I've having a small wedding for 50-60 friends and family (I honestly do not know that many more people!). My dress is a slinky, trumpet-style dress made with lace overlay and a chapel train. The reception venue is the smaller ballroom at a prestigious hotel (which only seats 60 because of the huge dance area). Really, no expense is being spared, so given my dress and the venue, I'd love to have a formal wedding with a glamorous feel - the men in tuxes, my 2 bridesmaids in long, trumpet-style dresses in champagne (very 'old Hollywood') and the guests in their formal eveningwear. My question is whether it's appropriate to have a deluxe, formal wedding for so few guests?
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Jan 7, 2007, 2:37 PM
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Re: [H1976] Small but formal wedding?
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Dear Going for the Glitz,
Traditionally, the small wedding wouldn't be as formal. But, this is your wedding and it should be as formal as you wish. This isn't such a strict rule anymore.
If you want the men in tuxes, the event should be in the evening. This also isn't as strict a rule as in the past. But, it is followed and others just may notice if tuxes are worn during the daytime.
Small but formal wedding?
