And now here’s a question. Grey tie or semi formal? We turned to Lizzie Post, the greatgreatgranddaughter of legendary manners expert Emily Post of the seminal book, to So there’re so many rules to sort out.
Post states that the men are to wear a grey tuxedo while the female wedding guests are to wear formal gowns, when the invite calls for blackish tie. Accordingly the dresses going to be floor length evening gowns but look, there’re exceptions. Post recommends wearing a sophisticated cocktail dress or evening gown while men can be seen in tuxedo or a dark suit with a whitish dress shirt and conservative tie. Essentially, double check whether the dress is formal looking and not a jersey knit material that might appear was not a call to dress casually.
There are no hard and fast rules when it boils down to semiformal.
Open collar shirts are fine options. Nevertheless, you are most probably planning to look at wearing a cocktail dress or little blackish dress, she says. I would choose a dress in a solid color or an elegant pattern, the invitation may state semi formal. Post suggests wearing cocktail dresses, dressier separates, and for men to wear season sport coats or blazers with slacks. Keep that in mind as well, So if the wedding is tied to a holiday.
Post suggest double checking on the bride or groom in regards to bringing a wedding gift to the ceremony, when attending the wedding.
You should avoid being a nuisance and note why you are there to celebrate the nuptials. So eventually, follow the seating arrangements since they have been set up for a reason. She also insists that if the invitation states no kids, therefore that means you can’t show up with little ones. You could’ve been seated at a certain table being that you are a great conversationalist, Post says. Notice, they seek for to deal with transporting these gifts, Post says. Anyway, you don’t know. Lizzie Post, is the great granddaughter of Emily Post and coauthor of Emily Post’s Etiquette 18th edition as well as Emily Post’s Wedding Etiquette 6th edition and The Etiquette Advantage in Business 3rd edition. Lizzie does speaking engagements across the country sharing advice about entertaining, weddings, dating, dining etiquette, techetiquette, finance and lifestyle. She has worked as a spokesperson for companies including Bank of America, American Express, AirBnB, and Genentech. She is a columnist with Women’s Running magazine, Good Housekeeping magazine, and Houzz.com. She is the co host of the Awesome Etiquette podcast on American Public Media’s podcast network Infinite Guest. She is a regular guest on American Public Media’s The Dinner Party. Lizzie offers a fresh perspective with an engaging and modern voice. She delights in tackling etiquette’s taboo topics with the media, making her a popular source. Her interviews include NBC’s The Today Show, Katie, Fox Friends, Live with Kelly and Michael, The Gayle King Show, The Wendy Williams Show, The NYC Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, Harper’s Bazaar, Travel Leisure, Glamour, Redbook, The Huffington Post and more.