Wedding Etiquette - What not to wear

I once declined to go to a relatives wedding because the instructions for appropriate attire bordered on insulting to tasteless.
My wife and I both wondered what fantasy world these idiots are living in. Scratch two from the guest list. Scratch one cash wedding gift.
 
Sleepingsquirrel said:
I once declined to go to a relatives wedding because the instructions for appropriate attire bordered on insulting to tasteless.

My wife and I both wondered what fantasy world these idiots are living in. Scratch two from the guest list. Scratch one cash wedding gift.
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Probably the fantasy world where it's their day, and not yours. Just a guess.
 
nddons said:
Um, dude, sometimes wearing a suit is the price of admission to seeing your beautiful wife out of her hot dress but still in high heels. Cowboy up, man!
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Fixed that for you.
 
Gerhardt said:
Fixed that for you.
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Well it's a timing issue. The checklist usually goes like this:

Preflight:
Get dressed up.

Cruise:
Get liquored up.

Pre-landing:
Dress comes off.

Normal landing:
Figure it out.

After landing:
Turn on ESPN.
 
denverpilot said:
Probably the fantasy world where it's their day, and not yours. Just a guess.
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Nope , just pretentious BS.:


pretentious:
having or showing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be regarded as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are
 
Sleepingsquirrel said:
Nope , just pretentious BS.:


pretentious:
having or showing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be regarded as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are
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We already stipulated that they're pretentious. It's a formal wedding! Haha.

(You can do that crap at the courthouse with a judge and a few signatures. No tuxes required.)

But it's still their day to be pretentious.

If someone wants to not go because they have some perfect vision of what a wedding should be in their heads, it's likely that they won't be missed. Might even be a relief that they didn't show up and whine. ;)
 
denverpilot said:
We already stipulated that they're pretentious. It's a formal wedding! Haha.

(You can do that crap at the courthouse with a judge and a few signatures. No tuxes required.)

But it's still their day to be pretentious.

If someone wants to not go because they have some perfect vision of what a wedding should be in their heads, it's likely that they won't be missed. Might even be a relief that they didn't show up and whine. ;)
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The key word is THEIR day to be pretentious. Dress how they want and dress their wedding party as well.
Guests where I come from are just that, GUESTS!
I've got no problem with their dream but I'm 62 years old and it will be a cold day in Hell when I let a 20 something tell me how to dress for a formal occasion. I've attended enough of these things to understand how to dress. My 87 year old dad was put off as well as his brothers and sisters, one of whom is the Grand Mother of the Bride. :D
 
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denverpilot said:
Probably the fantasy world where it's their day, and not yours. Just a guess.
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But see, that's the thing I have about weddings: It is, in fact, "their" day. So why are "they" bothering me with it? It's not "my" day, so leave me out of it, thank you.

I used to make up excuses. Now I just say, "Nothing personal, but I don't do weddings. I'll send money instead." No one's complained yet.

I suppose I'll go to my daughter's wedding, though. I'll be paying for the damn thing, so I may as well.

Rich
 
Sleepingsquirrel said:
The key word is THEIR day to be pretentious. Dress how they want and dress their wedding party as well.

Guests where I come from are just that, GUESTS!

I've got no problem with their dream but I'm 62 years old and it will be a cold day in Hell when I let a 20 something tell me how to dress for a formal occasion. I've attended enough of these things to understand how to dress. My 87 year old dad was put off as well as his brothers and sisters, one of whom is the Mother of the Bride. :D
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You've attended enough of your preferred variety, anyway.

Sounds like y'all like drama in that family. Haha. Wow. Oh no, someone was "put off"! Who gives a crap?

Sounds a lot like my wife's side of things. They like to harbor grudges for decades over stupid crap nobody will care about at the funeral. And the funeral will probably create unnecessary drama, too. LOL.

I'll go see family anytime and not give a **** what they are wearing or what they tell me to wear. We've lost enough of them already that I know it doesn't matter in the slightest.

They could be dead tomorrow. Trust me on this one. Either you like them enough to spend time with them, or you don't.

I went to a friend's wedding who asked us to dress to a theme. It was in Vegas at an Elvis chapel and I went as a pimp/gangster. Fake gold chains and rings and all. Big deal. He loved it and we all had a good laugh at the idea of my old ass being a rap gangster. He's still happily married so I guess it stuck. Everyone there was in similar costume. The photos are great.

(The cabanas at the Bellagio are quite a devine way to spend an afternoon by the pool, by the way. Would never have paid to do it myself, but it was fun with the wedding group.)

It's about the people, it ain't about clothes. I went from swim trunks to gangster all in the same day to hang with my friend. He'd happily throw on a cowboy hat and a parka and go stand in a snowball for me if I asked.

If it were family? I'd happily do more than that. Pink tutu? Sure. What time shall we be there?
 
I love opportunities to breakout the tux and escort my wife out for an occasion. We started that in 1981 when we received an invitation to one of the Ronald Reagan Inaugural Balls and enjoyed being included. My wife always decides when it's a tux-worthy occasion, and I always comply without complaint. That way we avoid the stress of arguing about it until I give in and dress up like a civilized husband and do what I knew was right from the start.
 
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Sleepingsquirrel said:
You win!:rofl:



Yes ,you are right , they choose to make it about clothes, not people.;)
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It was about their event, which you ditched, for selfish reasons. It's common outside of family, but somewhat sad inside of them. At least to me, anyway.

They weren't worth your time, that's abundantly clear.
 
Jaybird180 said:
Thanks. Haven't seen you around the forum lately.
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You're welcome. Thanks for noticing. I've been pretty busy for the past year or so. I don't usually post blather, but try to make useful posts.

It's funny, I found the put this on website via Daring Fireball years ago and it's spawned a minor new hobby of mine - shopping for nice leather shoes. There's even etiquette for what shoes to wear, LOL!
 
denverpilot said:
It was about their event, which you ditched, for selfish reasons. It's common outside of family, but somewhat sad inside of them. At least to me, anyway.

They weren't worth your time, that's abundantly clear.
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I said "you win" I did not attend, they weren't worth my time, that was abundantly clear......... in my first post ! :yesnod: (post #81)
 
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narchee said:
I cannot imagine owning a white tuxedo. That is, um, interesting. There has got to be a story there?
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I found a picture that explains why the OP owns a white tux:

James-Bond-White-Tuxedo.jpg
 
narchee said:
I cannot imagine owning a white tuxedo. That is, um, interesting. There has got to be a story there?
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I own a white tuxedo jacket, I wear it with black pants and have worn the thing 3 times.

I saw it at good price online (<$100) thought about it for several weeks and when it was still there I bought it.

I wore it at dinner when my wife and I were on a cruise ship marriage retreat to the Bahamas
I wore it to a friends "all-white" wedding. Glad I didn't have to spend a dime for that wedding.
I wore it when my wife and I just wanted to go out one night
 
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