If you re not wearing a black suit then charcoal and deep.
What is a black tie optional wedding.
If you want people to wear a tux tell them to do so.
How fancy is it exactly.
Women can go the long evening gown route but a dressy suit or shorter cocktail dress is fine too.
If they end up going tuxedo less though they should wear a formal dark suit and tie instead.
Evening events are decidedly more formal than afternoon ones so a later start time may indicate a black tie optional attire.
It s actually simpler than it sounds.
For a black tie optional wedding men can wear a tuxedo but it s not a.
What does black tie optional mean exactly.
For a black tie optional wedding men can wear a tuxedo but it s not a requirement.
Wedding dress codes can get confusing and black tie optional is a particularly tricky one.
Black tie optional and creative black tie dress codes may give a little more leeway for choosing a plaid tuxedo.
Wearing a black suit to a black tie optional event is an acceptable choice just so long as you don t try to make it look like an imitation tuxedo by pairing it with a black bow tie.
The first of course is a classic black tie tux.
Should women opt for a floor length gown.
A guide to black tie optional wedding attire for men and women cocktail a small step above semiformal though not as formal as black tie optional or formal cocktail attire is a popular dress code.
I always call black tie optional the passive aggressive dress code celebrity wedding planner marcy blum admits.
Men have two options when dressing for a black tie optional affair.
Weddings galas fundraisers and other charity events may call for black tie optional attire.
I have a black tie optional wedding this weekend and i wanted to wear a nice crisp black suit and black tie with my black patent leather shoes.
However since it s optional a dark suit worn with a conservative tie would be just as acceptable.
But for my shirt i wanted to wear a burgundy colored dress shirt to match my wife s burgundy full length dress.
Your suit should always be very dark at a black tie optional event to approximate the formality of the black tuxedos you ll be seeing.
Guests commonly choose floor length gowns and suits or tuxedos when attending a black tie event.
Leave the sneakers at home.
Shoes should be formal and well polished remembering that it s meant as a formal affair.
At a black tie optional wedding men are expected to wear one of two options.