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Hawaii Lawn Wedding Guest Attire?

knottie1940ce26c83419d8knottie1940ce26c83419d8 member
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Hi everybody! I am having the hardest time figuring out what kind of attire I should tell our guests to wear. We are getting married at the Kona Beach Hotel on Big Island on a grass lawn right next to the water at 11am. I ended up with a much more formal dress than I expected, but you know how it goes.

I am thinking of "Aloha formal/Resort Formal" But it's so hard to find a definition and pictures of this... so I've just been telling people nice sundresses and khakis and nice button ups/aloha shirts. Is this going to look silly with how formal my dress ended up? Write a short and nice answer
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Re: Hawaii Lawn Wedding Guest Attire?

  • ILoveBeachMusicILoveBeachMusic member
    Tenth Anniversary 5000 Comments 500 Love Its 5 Answers
    Please do not dictate what your guests should wear. If they ask (and only if they ask) tell them it will be outside and on a lawn (that way women can wear appropriate footwear). The invitation along with the time of day should convey the formality of the ceremony. Most women would wear summery dresses to a daytime wedding. It is not appropriate to put attire requirements on an invitation.
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  • MyNameIsNotMyNameIsNot member
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    knottie1940ce26c83419d8 said:
    Hi everybody! I am having the hardest time figuring out what kind of attire I should tell our guests to wear. We are getting married at the Kona Beach Hotel on Big Island on a grass lawn right next to the water at 11am. I ended up with a much more formal dress than I expected, but you know how it goes.

    I am thinking of "Aloha formal/Resort Formal" But it's so hard to find a definition and pictures of this... so I've just been telling people nice sundresses and khakis and nice button ups/aloha shirts. Is this going to look silly with how formal my dress ended up? Write a short and nice answer
    You shouldn't be telling people what to wear. If they ask, it's helpful to share that it will be on a lawn so they can choose appropriate footwear. 

    Inventing a cutesy "dress code" is just going to confuse people. 
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  • MesmrEweMesmrEwe member
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    "The weather in Hawaii (the time of year our wedding is), is typically ____ and (is/isn't) the rainy season..  We recommend bringing a shawl/jacket/layer in case it chills down a little after dark...  The event will primarily be outdoors on the lawn of the venue so plan appropriate comfortable footwear" Which are more related to venue logistics (i.e if someone has mobility challenges they know ahead of time.  People can apply sunscreen because they'll be outside in the sunlight. Guests can plan their attire around the temperatures that time of year, etc.).  As others pointed out, you shouldn't be telling people what to wear unless your venue has specific attire rules or are having a black tie or white tie event which carries with it a very specific choice of attire and guests need to be hosted to that level of event.  
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  • knottie6df6ee4f7d82d5b1knottie6df6ee4f7d82d5b1 member
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    There is no problem with you being dressed more formally than the guests. You might adorn yourself with some Hawaiian flowers, at least for some of the pictures. But the bride gets to stand out some.
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  • maine7mobmaine7mob member
    Seventh Anniversary 500 Love Its 500 Comments First Answer
    You can just suggest things, but you can't tell them. People do want to know the level of formality so that *they can choose for themselves* what to wear. The lawn wedding I went to earlier in the summer specified something like "weather can be hot and humid, so dress comfortably. Formal/casual, just come celebrate with us."

    Most of the women had cute maxi dresses or short dresses. The men wore button up shirts, some with jackets (quickly discarded) and khakis. The bride did have a formal strapless dress, the bridesmaids wore dressy halter dresses, and the groomsmen all wore suits and ties for the ceremony. I think it looks fine if the WP is more formally dressed than the guests.
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