Black Tie--You helped change my mind
Hi everyone- I always said that I would not put 'black tie' or 'black tie' optional on my wedding invitations. You will see that I posted just yesterday saying that I don't like it.
WELL--I'm usually so set in my ways but FH and I got to talking today and now we think we want a a 'black tie optional' wedding.
Here are my reasons:
We are getting married on a Saturday night in a beautiful synagogue. We have friends who have never been to a synagogue wedding and they might think that it is like having it in the basement of a local church or VFW hall. None of our friends or family has ever been to this particular synagogue so it is not a known quantity and people will have no way to know whether to dress up.
We will be having a big band and we know that our flowers will be great b/c our florist is a family member. We have tons of extras at cocktail hour and dessert. So we have the makings of a 'black tie optional event.'
We also think that some people might think that the wedding is a ceremony only, so we will write 'reception immediately following' or some such words on tie invitation.
So, if anyone has a reason that I might not have thought of, for either having 'black tie optional' or not, speak now or forever hold your peace.
WELL--I'm usually so set in my ways but FH and I got to talking today and now we think we want a a 'black tie optional' wedding.
Here are my reasons:
We are getting married on a Saturday night in a beautiful synagogue. We have friends who have never been to a synagogue wedding and they might think that it is like having it in the basement of a local church or VFW hall. None of our friends or family has ever been to this particular synagogue so it is not a known quantity and people will have no way to know whether to dress up.
We will be having a big band and we know that our flowers will be great b/c our florist is a family member. We have tons of extras at cocktail hour and dessert. So we have the makings of a 'black tie optional event.'
We also think that some people might think that the wedding is a ceremony only, so we will write 'reception immediately following' or some such words on tie invitation.
So, if anyone has a reason that I might not have thought of, for either having 'black tie optional' or not, speak now or forever hold your peace.
