Wedding fashion tips for men – Part 1
Weddings can be the most important day in a couple’s life. Two people will be united in holy matrimony for what is expected to be the rest of their lives. Typically, a tasteful wedding ceremony takes place in some form of religious setting, which is followed by an after-ceremony reception. The reception is a chance for people to have fun, mingle, and dance. A lot of money and planning is put in to throwing the perfect wedding for a couple-from dresses to locations and flowers. The bride will usually wear a beautiful white wedding gown while the groom, his best man, and father of the bride will be in ultra-formal morning dress. The bride’s maids can be dressed to the same level as the bride in ball gown style dresses or may possibly downgrade to evening gowns or cocktail dresses. Ushers will wear strollers or even morning dress, like the groom. If the guests showed up at the wedding in chinos and golf shirts, the formal image is lost and those directly participating in the ceremony look more like stage performers in boxy, rented outfits. Remember this before you think of dressing casual to a wedding.
No doubt about it; America is a far more casual society than it was many decades ago. This, although wonderful in so many ways, can diminish those formal aspects of our culture that should still be held sacred. It shows respect and class to appear at a wedding, having been invited, appropriately-dressed to meet the occasion. It is always better to be over-dressed than under-dressed, though many people still disagree. They are wrong. That being said, there are countless types of casual weddings, like those set on a beach or at Disneyland, so let’s be clear by saying much of what you wear depends on both the setting and the couple’s tastes.
For a typical textbook wedding, the appropriate attire for a male guest is no less than a suit and tie, period. A dark gray or navy suit is preferable since dark suits are considered dressier. Never wear a black suit unless you are the groom at an informal wedding. Some tacky brides may include a dress code on their invitations, and if this is the case, dress accordingly, but call them to clarify what they mean first. For example, “Informal Attire” means a suit and tie, though many people across America think “Informal” and “Casual” mean the same thing. By the same token, depending on who you are in the US, semi-formal (or Black Tie), might be referred to as “formal”. Finally, many people also think semi-formal refers to
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