How to word dress code - outdoor rustic fall wedding

When I receive an invitation in the mail, the first thing I do is google the venue. If I saw a rustic/woodsy venue, I would probably wear dress slacks, an embellished top, and because it's in mid October, I'd have a blazer or a dressy sweater or wrap with me. If the ceremony were outdoors, I would wear basic flats.

The problem with dress codes is that they mean a lot of different things to different people. If you were having a black tie affair, and I saw those words on your invitation, I would know that my normal wedding attire wouldn't cut it. I'd know what to wear, but as I said on another thread this week, the bride's dress code of Beach Formal would totally confuse me.

I say let adults choose their own attire without a dress code -- unless it is an authentic black tie affair. As far as dress codes are concerned, your honor attendants have one, your VIPs have one, and if your guests miss the mark, it really won't make any difference to you.

I would make sure that you include very specific venue information, on an info card with the invites, and maybe say something like "ceremony will be at X:00pm on the lawn/grass/whatever at the BlahBlahBlah Inn."... As for sweaters and such, if you tell people it is outdoors in October, they will figure it out.

Wedding websites are good places for this kind of specific info as well...

What Centerpiece said. They'll make sure they're comfortable if it's important to them. I always have a hoodie, a nice sweater, and a light dress jacket in my car so I'm prepared lol I hate being cold!

Good advice, thank you!