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Event: A family gathering at a nice restaurant to celebrate a wedding. The wedding is very small (<10), and out of state, so this is for the entire family to get together in place of a reception.
Dress code: Was formerly expressed to me as “nice, but not fancy” and “church wear, like nice jeans.” I was nervous, so I double checked and turns out it’s “formal, like a step below a suit”
Added context: I am the long term partner of the bride’s cousin. This is a very large dinner, and after looking up the venue I got nervous about the dress code I was told. I am unsurprised to learn that it’s formal, but don’t think I have anything that fits that dress code. Going shopping is almost not an option but I might abandon everything else I had going on today. My partner has decided to just wear a suit, which makes my options even more underdressed. I do have a couple of black tie options from my sister’s wedding, but one of them is too big, and the other is a little too sexy 🫣.
Do any of these come even close to working?
Side note: Sorry about the hair and lack of heels! Heel options are tan or black sandal style heels, I took these photos before I knew the dress code was actually formal.
Update: I posted what I wore in the comments! Thank you to everyone who took the time to help out. Some people were dressed formally, while others were wearing more casual outfits. I fit into the nicer dressed crowd just fine, thankfully!
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<!-- SC_OFF -->Event: A family gathering at a nice restaurant to celebrate a wedding. The wedding is very small (<10), and out of state, so this is for the entire family to get together in place of a reception.
Dress code: Was formerly expressed to me as “nice, but not fancy” and “church wear, like nice jeans.” I was nervous, so I double checked and turns out it’s “formal, like a step below a suit”
Added context: I am the long term partner of the bride’s cousin. This is a very large dinner, and after looking up the venue I got nervous about the dress code I was told. I am unsurprised to learn that it’s formal, but don’t think I have anything that fits that dress code. Going shopping is almost not an option but I might abandon everything else I had going on today. My partner has decided to just wear a suit, which makes my options even more underdressed. I do have a couple of black tie options from my sister’s wedding, but one of them is too big, and the other is a little too sexy 🫣.
Do any of these come even close to working?
Side note: Sorry about the hair and lack of heels! Heel options are tan or black sandal style heels, I took these photos before I knew the dress code was actually formal.
Update: I posted what I wore in the comments! Thank you to everyone who took the time to help out. Some people were dressed formally, while others were wearing more casual outfits. I fit into the nicer dressed crowd just fine, thankfully!
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