How Should I Define Dress Code/Expectations to Guests?

Knottie83851520 · July 2016

For our upcoming wedding, the dress code will be a bit off beat. The bride will be wearing a traditional (but modest) white wedding dress, and the groom will be in dark jeans, dress boots, a white button down, and suspenders.

We would like the guests to feel free to dress at whatever level of attire they feel inclined to, within the bounds of what the groom is wearing and up. Casual dress would be acceptable, but not "flip flops, and t-shirt casual."

How can we communicate this to guests effectively, and prevent people from showing up feeling over dressed - or under dressed?

[Deleted User] · July 2016

How do you tell your guests what the dress code is? You don't. They are grown ups and figure out how to dress themselves everyday. Your guests will have a good idea of how to dress based on your location and your personalities.

You can provide helpful information in either your wedding website or an insert with your invitation. An example like "ceremony will be on soft grass and high heels are not recommended." comes to mind. But otherwise, a dress code shouldn't be included.

[Deleted User] · July 2016

Knottie83851520 said:

For our upcoming wedding, the dress code will be a bit off beat. The bride will be wearing a traditional (but modest) white wedding dress, and the groom will be in dark jeans, dress boots, a white button down, and suspenders.

We would like the guests to feel free to dress at whatever level of attire they feel inclined to, within the bounds of what the groom is wearing and up. Casual dress would be acceptable, but not "flip flops, and t-shirt casual."
How can we communicate this to guests effectively, and prevent people from showing up feeling over dressed - or under dressed?

Jic

STARMOON44 · July 2016

You're having a casual wedding. If the groom is in jeans I fail to see how anyone else could possibly be underdressed, or what you wearing a modest dress has to do with anything.

climbingsingle · July 2016

You don't tell your guests what to wear. Problem solved.

DrillSergeantCat · July 2016

I think most adults know that it's not appropriate to wear flip-flops to a wedding. I think you'll find that your guests are going to dress nicer than your groom because most people don't wear jeans to a wedding.

crowsgirl15 · July 2016

You shouldn't. Like others mentioned above, adults know how to dress themselves. If you don't say anything, guests will wear typical party attire, and I highly doubt anyone will dress more casually than your groom.

AddieCake · July 2016

Unless your venue has a dress code, you don't tell guests what to wear. You and your family might mention to friends that the groom is wearing jeans, and that would be enough for me to know how to dress.