While you can never demand that anyone wear (or not wear) anything to your wedding…you can always offer one of these categories for them to choose from. Just remember, your wedding can be as unique as you want it to be and does not have to follow these guidelines!
Formal Daytime Wedding
- Bride: floor-length dress in white or off-white with a train and long veil
- Maid of Honor, Bridesmaids, and Flower Girls: floor-length dress in matching colors with matching shoes
- Groom: cutaway coat (traditional) or grey tuxedo (modern)
- Ushers and Groomsmen: similar to groom’s attire with variation in shirt and tie
- Bride and Groom’s Mothers: long or short dress
- Bride and Groom’s Fathers: same as grooms attire
Formal Evening Wedding
- Bride: same as formal daytime attire
- Maid of Honor, Bridesmaids, and Flower Girls: same as formal daytime attire
- Groom: Black tailcoat with white wing-collar piqué formal shirt (traditional) or black tuxedo with white formal shirt (modern)
- Ushers and Groomsmen: similar to groom’s attire with a variation in tie style (bow tie and long tie)
- Bride and Groom’s Mothers: long evening gown
- Bride and Groom’s Fathers: same as groom’s attire
Semiformal Daytime Wedding
- Bride: floor-length dress in white or off-white with a short veil
- Maid of Honor, Bridesmaids, and Flower Girls: same as formal daytime attire
- Groom: grey or navy tuxedo
- Ushers and Groomsmen: similar to groom’s attire but with a difference in vest and/or tie
- Bride and Groom’s Mothers: floor-length dress
- Bride and Groom’s Fathers: identical or groom’s attire or in a dark suit
Semiformal Evening Wedding
- Bride: same as semiformal daytime attire
- Maid of Honor, Bridesmaids, and Flower Girls: same as semiformal daytime attire
- Groom: tuxedo in a range of colors depending on the season (dark colors for fall/winter; bright colors for spring/summer
- Ushers and Groomsmen: identical to groom’s attire but can be a different color tuxedo/suit with a difference in vest and tie
- Bride and Groom’s Mothers: same as semiformal daytime attire
- Bride and Groom’s Fathers: identical to groom’s attire but with a difference in tie
Informal Daytime and Evening Weddings
- Bride: cocktail dress or formal dress with a range in colors
- Maid of Honor, Bridesmaids, and Flower Girls: dress should be the same formality of the bride’s dress
- Groom: suit in a range of colors (fall/winter), sports coat with slacks/jeans (summer/spring)
- Ushers and Groomsmen: identical to groom’s attire but with a difference in tie
- Bride and Groom’s Mothers: cocktail dress
- Bride and Groom’s Fathers: identical to groom’s attire but with a difference in tie
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