Ho shit. The mother of all attire etiquette fails...

SP29

WTF!?!?!? 

Can't even... there are no words...

downtondiva

Wow. Someone asked me about the dress code for my wedding today and I had to admit to them that I hadn't even thought about it. So this is just completely bizarre to me.

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ScottishSarah said:

Goodness my wedding website only mentions that the ceremony may be outdoors on grass.  I need to download several pictures of 'acceptable' footwear pronto.  

Better yet maybe a 'Hot or Not' section for guests to post pictures of their outfit for prior approval?  

Crazy.  Thanks for this!

You need to take more initiative than voluntarily asking guests to submit photos for pre approval, since some may opt not to participate. Instead it is recommended to peruse their Facebook or other social media accounts to find "hot" or "not" examples for each guest, and then post them to the dress code section so everyone knows. This is also a good opportunity to ensure that each guest owns an acceptable outfit of the exact formality and quirkiness.

ChelleJayne

WTF?!

On my wedding website I put "Dressy Casual" and this is only because I live in a resort town and some people believe that wearing a tank top to everything (including church) to be okay. But I'm not going to stress about it. I have other important things to worry about than what everyone else is wearing.

PrettyGirlLost

ChelleJayne said:

WTF?!

On my wedding website I put "Dressy Casual" and this is only because I live in a resort town and some people believe that wearing a tank top to everything (including church) to be okay. But I'm not going to stress about it. I have other important things to worry about than what everyone else is wearing.

You know there is literally no such thing as dressy casual because those two terms are contradictory, right?

On my wedding website I didn't mention a single word about attire.  Amazingly, everyone managed to show up to the wedding fully clothed.

spockforprez

Noooooooo

TrixieJess

ChelleJayne said:

WTF?!

On my wedding website I put "Dressy Casual" and this is only because I live in a resort town and some people believe that wearing a tank top to everything (including church) to be okay. But I'm not going to stress about it. I have other important things to worry about than what everyone else is wearing.

If you put dressy casual, I'm showing up in Jeans and a clean t-shirt. Possibly sandals or keds depending on the weather. 

mileybangerz

ChelleJayne said:

WTF?!

On my wedding website I put "Dressy Casual" and this is only because I live in a resort town and some people believe that wearing a tank top to everything (including church) to be okay. But I'm not going to stress about it. I have other important things to worry about than what everyone else is wearing.

InLoveInQueens

My mom asked what she should wear to our wedding (at city hall, informal as fuck) and I just told her "you know what my dress looks like, maybe not sweatpants but I trust your judgement. You know how to dress yourself, please just wear something. I don't want you to get arrested, thanks". She thought I was joking


Little did I know I should give her examples of what [not] to wear! The only problem is my "too casual" would be closer to pornography than anything and my "too formal" would probably be a picture of Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette. That might be a little too much for city hall, but you never know!

mollybarker11

PrettyGirlLost said:

hellohkb said:

How odd. This person cares WAY too much. I honestly don't care how anyone comes to our wedding. I told my mom guests can come in a gorilla suit for all I care. Also, how on earth is the outfit on the right in this photoset "too formal"? Wtf? That's how I like to dress when I go out on the weekend. Cute dress and pretty tights.

Yeah, there's nothing formal about any of those 3 outfits.  They are all the same level of "formality"- they are casual attire.

I'm thinking whomever put together this website doesn't quite understand levels of formality.

Yeah all three of those girls could be at the same event and none would look out of place. I am flipping over the short dress & cutie patterned cardigan being "too formal" / the equivalent of a man's suit hahahah

banana468

And here's yet another issue with brides giving attire guidelines. In addition to the rudeness, they may also lack a clue.

Good thing that bride got married 3 years ago.