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Dress Code for New England Beach Wedding?

RbreskmanRbreskman member
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Help!  How do I specify the dress code for a New England Beach Wedding?  I want people to still dress nice, with ties, and light colors, like khakis and greys and ladies to not wear heels but I dont want jeans and stuff like that.  How do I say this on our wedding site/invite?
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  • opalsky007opalsky007 member
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    I agree with milkduds. Beyond advising guests that there will be sand at the venue, it is not polite to tell them how to dress. People know how to dress, even for beach weddings. Unless your invite is super-casual looking, your guests will more than likely show up wearing exactly what you envision them wearing, without being told. And if they don't, it's not the end of the world. You won't remember what your guests are wearing that day, with so much else going on.
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  • opalsky007opalsky007 member
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    That's cute, sytom, but still not a good idea from an etiquette standpoint.

    People will figure it out.
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  • aerinpegadrakaerinpegadrak member
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    Bad poetry does not excuse bad etiquette.
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  • KrystalsKitschKrystalsKitsch member
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    When I was googling what to write for my beach wedding, I was stuck between beach formal and beach chic. I put it on the wedding website but that's it. I'm leaving it off the invitation. I think people will know -- I just didn't want them to show up in jeans!
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  • AbbeyS2011AbbeyS2011 member
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    All you need to do is let your guests know it is a beach wedding - I am thinking the best way would be on your website, not necessarily on your invitation, unless it is a destination wedding.  Your guests can then gauge what they will be most comfortable in to attend your wedding.  Unless they are really clueless, I doubt anyone will show up in jeans at your wedding (could be wrong though).

    PS:  It is extremely bad taste to dictate what colors your guests should/should not wear to your wedding.  I read on the Knot about a bride who put on her website something like this:  "We are having a casual wedding - John is wearing a suit, Mary is wearing an BM dress.  Please do not dress nicer than the bride and groom."
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  • sytomsytom member
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    I stand by what I wrote...   : )

    I don't think it's such bad etiquette.  I would be more than happy to be invited to a wedding and know what the bride and groom expect me to wear.  I don't mean crazy demands, but beach chic or something like this seems fine by me.  Depends on your guests I guess and the formality of everything.
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