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No Coats a No Go??

fluffymunkyfluffymunky
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My FH and I are not very formal people.

We are planning on having our ceremony outdoors in January (dont worry, its Texas, so will probably be in the 70's). 90% of his groomsman are coming in from NY or are from NY, so the cold is nothing new to them.

Anywho, to help them save money (after all that travelling) we thought about having them wear black slack, black shirt and a pink tie (wedding colors black/white/pink damask)

Is this too informal for a 5pm outdoor wedding ceremony??

Tacky? Thoughts please!!
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Re: No Coats a No Go??

  • GhotiGhoti
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    edited April 2011
    Sounds good to me! I'm not sure what your "style" is, but I've also seen cute pics with the boys in vests, or suspenders or a combination there-of. 
    My boys are wearing vests that we got for 24 bucks each, on clearance woohoo! We decided to do vests because we didn't want to "risk" the guests looking like the groomsmen in black slacks and white button ups.

    ETA if you're having a formal affair, then I think it is too informal. 
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  • NOLAbridealmostNOLAbridealmost member
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    Etiquette-wise, I think you're good.  

    However, I've never been to Austin, but are you sure about that 70s thing in January? 

    A quick search said the average HIGH is about 60 and lows around 40...which sounds about right to me living in New Orleans.  We're definitely not usually in the 70s in January.   I would be more concerned about your guests (and YOU!) being really cold at an outdoor ceremony in the evening. 
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  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    DH and the groomsmen did not wear coats or ties.. And they were in flip-flops.

    We had our wedding at 5pm on a Saturday with a 3 course meal. 






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  • fluffymunkyfluffymunky
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    We already agreed that if it drops into the 60's or below we will use the indor ceremony site :)
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  • badkittyctbadkittyct
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    Since when is 70 cold? Silly Texas!
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  • missy68missy68
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    It's cold/chilly when you're used to 110, that's when. Think next time, kittycat.

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  • fluffymunkyfluffymunky
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_coats?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:888be361-4687-4cf2-a9c1-e9fcc15890fbPost:5e76e6e5-c561-4a13-a5ef-da81addc7b8d">Re: No Coats a No Go??</a>:
    [QUOTE]Since when is 70 cold? Silly Texas!
    Posted by badkittyct[/QUOTE]

    haha, my FI says stuff like that all the time! He's been here 5 years and still getting used to the heat and non-cold!
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