Ettm: jeans to a wedding

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Sooooooo, I went to a wedding last night and 2 people wore jeans.

One of the people that wore jeans was one of h's good friends. He admitted that he was staying at his gf's place (which is 2 miles from his place) and he didn't have any slacks at her place, so he had to wear jeans. In my head I totally side eyed him because he lives so close and couldn't get slacks.

Ettm, nexties? Since when did people think it was ok to wear jeans to a wedding?

[tacocat]

Oct 21, 2012 14:02:25 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Sooooooo, I went to a wedding last night and 2 people wore jeans.

One of the people that wore jeans was one of h's good friends. He admitted that he was staying at his gf's place (which is 2 miles from his place) and he didn't have any slacks at her place, so he had to wear jeans. In my head I totally side eyed him because he lives so close and couldn't get slacks.

Ettm, nexties? Since when did people think it was ok to wear jeans to a wedding?

Ugh, people are lazy. He cannot have thought that was ok

^o)

[sarack]

i think it's annoying. some people wanted to wear jeans tomy wedding and i told them that i'm dressing up so they should too. they said, 'this is how i am'. well i normally wear jeans too but today is a special day so i'm wearing a dress.

i have never thought it was ok and would NEVER wear jeans to a wedding. i just can't even imagine thinking that was acceptable..

btw- they've always worn them and it's never been ok.

[Deleted]

Right? Weddings are special occasions, would it kill you to show a little effort?

[sarack]

obviously it does. in retrospect, i wish i would have let my uncle wear jeans because his khaki suit was horrendous.

[mkate710]

There were jeans at my wedding. There were also shorts. Yeah, ok, it was 95 degrees that day, but come on. It was an indoor, air conditioned, formal evening wedding. And yeah, jeans and shorts made it into family photos.

I wasn't mad about it, and granted, I barely even noticed during the actual wedding, but it's kind of lame to have my own relatives in photos looking so casual.

I dunno, it's a really big day for the bride and groom. If you made the guest list, it means they consider you important enough to join in your day. They spend hundreds if not thousands on their apparel and on a photographer to capture how the day looks, you could at least put on slacks and iron your shirt. Or wear a sun dress instead of shorts.

[Deleted]

We had a couple people show up to our wedding in jeans. It made no sense to me. They stood in the back and didn't stay too long for the reception. Definitely not something I would do unless it was asked of me.

[georgeharrison]

Oct 21, 2012 14:11:31 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Right? Weddings are special occasions, would it kill you to show a little effort?

Yeah, I am in agreement. Even if their suit/dress is ugly, at least they put the effort in, not just like, "Let's see...what do I have to do today? Hit the hardware store and then go to a wedding."

[Deleted]

I did have a friend get married and the guys wore jeans and a flannel shirt. The bridesmaids wore something similar and she wore a very casual dress.

[sweetredheadx]

My brother in law wore jeans to my wedding and he was an usher. I really didn't mind. They were sent out to be professionally pressed if that helps. He's a true cowboy and nice dark wranglers with a nice shirt and jacket are considered nice outfits in that world. At his wedding he wore a suit for the ceremony as per my sister's requirement but changed into jeans for the reception along with his groomsmen.

It's weird. In my area-southern ok/northern tx- cowboy jeans are very acceptable but casual khakis are side eyes for being inappropriate for a wedding.

[karebear219]

No one wore jeans at ours thank goodness. I don't get it. They would have gotten a stare down from me.

[BlackCanary]

Apparently I'm the minority. I didn't care what people wore as long as it wasn't Daisy dukes or a wedding dress.

I like being comfortable and I wanted my guests to be comfortable.

I understand if people don't want their guests to wear jeans at their wedding though.

[fiddles]

We went to a wedding in August where people were in jeans and shorts even. It was out at a barn and just so happened to be the hottest day of the year. The couple didn't mind, they told people to come however they felt comfortable. People in jeans at a barn didn't seem out of place. If it was a super formal wedding, yes the people in jeans would have definitely stuck out.

The only person I remember wearing jeans at our wedding was FIL. He changed out of his tux right after the ceremony. This bugged me because we were still taking pictures and of course in some of the shots he was there in his jeans, tennis shoes and tshirt.

[madDawg228]

There have been a few people in jeans at every wedding I've ever been to in WA. I've noticed that the jean-wearers tend to be male relatives of the bride or groom who are from more rural-type areas.

I didn't say/do anything to my cousins who wore jeans to my wedding, nor did I say/do anything to my friend who wore a white dress. They weren't battles that I needed to pick, meh.

[jennlin]

what's there to explain? they're dummies.

[tacocat]

This area is so casual. Call me snotty but I think it is ok to have to dress up every once in awhile. Put on some khakis at least.