This will be on my webpage under "tell guests what to wear to your wedding" (thanks theknot.com for the basic webpage layout) so no one freak out because it WONT be appearing on our wedding invitations.
I want to get the following message across without actually wording it this way "we request our guests wear their "sunday best" to our wedding. While we wont actually kick you out of our wedding for wearing slippers (flip flops) or quickdries (board shorts/swim trunks) we request you leave them at home. "
OBVIOUSLY i cant write that though it IS what I mean. We do afterall live on an island and island life brings on a whole new level of what is "dressy" .... I am soooo burnt out on work and wedding stuff and I know I can count on you girls to come up with something more "socially acceptable" while getting my message across...
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Re: How to word "wedding attire"
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Attire: The ceremony will be held on the beach and the reception will be held at an outdoor garden, so aloha attire and comfortable shoes are recommended. Aloha attire is a cut above casual clothes. Avoid jeans, t-shirts or shorts. Men should wear slacks, guayabera, Hawaiian print shirts or button down shirts, but no suits or ties. Women should wear dress pants or skirts, casual dresses, sundresses or muʻumuʻu.
Maybe that is a little too pushy, but we seriously did not want people wearing shorts or ties, so we just wanted to get that across. We did have a lot of "what do I wear?" anxiety from guests after we sent out our save-the-dates, so I think for us, the description made sense. It just depends on your guests.