Themed wedding

Dyjenkins

Hello Everyone,

We are having an Art Deco Glamour themed wedding and would like to encourage our guest to dress from the 1920's -1930's  art deco/hollywood galmour era.

I need help wording this request on the invitation.
I want to word it so that it is a request and would make the themed wedding so much more fun. But also want our guest that don't want to dress from that era to not feel they cannot attend, at the same time letting them know that thier attire should be at least semi formal.

PLEASE HELP !!!

Thank you everyone in advance.

DYJ

SlothGoals

It's rude to tell your guests how to dress unless you are having a truly black-tie affair. 

Also, many won't have anything to wear for this specific era from their closets which could mean an extra cost if they feel pressure to dress a certain way.

Dyjenkins

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_themed-wedding?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:d36d461b-e9e0-49f8-95e6-b4c3e6a276bePost:31233527-9149-4192-a3f9-f04a68badb88">Re: Themed wedding</a>:
Thank you for your response.
Being rude and having them feel pressured is what i am trying to avoid. This is why I want to let them know that if the want to dress from that era it would be great ,if the don't it is ok.
I am not having a large wedding. My guest are family and close friends.


[QUOTE]It's rude to tell your guests how to dress unless you are having a truly black-tie affair.  Also, many won't have anything to wear for this specific era from their closets which could mean an extra cost if they feel pressure to dress a certain way.
Posted by kristbot[/QUOTE]

AddieCake

I would say use word of mouth or put it on your wedding website if you're doing one.  Don't put it on the invitations. 

Jen4948

It really doesn't go in your invitations, because it's not something you can control and can make your guests feel uncomfortable if they can't dress according to your wishes.

The best you can do is spread it by word of mouth-after you get asked about it.

Miss7May

I think word of mouth should work if they are family and friends (and if someone on your list doesn't know other people for the word to get to them you could casually drop it in a conversation to them).

Also, it might be a good idea to do invitations that obviously go with your theme if you can find some.  It will help remind people and give a little hint of what you are going for.