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wording for inserts
Hi ladies,
So we are adding inserts into our invitations requesting service members to wear their dress uniforms with ribbons. These are only being given to our guests in the military and will not be in all of the invitatios.
I was just wondering what the best way to word this would be.
I was thinking along the lines of:
We request our military service members attend in dess attire with ribbons...something along the lines of honouring all of our service members and the importance they all play in our lives. FI is active duty Navy and will be getting married in a tux but changing into his dress blues for the cake cutting and the remainder of the night. I just wanted some input on how to word this and obviously be respectful and let them know how much this means to us and it would be an honor to have them represent the US military.
Thanks in advance.
So we are adding inserts into our invitations requesting service members to wear their dress uniforms with ribbons. These are only being given to our guests in the military and will not be in all of the invitatios.
I was just wondering what the best way to word this would be.
I was thinking along the lines of:
We request our military service members attend in dess attire with ribbons...something along the lines of honouring all of our service members and the importance they all play in our lives. FI is active duty Navy and will be getting married in a tux but changing into his dress blues for the cake cutting and the remainder of the night. I just wanted some input on how to word this and obviously be respectful and let them know how much this means to us and it would be an honor to have them represent the US military.
Thanks in advance.
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Re: wording for inserts
That was all that was needed. I could be wrong, but I feel that writing and ribbons is redundant. My one friend that is in the Army I told him by word of mouth we would love for him to wear his uniform because I didn't know what to call his dress uniform.
He said by writing "Service dress whites are invited" tells them ribbons. If you write "Full dress whites are invited" would tell them to wear their medals. There is also "Dinner dress whites are invited," but he said thats a dress jacket that most people don't have, and thats with mini medals.
So as for what you said your FI is looking for, simply writing "Service dress whites are invited" has you covered!
When he was deciding on what to wear to the wedding he checked out the dinner dress uniform. It is really expensive and not required so that's why not many guys own it.
[QUOTE]What about encouraged or welcomed instead of invited? Do you really invite attire?
Posted by dgeo6748[/QUOTE]
That's the proper etiquette on how to word it.
[QUOTE]I would not add the wording about ribbons. Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the MC, the wear of medals vs. ribbons is based on the formality of the event, and based on the always important uniformity. I understand if YH wants to be the one in medals, but uniformity in uniform (lol), supersedes that, even at a private wedding.
Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]
Its redundant to ask for them anyways. Service dress uniforms in the Navy are with the ribbons.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: wording for inserts : Its redundant to ask for them anyways. Service dress uniforms in the Navy are with the ribbons.
Posted by dnbeach12[/QUOTE]
<div>Gotcha. In the MC, Dress Blue Alphas are the uniform with medals, and Dress Blue Bravos are the exact same uniform with ribbons and marksmanship badges. Dress Blue Charlies and Deltas are another blouse with ribbons. In general, I think Dress Blues invited would mean DB Alphas, at least to me. I have seen weddings where the marrying Marine wanted to be fancy, so he wore alphas and the groomsmen wore bravos. I love and care about uniformity, so I'm always horrified by such things. </div><div>
</div><div>Someday, we will again have a bride on here whose Marine FI wants to wear the white trousers when he's not supposed to. Then you will all be treated to the Stan lunacy about uniformity. ;)</div><div>
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He said by writing "Service dress whites are invited" tells them ribbons. If you write "Full dress whites are invited" would tell them to wear their medals. There is also "Dinner dress whites are invited," but he said thats a dress jacket that most people don't have, and thats with mini medals.
I agree that uniformity is more important.
[QUOTE]Yeah I know it's totally different for each branch, and luckily when this first came up H was still here so I had to ask him what they all meant. This was from one of my earlier posts on here: He said by writing "Service dress whites are invited" tells them ribbons. If you write "Full dress whites are invited" would tell them to wear their medals. There is also "Dinner dress whites are invited," but he said thats a dress jacket that most people don't have, and thats with mini medals. I agree that uniformity is more important.
Posted by dnbeach12[/QUOTE]
<div>That's really interesting! I wonder if there's similar etiquette wording for MC uniforms. I'll have to ask SO. I have a book on being an MC O that has a chapter on leaving calling cards when you call on your CO (this book was updated in 2008 and still says that), but not this kind of etiquette. Not that it matters to the OP, but I'm always interested in knowing more regs. </div>