Wedding Attire for Guests

[shrek71]

Greetings All

Or better subject... Too Jacket or Not To Jacket. (couldn't resist that)

Ok, here's the scoop.

I am going to an out of town family wedding next weekend. The ceremony is being held out doors in a country setting (weather permitting and in Quebec if that matters).

I was planning on wearing a dress shirt and tie with a pair of dress pants. My parents are rather insistent that I need to wear a sport jacket. Dear old Dad will only have the jacket on for slightly longer than the length of the ceremony. So my feeling is what is the point?

So the question I pose to you all, is jacket or no jacket?

Thanks

 

[Questor]

There are all kinds of weddings, and usually the bride, the groom, and the parents of the bride set the tone for the wedding. If it is to be a formal wedding, then it is customary for male guests to wear jacket and tie at a wedding. If the custom among your family and circle of friends is to remove jackets at a more informal reception after, then why is it a problem to wear a jacket for a few minutes during the ceremony? If the bride and groom have decided upon an unconventional wedding with more informal wear, then I don't think you would be having this disagreement with your father and asking for terb members of advise. This shouldn't be about little adolescent rebellions between you and your father. It should be about the wishes of the bride and groom on this very special ocassion when they will be entering into a lifelong partnership. If they are going with a formal ceremony, then you should respect their wishes. When you get married, then you can decide with your fiance to go with a more informal atmosphere if you wish.

 

[bestillmehard]

If your dad says jacket then jacket it is.

 

[trisket]

Wear a jacket, even if it's a scorching day. You can take it off if it's too unbearable.
Weddings aren't about being practical, it's all about appearance.

 

[Moraff]

Greetings All

Or better subject... Too Jacket or Not To Jacket. (couldn't resist that)

Ok, here's the scoop.

I am going to an out of town family wedding next weekend. The ceremony is being held out doors in a country setting (weather permitting and in Quebec if that matters).

I was planning on wearing a dress shirt and tie with a pair of dress pants. My parents are rather insistent that I need to wear a sport jacket. Dear old Dad will only have the jacket on for slightly longer than the length of the ceremony. So my feeling is what is the point?

So the question I pose to you all, is jacket or no jacket?

Thanks

Assuming the wedding is formal (and that's probably a pretty safe bet ) I would wear the jacket for at least the ceremony. Often there are photos taken at the ceremony that include the audience, at least peripherally.

After the formal stuff is over, then by all means take off the jacket and be comfortable.

If all it takes to "keep the peace" in your family unit is a short period of personal discomfort, I would think that it is a small price to pay.

 

[basketcase]

Wear the jacket. If over-dressed, just throw it back in the car.


Either that or go in the buff.

 

[viciouscycle]

Wear a jacket, even if it's a scorching day. You can take it off if it's too unbearable.
Weddings aren't about being practical, it's all about appearance.

Ditto.

 

[calloway]

Respect the dress code wishes of the bride and groom.