Any quick help is much appreciated.
My advise would be to wear something smart that you're both comfortable in. Not necessarily jeans, but not a glam dress for your wife....unless of course it's a promi Wedding!
Have fun & let us know if it was in a paddock after all!!
Looking forwards to your report on Monday
I turned up in a suit with a matching carnation (although funnily enough, no one else apart from the groom had a carnation)
The weather was fantastic and we had a great time.
Many thanks for all your suggestions!!
So im going in a wedding next week and i have no idea what to wear. I guess jeans are out of the question and also black dresses are out. A suit (if i can find anything that is!) is appropriate? I live in Geneva by the way so dont recommend me stores somewhere else :P
Also, the only person i will know there is the friend i will be going with. Is there any etiquette i need to follow or my job is to stand next to him and look cute?
Thanks
Be prepared to wear a name badge. And there will probably be some sort of organised games either just for fun or designed so that people can get to know one another.
Hope that helps.
Mairi
Now if it's a themed ceremony.......
Hubby & I were invited to his officemate's afternoon wedding (4pm) this sat. and I'm at a loss for what the proper attire is. Ceremony is at a city hall and something called a "vin d'honneur" (cocktails?) in the town restaurant thereafter.
From what I've read in the previous posts here I should expect these ceremonies to be less formal than I'm used to and I would ordinarly tend towards a cocktail dress, BUT given that I freeze quite easily , I'm wondering if it's not too much to wear a long heavy silk dress (length until the ankles).
Otherwise, is it fine for women to wear black to a swiss wedding? I have a dressy short dress, but in a wool-like material so it's warmer. Sorry for the excruciating detail on this, but would really appreciate your advice! Thanks
And in the weddings did you also notice guests (ones not part of the entourage) in long gowns or were majority of the ladies in skirts+blouse or cocktail dresses?
there were some ladies in long gowns but -as far as i can recall- they were not the majority. as others said previously, it seems to be quite mixed!
was there a dresscode in the invitation?
Now I myself am marrying a Swiss and it's terrible... no one has an idea of basic wedding attire. They have no idea that a bridal car is required, nor that bridesmaids dress the same and that the colour and style is chosen BY the bride and chosen from a bridal shop (even though bridesmaid dresses are inexistent in Switzerland cos they usually just tell the bridesmaid to turn up in anything as long as its in the same general colour), AND not even the father of the groom thought it was obvious to turn up in a suit, not the mention having a sense of uniformity in the dress code of close family members!
So dress down as much as you can and maybe you can fit in the crowd! Frankly Swiss weddings are unamusing and the only focus is on drinking and playing games!
Like the average 15000 squids in debt because of wedding day? Must say all the pomp and circumstance is a bit overrated imho.
Perhaps there is a good balance to be found somewhere? But you need to explain to your OH's family that it is important to you, because of your traditions, to make an effort for the occasion. Bet you can beat wearing a bloody theatre gown and drip- as I did, 2 days after a serious car accident.
Hope you enjoy the day.