Wwhat should you wear to a virtual wedding? This is one of the most common questions asked in our community. Should you go casual or dress up to your wedding best?
First off, let’s take some pressure off. At the end of the day, weddings are about love and celebration – so take a deep breath. Having said that, this is a very special occasion and we need to get in the weeds. Let’s do it…
The wedding attire should be guided by the people getting married. If you’re a bride or groom, make sure to think through your full experience and decide how formal your virtual wedding will be. When you send wedding invite, make sure to note the attire.
Before you decide, review the traditional wedding attire codes:
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Casual
Casual dress means wedding guests can wear pretty much anything they want. We recommend a summer dress for the ladies and dress pants with button-down shirt or polo shirt for the guys.
Cocktail Attire, Semi-Formal or Dressy Casual
All three of these phrases are asking guests to dress somewhere between formal and casual. We recommend a cocktail dress for the ladies and a suit and tie or a sport coat for the gents.
Beach Formal
Beach inherently indicates casual, which is why formal is tacked on to the end — it’s still a classy affair. We recommend a formal summer sundress (tea-length or knee-length) with flats for the ladies and a summer suit with linen shirt, linen pants or khakis and sandals for the guys.
Formal Attire or Black Tie Optional
These two phrases are very common in today’s weddings. They indicate that the wedding party will be in formal wedding attire, and it’s optional for all guests. We recommend a dark suit or tux for the men and formal evening wear (floor length dresses or evening pant suits) for the women.
Black Tie
Black Tie usually indicates an evening affair where the men where tuxedos and the women wear formal gowns of any length.
White Tie
This is the most formal of all wedding dress codes. We’re talking soirees at the White House kind of evenings. The gentlemen dress in long-tail tuxedos and the women don full-length ball gowns. If only we could be so lucky as to attend one of these fabulous affairs!
Make sure you choose what feels right to you.
In general, we recommend making your wedding feel as formal as you would have done in person. Having said that, it may be a good idea to make your wedding slightly less formal for a virtual wedding. Especially as the virtual wedding trend grows, it will take time for guests to get comfortable dressing up formal for an event that they will attend from home.
The 2 most popular options for virtual weddings are:
2) Cocktail Attire, Semi-Formal or Dressy Casual
All three of these phrases are asking guests to dress somewhere between formal and casual. We recommend a cocktail dress for the ladies and a suit and tie or a sport coat for the gents.
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1) Formal Attire or Black Tie Optional
These two phrases are very common in today’s weddings. They indicate that the wedding party will be in formal wedding attire, and it’s optional for all guests. We recommend a dark suit or tux for the men and formal evening wear (floor length dresses or evening pant suits) for the women
Let us know what you choose & share in our community!
