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post #1 of 7
1/15/12 at 8:29am
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hello there,

 

long time reader, first time poster

 

so i'm in a bit of an atypical situation. i have a wedding to go to in April in the Caribbean. there's going to be a sort of casual reception the night before on a beach and then the next day is the actual wedding at a villa on a bit of a ridge that's facing a beach. the wedding will be at 4 p.m. and the reception the night before at 6 p.m.

 

so i thought to myself, oh my first outdoor wedding - seersucker - but then i thought it's at 4 p.m. so does that count as an afternoon wedding where seersucker might be inappropriate, even though it's on a tropical island?

 

so essentially i have 2 questions that are sort of dependent on on another., this might get complicated but please bear with me:

 

i have 3 different outfits in mind but not sure when i should juggle them to wear.

 

outfit A: plum velvet jacket, pink/white shirt, black pants (could be jeans), brown/black shoes

outfit B: midnight blue velvet jacket, white/blue/blue checkered shirt, black/blue pants (also could be jean), black/brown shoes

outfit C: white seersucker jacket, shirt/light blue/pink shirt, cream pants (though i could try to find a matching seersucker pant), white/brown shoes

 

so i thought about wearing outfit C to the wedding and i want to wear a bowtie for once, but then due to the time of the wedding i thought maybe it's too casual for that time (no idea), even if it is on the beach. so i thought about wearing the seersucker, with no tie or bowtie, button down shirt, jeans and loafers to the casual reception since it's on the beach and it's a get together - then i would wear either of outfit A or B to the wedding.

 

however, since i'm so confused about the whole 4 p.m. island wedding i thought i should wear either of outfit A or B to the wedding but there will still be daylight at 4 p.m. (sun doesn't start to set till about 5:30/6) so will i be too dressy for it in A or B and should i wear C to the wedding and then a more casual version of A or B to the reception but is A or B too dressy for a reception on the beach?

 

i know it sounds rather confusing but i hope someone understand wheat i'm getting at and can advise

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post #2 of 7
1/15/12 at 8:41am
Seersucker - Too WASP for an Island

Velvet Jacket - Too NYC for an Island

I recommend a nice cream linen suit.

edit: oops thought you were the one getting married. I'd probably just wear a linen sport coat, white shirt or suit (doesn't have to be cream), no tie, khaki pants. Take it easy. You're going to be on vacation. You can wear seersucker if you want. Whatever. You're just attending it.
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post #3 of 7
1/15/12 at 8:51am
Linen jacket is good advice. Seersucker is also fine. Leave the velvet at home.
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post #4 of 7
1/15/12 at 8:54am
You might want to edit your post down a bit, probably a bit long to get many responses.
Is there not a dress code on the invitation? Could you not check with someone what they expect guests to wear? I'd hesitate to wear jeans to a wedding myself, even if it was described as casual and was on a beach. I second musicguy's suggestions: no to velvet; maybe to seersucker; yes to linen.
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post #5 of 7
1/15/12 at 9:24am
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the dress code is casual elegant and i wasn't implying that i'd wear jeans to the wedding, but more for the reception

 

so so far seersucker it is?

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post #6 of 7
1/15/12 at 10:58am
As you are only a guest, C is most appropriate of that lot. No tie given the location anda coloured shirt - informality is the key.
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post #7 of 7
1/16/12 at 4:36am

Seersucker would be fine.

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