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Dad vs. FI...which uniform to wear?! *PIP*

deeNsethdeeNseth
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My dad is a Navy O-6, my FI is an Air Force E-4 (yay for recent promotion!).  FI is wearing mess dress and so my dad is going to as well.  I decided that I'd rather have dad in the mess dress than the chokers but I don't know which medals he should wear.  I'm thinking since FI will be in mess dress with mini medals dad should wear minis, too.  What do you think??

This is what FI will be wearing (just not quite so many stripes...)


 
This will be dad's uniform w/ mini medals


 
This is the choker uniform I decided against, but it shows the large medals.

Thanks!!!  :)
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  • Sammy0709Sammy0709 member
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    I voted choker whites with large medals. That uniform is my favorite. It's pretty gangster. DH is Navy so I've seen them in person too.
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  • AmandaSC1988AmandaSC1988 member
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    I love the choker whites....oor FI calls them something else....which would be awkward talking about your dad.. I wanted to wait for FI to commission before we got married, so he could wear them...but waiting on the Navy takes too long.. haha
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  • deeNsethdeeNseth
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    Haha, yeah I had forgotten how sharp the chokers looked when I decided.  I just thought it might be better to have them both in the short dinner jackets w/ cumberbunds and bow ties...idk.  Maybe I'll show the pix all to FI and see what he thinks.  My dad keeps asking what he prefers and FI is all "oh IDGAF what he wears.  I'm a GUY." lol
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  • Sammy0709Sammy0709 member
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    Chiefs and Officers wear a mix of stuff to balls all the time.  I think they'll look fine.  Heck, I had DH in cracker jacks and 2 of his attendants in Army DB's at our VR.
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  • CAB1217CAB1217
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    Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't you FI really your H?
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  • crownsuperstarcrownsuperstar member
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    I have not been to a ball yet (deployment sort of got in the way) but from what I understand here is a mix at the balls I don't think there would be a problem.  Although, I don't know a lot about dress and stuff so I may not be the one with the best advise. 

    Oh and just for the record, I like the choker.

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  • kyrgyzstankyrgyzstan member
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    I guess I'm the lone freak who thinks their uniforms should be as similar as possible. Plus, your dad is already a Navy Captain, and you're marrying a Senior Airman? No fair to give your dad bigger medals too, lol.
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  • deeNsethdeeNseth
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_dad-vs-fiwhich-uniform-to-wear-pip?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:13Discussion:7e3fdc4c-4dcb-4a28-8f69-4929587d8b3aPost:b668df4e-c0ac-4707-af4b-4241a0508565">Re: Dad vs. FI...which uniform to wear?! *PIP*</a>:
    [QUOTE]I guess I'm the lone freak who thinks their uniforms should be as similar as possible. Plus, your dad is already a Navy Captain, and you're marrying a Senior Airman? No fair to give your dad bigger medals too, lol.
    Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]

    Haha see, THIS is what I was worried about!  Lol.  The large medals are VERY intimidating.  Plus my dad has seen a bit more "action" than FI so there are a LOT of them to deal with!
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  • IrishcurlsIrishcurls member
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    Why don't you ask your dad what he prefers if your FI doesn't have a preference? 
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  • Sammy0709Sammy0709 member
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    I'm sorry I oogle over the choker whites every time I see them.  I hope DH gets to wear them some day.
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  • Sammy0709Sammy0709 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_dad-vs-fiwhich-uniform-to-wear-pip?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:13Discussion:7e3fdc4c-4dcb-4a28-8f69-4929587d8b3aPost:c04194f2-aed7-4a4d-979d-d2c00ae7921b">Re: Dad vs. FI...which uniform to wear?! *PIP*</a>:
    [QUOTE]Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't you FI really your H?
    Posted by CAB1217[/QUOTE]

    ANDDD....did I miss something?
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  • CAB1217CAB1217
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_dad-vs-fiwhich-uniform-to-wear-pip?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:13Discussion:7e3fdc4c-4dcb-4a28-8f69-4929587d8b3aPost:49dd5f69-52b3-4a2f-ab8c-023d526a45e5">Re: Dad vs. FI...which uniform to wear?! *PIP*</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Dad vs. FI...which uniform to wear?! *PIP* : ANDDD....did I miss something?
    Posted by Sammy0709[/QUOTE]

    The JOP then Catholic ceremony thread...

