Addressing Guest Attire for Wedding?

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Ugh, I hate that I can't edit

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No one knows they are wearing navy suits until they get to the wedding - I am almost positive with everyone knowing the venue - The Westin Poinsett Gold Ballroom - people would assume they are wearing black suits/tuxedos. But you are right, I did ask about wording - just didn't know people were going to say the groomsmen attire is casual. A lot of people are doing the navy suit color - especially if their significant other is in the Navy. Hah, I thought it was cute.

I think your first instinct is right: leave it off the invites since it’s not black tie but put something on your website. IMO, a lot of the “rules” people are citing here about dress codes and wedding etiquette in general are outdated and I think you are doing fine! Best of luck with FMIL!

View Quoted Comment More like, I am glad I am just marrying the man of my dreams. I am getting too caught up in what other's think and my own self doubts. That is all I meant by that.

Black tie weddings are not even remotely outdated. OP just isn't having one.

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No one said they were casual, they said less formal. Do you now understand why dress codes are useless? To you when several of us say, "less formal", you think "casual", to some of us, it means just a different type of dressing.

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I've been posting here for like a year and a half. But I am not being rude at all. (And you telling people to leave is against community guidelines.)

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She didn't say black tie weddings were outdated overall - I think she just said some of the rules and the way people approach it might come off as outdated.

::INSERT RAINBOW HERE::

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Ok, well I apologize. Feel free to flag my comment.

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Done already.

View Quoted Comment Who in the world suggested you were having a mediocre wedding? You can’t trll people to leave and she’s not being rude.

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You can't tell people to leave and AL isn't being rude.

No one called your wedding mediocre. We are trying to assist you by showing you examples of why "dress codes" are really useless and not needed.

Can you guys please flag down my photo

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That is what I am also trying to say. A lot of family from his father's side are used to attending more rustic, backyard type of weddings. Just trying to avoid confusion...

View Quoted Comment I know,,, please flag it
This is why we need editing.

Thank the Lord. It's gone.

AL the guys in my wedding party are wearing navy tuxedos with a black lapel and it is mot definitely not a casual wedding. Please direct me to the source that tells you that navy isn't formal. Thank You.

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I'm not trying to restart anything, but to be fair someone literally said navy suit = not formal. How can someone misinterpret that? I can see what she is saying but now I feel like my wedding will be a complete contradiction.

OP a color doesn't make something informal. I could see how a suit rather than a tuxedo can make it seem that way, but never in the history of ever have I heard that a navy tux is informal. That's ridiculous.