(Closed) formal formal formal?

posted 5 years ago in Themes
Post # 1
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Busy bee
  • Wedding: October 2014

working on wedding website, and also working on invitations. What else could your write besides “formal” that people would know its a formal wedding 

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Post # 4
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Honey Beekeeper
  • Wedding: November 1999

It depends on what your definition of “formal” is. Do you want everyone in tuxedos or long gowns?  Black Tie

If a suit will suffice for the men then, Black Tie Optional.

Post # 5
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Buzzing Beekeeper
  • Wedding: November 2013 - St. Augustine Beach, FL

@AndysCraftsNmore:  Writing “Black Tie” or “Black Tie Optional” are a great idea to get the idea across that the wedding is formal and you expect formal attire.  Writing “Formal” for whatever reason doesn’t get the same point across to the guests imo.

Post # 6
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Busy bee
  • Wedding: October 2014

@s2bmrscook:  

@julies1949:  

@beachbride1216:  

 

But now my question is, WHERE do you write “black tie” on the invitations?

Here is a link to the ones we are looking into getting…http://www.zazzle.com/halloween_wedding_invitation_skeleton_hands-161377386639331825

 

Our theme is NO why Halloween, we are just going with a darker tone, deep reds (burgundy) blacks, pops of silver very Victorian/goth/elegant –Examples below

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/8d/d5/4f/8dd54f5a1d0bdbb22452327066624943.jpg

http://www.edmontonwedding.com/files/site_images/214/Noir_Collection__00000.jpg

Post # 7
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Buzzing Beekeeper
  • Wedding: November 2013 - St. Augustine Beach, FL

@AndysCraftsNmore:  “Black Tie Reception to Follow” right where it says reception to follow.

Post # 8
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Busy bee
  • Wedding: October 2014

@julies1949:  

you seam to answer quite a few of my posts very thoroughly so i figured ide ask you some more things…I would like the wedding to be more formal, but not quite black tie- i did attend a “black tie optional” wedding as the invitation stated, many of the brides family were upset because a few showed up in just a button down shirt and tie,khaki pants. Im working on the wedding website and i want to put a section in about attire and what can be worn to make it a little easier on guests, instead of the guessing game.

I like the idea of Long dresses, and Suits, im not to fond of the tux. My Fiance wants to wear a hat, (top hat/ fedora/ “news boy cap”) i prefer the Derby. im not sure if we are to much of a mix up on styles here…

a little background on the wedding-

theme~ til death do us part

colors~ burgundy/black/silver(grey) (FI wants a grey suit and the the Groomsmen in black)

Post # 9
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Honey Beekeeper
  • Wedding: November 1999

@AndysCraftsNmore:  As the pp has said, if you want people to dress up you need to print either “Formal” or “Black Tie Optional” on the bottom right of the invitation.

You can make some gentle suggestions on your website.

Some people have trouble understanding what formal means. To me it means at least a suit and a dressy dress for the women.

Black Tie Optional lets men choose bewteen a suit and a tux, but probably the majority will choose a suit. It is fine for the wedding party to be dressed more formally than the guests. You said your Fiance wants to wear a grey suit but then you showed a pic of a grey tux. Purists like Duncan will argue that the only proper tuxedo is a black tuxedo, but some of us have successfully moved on.

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