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Black Tie Invited

librarymom03
18 years ago

Last month I went to a lovely wedding in downtown chicago.

The invitation read "black tie invited". After googling the net and two phone calls, I was told it meant "optional".

WRONG. My DH wore a Brooks Brothers Suit, white shirt and a nice tie. I wore a black crepe Skirt suit and Rhinestone jewelry.

Out of 200 people, we were 2/20 who were under dressed.

The women were wearing ballgowns and the men were wearing tuxes.

There's really no one to be mad at, but I think it's time to do away with the words "optional" and "invited".

For those who don't own and rarely wear formal attire, (like us) a white shirt and black bowtie for men and a long skirt for women is fine.

My unsolicited 2 cents!

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