funerals.

Name · 05-15-2005, 11:42 AM

its an evening wedding at the martin johnson house at the scripps institute of oceanography. But I think I will still go with the suit(I would look too good in the tux and could possibly look bettet then the wedding party, and that just wouldn't do

).

Cadaverous Pallor · 05-15-2005, 11:46 AM

If you still have the invite - it may say "tux optional" or "required" or whatever. If it doesn't say anything, and it's an afternoon wedding, you can go sans tie if you like, but I'd recommend normal suit. For a nighttime wedding, definitely suit.

Kevy Baby · 05-15-2005, 01:59 PM

Having been a DJ for 20+ years, performing at several hundred weddings (I knew it was time to retire when I did the Bat-Mitzvah of the daughter of a couple whose wedding I had played many years before). While I have played many lower-key, informal weddng receptions, I have also played at some of the finer establishments in Orange County (Ritz Carlton, Marriott Newport, etc.). I can honestly say that I have never been at a wedding reception where gentlemen, other than parental units or members of the wedding party, have worn tuxedos.

Not to say that it isn't done, but I ain't seen it.

Although I have seen morons show up in flip-flops and untucked Hawaiian shirts to a formal wedding. Rude!

Ghoulish Delight · 05-15-2005, 02:03 PM

It's called a black-tie wedding. If it didn't say "black-tie" or "black-tie optional" on the invite, then a tux will be out of place. A suit is what you need.

Name · 05-15-2005, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Although I have seen morons show up in flip-flops and untucked Hawaiian shirts to a formal wedding. Rude!

Damn, and I was just ironing the hawaiian shirt too...

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Name Title Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: here Posts: 779	Wedding attire Damn, I just realized I have a wedding to go to tomorrow(today, 15may, its tomorrow for me cause I ain't gone to bed yet ) and its been so long since I'v been to one of those things that I don't remember what is the proper attire to wear to such a function? Do I dust off the tux, or just go with the suit. Damn, I don't want to over dress(and look better then the wedding party ) and I don't want to under dress and be disrespectful. :sigh: Who knows if I will actually log into the boards between now and the time I actually get ready for this shin dig, but just thought I would ask in case I did stop by. __________________ Signature
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tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	I'm pretty sure it depends on the time and location of the wedding. Some fancy nighttime weddings require nice dark suits or tuxes, but I think most afternoon normal weddings a normal lighter suit would be fine. If it isn't a nighttime wedding I definitely would not wear a tux. It would be super embarrassing to be the only guest wearing one, but I can guarantee that you won't be the only one in a suit in the afternoon. This message is probably too late, but oh well. I think weddings are so boring. Seen one, seen em all. Just like funerals. __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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Name Title Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: here Posts: 779	its an evening wedding at the martin johnson house at the scripps institute of oceanography. But I think I will still go with the suit(I would look too good in the tux and could possibly look bettet then the wedding party, and that just wouldn't do ). __________________ Signature
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	If you still have the invite - it may say "tux optional" or "required" or whatever. If it doesn't say anything, and it's an afternoon wedding, you can go sans tie if you like, but I'd recommend normal suit. For a nighttime wedding, definitely suit. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Having been a DJ for 20+ years, performing at several hundred weddings (I knew it was time to retire when I did the Bat-Mitzvah of the daughter of a couple whose wedding I had played many years before). While I have played many lower-key, informal weddng receptions, I have also played at some of the finer establishments in Orange County (Ritz Carlton, Marriott Newport, etc.). I can honestly say that I have never been at a wedding reception where gentlemen, other than parental units or members of the wedding party, have worn tuxedos. Not to say that it isn't done, but I ain't seen it. Although I have seen morons show up in flip-flops and untucked Hawaiian shirts to a formal wedding. Rude! __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	It's called a black-tie wedding. If it didn't say "black-tie" or "black-tie optional" on the invite, then a tux will be out of place. A suit is what you need. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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