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Posted by Mimii (My Page) on Wed, Apr 28, 04 at 14:50
23 and I still need help getting dressed! The wedding is on 6/30 at 10AM (in CT) and the reception is at a pretty fancy banquet facility. I've been to functions there before, but only at night.
The wedding is my boyfriend's cousin's. My BF is in the wedding, and he'll be wearing a tux. No idea what the bridesmaids are wearing, and my BF is no help- he wants me to wear something short and tight! Somehow, I don't think that's the best idea. Any better ones?
I'd LOVE any pictures of ideas you think might work. I'm 3'5" and a size 4. |
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| why don't you try a casual business look. you can't go wrong with a pair of creme colored slacks and a light colored top. or even better, a creme skirt. tea length would be perfect. that way you'll look great no matter what the attire is. |
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| I go with a light, pretty dress. Something sleeveless with a sweater to throw on if you need it. Do you know the dresses that have a bit of flare in the skirt and usually a ribbon around the waist? One of those would be perfect. And I agree, short and tight is not the way to go for a wedding! |
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| It is hard because your BF will be wearing a tux, you should be a little more formal than you probably would otherwise. I'd try to find a cute vintage (or just retro-styled) party dress in a bright color. |
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| Please don't wear a cocktail dress or evening gown. This wedding is at 10:00 a.m. I'm surprised the groomsmen are wearing tuxedos at that hour, but never mind that, and definitely never mind what the bridesmaids are wearing, even if the bride has them in ballgowns. You aren't in the wedding. Evening fabrics and styles (long gowns, low cut, etc.) are just not appropriate for morning, no matter how fancy or formal the event. There's no law against it, of course, but you would probably feel funny and awkward. Even Queen Elizabeth wore a suit to Charles and Diana's wedding. Wear a fantastic DAYTIME outfit, like a great sundress, suit, or daytime dress or pants outfit. The location of the ceremony should be a guide: a sundress would be better in a garden than in a church, for example. |
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| Thanks, gellcom, I was wondering why one earth the groomsmen were wearing evening wear in the morning. At the only morning weddings I have attended, the groomsmen wore suits (informal weddings) or more often, morning coats or strollers (proper and very snazzy). Seeing tuxedos at that hour will give the guests something to talk about at the reception though. |
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| Thanks for all of the help. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought it was odd they're wearing tuxes in the morning. That's why I was so confused about what to wear- I really didn't want to join them in wearing evening wear at 10AM- especially not to church! If you've seen my other posting, you'll notice that this bride is doing a lot of things I don't understand...but I'll just go and smile. Thanks for giving me a place to vent! |
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| Our wedding is at 11am and the groomsmen are wearing tuxes, mainly because my DF is. We had planned something less formal, but my dress ended up being too fancy for just a suit on DF. I read in my bridal guide that it was ok for tuxes in that situation and in a church wedding. Didn't realize it was such a faux pas! LOL |
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| Ten a.m. on a Wednesday morning? I'd be in a robe and slippers. This plus your other post sounds like a wacky wedding-please do keep us informed-should make fun reading. |
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| ok, no offense to anyone out there with early weddings, but 10AM???? I mean come on now, no time to get ready for anything, you'd have to get your hair and makeup done at like 7 am, not to mention the BMs' getting ready and that is way to early to be up on your wedding day...seriously. I'm having a 3pm wedding and I though that was early, but morning weddings seem more appropriate to me if its not a lot of ppl, and its very casual. This wedding sounds a bit more formal for 10 am. Thats just my thinking... |
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| One more minor point, at least here in the South, being married at the top of the hour is considered bad luck. Weddings here tend to be half past the hour (the clock will be on the upswing, an so will your relationship). |
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| Snapdragon, it's not a faux pas -- don't worry, no one is criticizing you. Traditionally, tuxedos (and tails) are worn at night (or at least to events starting by 4 or 5 or so and going on well after dark). For daytime events, the traditional formal wear is a morning coat -- the cutaway style, black or gray jacket and vest with striped pants, I think. Picture a political cartoon of a diplomat! I found a site that gives an exhaustive guide to men's formal and informal wedding wear (including descriptions). They note that today many people use tuxedos during the day, too. You might find it interesting. |
Here is a link that might be useful: men's formal wear
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| gellchom, my fiance chose to wear the less formal setup originally, but they couldn't find the striped pants in his size so he's going with grey jacket/black vest and pants. Thanks for the link, it's good to see that tuxes are worn throughout the day more often now. :) Froggy: We chose a morning wedding because I really hated the idea of sitting around and fussing over things all day and we also wanted to have a lunchtime reception so the many out of town guests would have the option to head home that night (which many are doing) rather than have to stay over if they didn't want to. And the thought also crossed our minds that you have a lot fewer worries about people drinking too much or making fools of themselves at daytime receptions. Call me an old fuddy duddy, but that was a big sellpoint for us. We'll be done by 5 and actually will leave a little before that so it's not much worse than a typical work day for either of us. (Hairdresser's a friend and coming to my house at 6:30 which is about when I get up for work during the week and I'm a minimalist in the makeup department, so I expect we'll be ready by the time the photographer arrives at 9:30) |
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Actually, did you know that a tuxedo is (technically!)considered "informal"? They were practically revolutionary when men started wearing them instead of tails for evening wear -- because they didn't want to dress up! Today, of course, we consider them formal wear. But the most most most formal men's attire for evening is white tie or white tie and tails, and the most formal for day is the morning suit. I believe that's why people put "black tie" on invitations instead of "formal" if they want tuxedos.
More trivia: a morning suit is "correct" for making an argument in the U.S. Supreme Court. The Solicitor General sometimes wears it, and some or all of the Court Clerks do (even the women! Not the Justice's law clerks, the clerks who tell the nervous lawyers what to do before they enter the courtroom), but I don't think anyone else ever does. |
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| On dear, don't wear a cutaway in the morning; it's strictly afternoon attire. For the AM, the proper choice is a morning coat or a stroller. And even if more and more people are wearing tuxedos during the day, it's still fashionably incorrect; they are worn after 6 PM. But then again, you need to have something for the guests at the reception to talk about, and nothing beats discussing fashion errors. |
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| Well, since none of my guests is that 'stuffy' or concerned with being fashionably correct, I guess we won't worry about our choice of attire. ;) They're all just happy to be supporting us in our start as a married couple and that's really what it's all about, isn't it? Not what you wear or what color this or that part is...but who you are with and how much they mean to you. At least that's how we feel about it. |
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| Here, here, Snapdragon! :o) Mimii, I say wear what you'd wear to church... I agree with the casual business look. Andrea :o) |
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