When picking one’s wedding attire you do not only want to dress the part, but you want the dress for the time of day the event is, and the time of year. Here is an article By: Daniel Billett, with About.com. The article gave some great insight on how to dress. Also, remember no matter what outfit you need, having it custom tailored to fit you is a great feeling. Just knowing it fits just the way you want will help you feel confident for any occasion.
Choosing the Right Outfit For a Wedding – Wedding Guest Attire:
Choosing the right outfit for a wedding can be a challenge for guys depending on its style, location and the time of year. The reason I bring this up is upon receiving my own nephew’s wedding invitation I realized I had to be slightly more thoughtful in my choice of wedding guest attire. I would have worn a black suit, which is customary for me considering I wear black quite a bit, but certainly not for a daytime wedding in July. It had been a while since I attended a daytime wedding in the summer. I had been to several more formal evening weddings than ones in the daytime. So, with that in mind, I thought it would be helpful to review the rules of wedding dressing.
Summer Wedding: Certainly avoid black and other dark colors. You will also want to avoid wool and other heavy fabrics typically worn in fall and winter. Choose a lighter colored suit in cotton, linen or seersucker. Many designers continue to come out with suits in fabrics other than wool. Also, a cotton or linen suit with a bit of stretch added with help retain its shape and give it a slightly more polished look. If it is an evening wedding, black would be acceptable, but go for cotton as I have mentioned.
Winter Wedding: Obviously dark colors are appropriate as well as wool. Suits and blazers with nice trousers, or perhaps a cashmere v-neck sweater with a shirt and tie underneath would all be nice choices. A dress shirt, tie and dress pants are acceptable on their own if that’s all you have, but dress them up with a sweater or blazer if you can.
Evening Wedding: A dark suit is always appropriate and a tuxedo is the only thing to wear if you know it is a formal affair, but remember tuxedos are not to be worn before 5:00pm. If you know it will casual or semi-formal, you can always wear a blazer and slacks with a tie, but try not to look like you’ve just come from the office. Opt for a tie, shirt or both that look more stylish than your usual office attire.
To Be Avoided at All Costs (and I have had the misfortune of witnessing all of the following first hand)
Too casual of a pant such as cargo pants or worse, jeans
Birkenstocks
Out-dressing the wedding party
Un-ironed clothes and unpolished shoes
Wild colors and prints
Disclaimer The above rules don’t exactly apply if you have been invited to a beach, Vegas, or some other out-of-the-ordinary wedding. In those cases, unless otherwise directed by the wedding party, anything goes. Yikes!
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