For the men, all experts agree: A suit and tie are required for cocktail attire. Go with darker hues in chillier months or for evening events, but feel free to wear lighter grays or blues in warmer ...

From black-tie elegance to casual celebrations, this guide ensures you’ll dress appropriately and stylishly for any wedding invitation. Whether it’s a beach ceremony, garden party, or grand ballroom ...

A Black-Tie affair is a formal event where guests are expected to wear upscale attire. For women attending a wedding with a Black-Tie dress code, it's customary to choose elegant evening gowns or ...

Let's cut to the chase: dress codes are hard to follow. After all, there are SO. MANY. of them. From white and black tie to whatever smart-casual actually means, it's kinda impossible to get to grips ...

Good news: No one else knows what it means, either! And anyone who thinks they do only knows what it means in their own particular social set. Just for fun, do an image search for “cocktail attire” ...

You're invited to a wedding! Now you need to decide what to wear?!?!? Gabriella Rello Duffy, Editorial Director for Brides, joined us to share how to decode wedding dress code along with what that ...

Have you started to hear wedding bells again? Because we certainly have. Now that they’ve been given the green light, couples who’ve spent the past year patiently waiting are leaping at the ...

Fri, May 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM UTC Not only have I created a complete guide to wedding dress codes — from black tie to cocktail attire to the ever-mysterious “semi-formal” (what even is that?) — but I’ve ...

It’s hard to remember that weddings are supposed to be fun when you’re busy stressing over whether your Nuuly rental is black-tie appropriate. And honestly, that’s one of the easy ones. Weddings in ...

We asked celebrity event planners Colin Cowie, Marcy Blum and Bryan Rafanelli to break down guest wedding dress codes so you can look your best at every "I do" Emily Strohm is a Senior Editor at ...

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