what does FORMAL ATTIRE mean?

I have a wedding to go to in Aug, and the invitation says FORMAL ATTIRE.
not sure what that means exactly, esp for a guy

its a Sunday day wedding

any ideas?

i think it just means no jeans

ok so that is pretty much what I thought
I just wasnt sure if a tie for Geremie is required

thanks everyone!

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Posted by AdriandSteve

For a Sun day I would go with a light colored suit.

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yeah

what she said

I put formal attire on my invites... I did it bc we have A LOT of OOT'ers so I didn't want them to feel out of place and under dressed.

All I meant by it was a suit for the men and dress for the woman. (Any length)

Basically I didn't want people there in jeans and polo shirts

it means don't come dressed as a slub! lol

men in suits w ties, women in non casual dresses.

It's a step down from black tie. Tuxes are not necessary.

Bsasically, men should wear suits and ties and women should wear full length dresses or very nice cocktail dresses. I put formal attire on mine, too.

This is tricky.

Traditionally, FORMAL attire for men meant white tie in the evening and full morning dress during the day. Today, however, it really means Tuxedo for men during the evening and morning dress during the day.

Now, almost nobody wears morning dress anymore, so even though you are not supposed to wear a tuxedo during the day, I would say that a tuxedo is probably the best option, even though a room full of guys in tuxes on a Sunday afternoon will look odd.

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Posted by BlackTieGuy

This is tricky.

Traditionally, FORMAL attire for men meant white tie in the evening and full morning dress during the day. Today, however, it really means Tuxedo for men during the evening and morning dress during the day.

Now, almost nobody wears morning dress anymore, so even though you are not supposed to wear a tuxedo during the day, I would say that a tuxedo is probably the best option, even though a room full of guys in tuxes on a Sunday afternoon will look odd.

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of course this was bumped

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Posted by brittndave

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Posted by BlackTieGuy

This is tricky.

Traditionally, FORMAL attire for men meant white tie in the evening and full morning dress during the day. Today, however, it really means Tuxedo for men during the evening and morning dress during the day.

Now, almost nobody wears morning dress anymore, so even though you are not supposed to wear a tuxedo during the day, I would say that a tuxedo is probably the best option, even though a room full of guys in tuxes on a Sunday afternoon will look odd.

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of course this was bumped

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