My FI wants to wear a tux at our wedding. We're having a 2pm ceremony, indoors in a "castle"/mansion. I have heard that it's inappropriate for tuxes to be worn for events that begin prior to 6pm. Is this still relevant etiquette? On a scale from "I don't care at all" to "mortally offended", how much would you care about this rule being broken?? I want FI to have what he wants for his attire but I also don't want us to look ridiculous or invoke any eye-rolling...
Uggggghhhhh. Unfortunately I know nothing about formal menswear.
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Re: Tux etiquette
That does not mean that your FI can't wear formal clothes, just not a tuxedo. The correct formal daytime clothes for men is a cutaway coat, striped trousers, vest and ascot tie. Check out "Four Weddings and a Funeral". This means your guy can wear TAILS!!!!! Get a load of Prince Harry wearing this: http://www.blacktieguide.com/Supplemental/Morning_Dress.htm
FWIW, I think morning coats are fucking hot. I wish FI wanted to wear one......
Word! Preach gurl!
We didn't get the option to not have a vest? But the vest matching the tuxedo material/color is so hot! (we're doing Vera Wang charcoal grey tux too!)
Websites/blogs where our wedding has been featured:
http://www.dapperq.com/2013/11/a-very-dapper-wedding/
http://www.onabicyclebuiltfortwo.com/2013/10/wedding-christina-g.html
http://4realequalityweddings.com/2014/05/16/g-christina/
My dad declared that he wanted to wear one and now he is wussing out, ugh! I may have to pull the It's My Day card on him ;-) J/K
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DH wore a tux (that same Vera Wang one!) for our 4PM wedding.
Most American men are not accustomed to wearing formal clothes. Usually it is only for Prom and weddings. Most of them just assume that this is what you are supposed to wear.
It is not the end of the world if you and your FI decide he will wear a tuxedo in the daytime, but it isn't proper.
About those Vera Wang gray "tuxedos". They are currently fashionable. They do not fit the definition of tuxedos any more than the powder blue tuxedos worn with ruffled shirts did back in the 1970s. A proper tuxedo is black with satin lapels and a satin stripe running down the trousers. The Vera Wang creation (I refuse to call it a tuxedo!) does not have satin lapels, but a sort of cording around the lapels. It looks more like a suit to me. Suits are fine for daytime weddings. I don't think it will be in fashion for very long.
I love this website:http://www.blacktieguide.com/Supplemental/Hall_of_Shame.htm