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What say ye Wedding Woes...

MesmrEweMesmrEwe member
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We have a wedding to attend... Barn site, couple booked before they figured out the guest list so a sizable chunk of us will end up at the kiddie table - er - tent and unlikely to watch the ceremony unless they've got an outdoor option available... With there still being an abundance of the Minnesota state Bird - the Mosquito - and a sticky high in the 80's at ceremony time, and low of 60 for the reception... What say ye is the proper attire suspecting we'll be stuck outside with the bugs for ceremony/dinner and temp change? Oh, and for the fun of it a little (who am I kidding, I just don't want the kids to cause a fuss)
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  • dharmabunnydharmabunny member
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    I'd go with whatever sundress, easy breezy cocktail dress or warm weather dress you have on hand and slap a sweater on it for the evening. Nice khakis and blouse if dresses make you recoil in horror. For the kiddies, something decent/nice with whatever jacket/sweater they might wear when it gets just a squeak cool. Thermoregulate as needed.

    And a spritz of Eau de Deep Woods Off, Skin so Soft, or a B vitamin overdose or something. It's your defense against malaria, West Nile and dengue fever :)

    Honestly, it's a barn wedding. I think anything that's not total slob/biohazard/blackout hungover will work.

    I do have to chuckle at the 80's being sticky. That's a nice day. 90's with humidity...now that's gross!
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  • larrygagalarrygaga member
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    Probably sweats to match the classiness.
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  • 6fsn6fsn member
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    I would wear a maxi dress or a skirt and tank with a sweater for later.  My boys would be in khakis and my girl a dress and have a sweater/jacket for them for later.
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  • HeffalumpHeffalump member
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    I'd skip it, but that's not what you asked.  Seriously, stuck in some satellite tent, can't see the ceremony, outdoors in 80+ degree weather and mosquitoes?  PASS.

    But to answer the question you actually asked, I'd go with a nice, non-cocktail dress and a cardigan for layering.  And for shoes, something flat or with a decently-wide heel (low-heeled sandals, for example) so you don't sink into the grass.  As for kids, I'd dress DD like me (dress/cardi) and DS in chinos and a polo, with a fleece stashed away JIC.

    Good luck.
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  • VarunaTTVarunaTT member
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    I'm with all of the other ladies on clothing and also i2i with Heffa about skipping.  That's some major BS right there.  At the very least, I'd be a reception only guest.  I'm not sitting outside where I can't even see the damn ceremony.  
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    Heffalump said:
    I'd skip it, but that's not what you asked.  Seriously, stuck in some satellite tent, can't see the ceremony, outdoors in 80+ degree weather and mosquitoes?  PASS.

    But to answer the question you actually asked, I'd go with a nice, non-cocktail dress and a cardigan for layering.  And for shoes, something flat or with a decently-wide heel (low-heeled sandals, for example) so you don't sink into the grass.  As for kids, I'd dress DD like me (dress/cardi) and DS in chinos and a polo, with a fleece stashed away JIC.

    Good luck.
    i2i with Heffa on this. It's sad that this couple is showing so little concern for the comfort of their guests. 

    I run hot, and get eaten alive by mosquitos, so I'd probably be wearing a lightweight dress and sandals if it was a "dressy" event, or something completely casual if it wasn't. ("Barn wedding" doesn't scream fancy to me.) wear/bring plenty of bug spray.

    you could always get a romper and some crocs to fit in with the kids (I'm kidding, please don't do this.... but if you do, be sure to get reaction pictures.)




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  • hmonkeyhmonkey member
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    team varuna. go to the reception only.
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  • MesmrEweMesmrEwe member
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    I should add - this family (DH's cousin's) has a track record of the brides running out and booking a site without thinking for a second how many guests they're going to expect when the groom's side (DH's cousin's kid) is the type of family that you announce someone's going to "fart in the wind at 2:00" and everyone shows up...  At least they're keeping this one classy and getting a tent!  The last one they called a good chunk of us on the guest list to "un-invite"!!!!! 
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    MesmrEwe said:
    The last one they called a good chunk of us on the guest list to "un-invite"!!!!! 
    What in the everloving fuck?
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  • MesmrEweMesmrEwe member
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    Heffalump said:
    MesmrEwe said:
    The last one they called a good chunk of us on the guest list to "un-invite"!!!!! 
    What in the everloving fuck?
    For her other son's wedding, they (couple) sent out invites, but never bothered to do an approximate guest count at any point or for that matter, ask how many in the family usually attend such events (we all get together quite often).  The reception hall held ~150, bride's side had insisted on paying when they booked it, well, they got their RSVP's back to realize they had about 250+ guests expecting to attend and because the groom's side wasn't paying, it was our side that took the brunt of the un-invites.  While we weren't going to get in a huff about it because we hadn't gotten a wedding gift yet, it's just one of those "shake your head" type things that you post about here for a laugh and "here's what NOT to do!"..
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  • rm17rm17 member
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    Oh god, I went to a wedding in Minnesota a few years ago. It was over 90 degrees, raining, AND STILL SUNNY during the ceremony. Weirdest, worst weather I've ever seen, and it was outdoors in a rose garden. 

    I wore a loose, sleeveless summer dress. I suggest pinning your hair up as much as possible and wearing either no make up or the lightest amount possible. 
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  • MesmrEweMesmrEwe member
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    Well - the much needed follow-up - I ended up wearing a simple/nice top with a pair of dress pants. 

    It actually ended up being o.k. and nice setting overall after the trek into the middle of BFNowhere.  My poor SIL whose idea of "roughing it" is a hotel without a Concierge was about in panic melt-down mode because of the sheer amount of bugs, other SIL couldn't eat squat because nothing was gluten free, MIL didn't even bother to show up because "I was up all night writing".  A bat decided to fly through the tent just as people were finishing up sheet cake and let's just say the place scattered! (some went into the barn itself for the dance others left)  Somewhere in the mix the card box disappeared and no one knew where it went, and after about a half-hour it turned out one of the Moms grabbed it (THANK GOD!!!)..  But the pure classiness of the night was when we went to leave, I hit my FOB to hear a crowd of people yell "HEY!!!" ...  Turns out the Bride/Groom/Bridal party were hanging out in the back of someone's SUV doing Jage(ermeister)-bom*s...  Keepen' it classy!! 

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