    ETA: She deleted her original response where she says that she got married and is doing a do-over later. Which, would have been fine in her case, actually, except for the fact that she says "they will do the ceremony just like a wedding and no one will ever know!" Not an exact quote, but that was pretty much the jist of it. That, and the calling her H a FI is what is making me side eye.
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  • IrishcurlsIrishcurls member
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    Oh yes, I read that. She deleted it??
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  • ggirl2001ggirl2001 member
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    Oh she's in one of those "pretend" marriages. Gotcha.
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  • CAB1217CAB1217
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    Yeah, she deleted that. Honestly, her reasoning was legit, too. Plans changed on her last minute. But, it seems as though its a hush hush thing... I could be wrong, but when you say things like "it's the same and no one will ever know..." and calling her H a FI, you can't help but assume that.

    *Cue someone telling me "you know what they say about people who ASS-ume..."
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  • crownsuperstarcrownsuperstar member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_dad-vs-fiwhich-uniform-to-wear-pip?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:13Discussion:7e3fdc4c-4dcb-4a28-8f69-4929587d8b3aPost:bf7e41d4-108a-4add-9659-a201b60d8c36">Re: Dad vs. FI...which uniform to wear?! *PIP*</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Dad vs. FI...which uniform to wear?! *PIP* : The JOP then Catholic ceremony thread... ETA: She deleted her original response where she says that she got married and is doing a do-over later. Which, would have been fine in her case, actually, except for the fact that she says "they will do the ceremony just like a wedding and no one will ever know!" Not an exact quote, but that was pretty much the jist of it. That, and the calling her H a FI is what is making me side eye.
    Posted by CAB1217[/QUOTE]

    Wow you are the on top of things.  I got totally lost in that thread. HAA
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  • ggirl2001ggirl2001 member
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    In Response to Re:Dad vs. FI...which uniform to wear?! PIP:[QUOTE]Yeah, she deleted that. Honestly, her reasoning was legit, too. Plans changed on her last minute. But, it seems as though its a hush hush thing... I could be wrong, but when you say things like "it's the same and no one will ever know..." and calling her H a FI, you can't help but assume that. Cue someone telling me "you know what they say about people who ASSume..." WOMP WOMPPPP... Posted by CAB1217[/QUOTE]
    Yeah see I don't judge that. But I don't agree with lying ya know? Things can happen with the military.
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  • calindicalindi member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_dad-vs-fiwhich-uniform-to-wear-pip?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:13Discussion:7e3fdc4c-4dcb-4a28-8f69-4929587d8b3aPost:82096a12-3ee5-48fe-a328-0b3506c65bfa">Re:Dad vs. FI...which uniform to wear?! PIP</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re:Dad vs. FI...which uniform to wear?! PIP: Yeah see I don't judge that. But I don't agree with lying ya know? Things can happen with the military.
    Posted by ggirl2001[/QUOTE]

    Yeah, whatever on the quick marriage.  Boo on the lying. Just be like, "Yo, things changed, so we got married in a hurry, but we still want to celebrate!" 

    As far as the uniform goes, I'd say whatever he's most comfortable in.  I'm with Stan - keep the uniforms as similar as possible, and if one has mini-medals, do them both in mini-medals.

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  • Sammy0709Sammy0709 member
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    Yeah, if you're going to lie to people that's not cool. I'm all about the core vales and I'm pretty sure lying works against the whole honor thing.
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  • Tiana322Tiana322 member
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    Give her a break ladies...

    I got married in a quickie ceremony two weeks ago... and we are having a WEDDING in June. Not very many people know about us being married yet (We did so to get a jump on the legal parts and build a house) and we aren't running around telling every one because we don't want to take away from our special day in June that we have planned for over a year.

    To people who don't know, I call my husband my fiance.  Big friggen deal.  To each their own.
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  • kyrgyzstankyrgyzstan member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_dad-vs-fiwhich-uniform-to-wear-pip?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:13Discussion:7e3fdc4c-4dcb-4a28-8f69-4929587d8b3aPost:583625e9-c90b-4b20-a994-749a530fc27c">Re: Dad vs. FI...which uniform to wear?! *PIP*</a>:
    [QUOTE]Give her a break ladies... I got married in a quickie ceremony two weeks ago... and we are having a WEDDING in June. Not very many people know about us being married yet (We did so to get a jump on the legal parts and build a house) and we aren't running around telling every one because we don't want to take away from our special day in June that we have planned for over a year. To people who don't know, I call my husband my fiance.  Big friggen deal.  To each their own.
    Posted by Tiana322[/QUOTE]<div>
    </div><div>Yeah, that's called lying. Dishonestly is not a to each their own sort of thing.

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