One of the weddings I have been invited to this season is a formal wedding, so I wanted to share a few of my tips on what to wear to
a black tie wedding in the fall:
I'm writing down your idea to do outfit posts for upcoming events... I have a friend's
black tie wedding in August that would make a great post!
-LCB- Center Piece for Thanksgiving Wine Country Harvest Jacquard Place Mats (on sale) & Lalique Nemours Bowl -RCB--LCB- James and I all dressed up for
a Black Tie Wedding in Charleston -RCB- You know how I love a good cheese platter and goat.sheep.cow in Charleston does a beautiful one!
This dress was my backup for
a black tie wedding in West Palm Beach, FL..
This dress was perfect for
a black tie wedding in Chicago.
Not exact matches
To steal his fancy look for your next
wedding or
black -
tie event, get adventurous
in a blue tuxedo with a
black contrast lapel.
A
black tie wedding gives you the opportunity to dazzle
in one of our many designer gowns.
In my series I will get into a beach
wedding, a destination
wedding, a cocktail
wedding, a
black tie wedding, and so many more.
When an extremely fancy
wedding invitation arrives, you already know you're
in for a
black - tie affair before you even open it up and see «Black Tie Required.&r
black -
tie affair before you even open it up and see «Black Tie Required.&raq
tie affair before you even open it up and see «
Black Tie Required.&r
Black Tie Required.&raq
Tie Required.»
I've covered the beach
wedding and cocktail attire earlier
in my summer
wedding series, so now it's time for the more formal
wedding dress code:
black tie.
Summer
weddings often forgo the full - on
black tie dress code to make their guests a little more comfortable
in the heat of the day / night and ensure that people have a great time vs. fuss with their clothing.
Now, for the past six years, I have had seven dresses that I always wear for formal events (
black -
tie,
weddings): (1) a long sleeved, high - necked, knee length
black lace dress by Lover, whose darts I removed entirely so that it falls straight from my shoulders to hips to knees
in a very loose, comfortable cut (no need to pull any waists
in, and I can eat as much as I like) that I made an underskirt for, so it can also be calf length (2) an ivory version of the same above, with the optional lace underskirt (3) an amazingly intricate ivory leather macrame flapper dress uner which I wear a dark brown long, stretch singlet dress (so comfortable again)(4) a vermillion small V - neck, long bell sleeved, straight cut, long, widens - at - the -(just above ankle) hemline dress I sewed
in the most gorgeous lace for twenty dollars (5) a burgundy lace version of the vermillion lace dress
in (4)-- for the same price (6) a knee length, Romance Was Born silk shift three sizes up so it sits away from the waist — again — its all about «a'll the better to eat dinner with, my dear»,
in a huge, wild sunflower graphic print before graphic prints were trendy: it's giant sunflowers against an intense turquoise background (7) a calf length caftan cut dress that I made from Japanese printed silk my mother had bought and kept for sixty years (it's just a giant square with a hole fro my neck and two for my arms, and has the best drape EVER owing to its being silk)
Images Life Media was on hand at Jessie and Shaunt's beautiful
black -
tie wedding at the Four Seasons
in Toronto, Canada, and shared all the details of their summer celebration.
I was not
in this
wedding but decided to wear a long dress since it was a
black tie optional
wedding.
Keep
in mind that we're having an island
wedding that's a little less formal but I'll add a few dressier options at the end of the post for those of you going
black tie.
Virgos are organized, practical, and take pride
in their bodies: you want a no - fuss style that shows off your shape and is classic enough that you can wear again (like to a sorority formal
in college, or your cousin's
black -
tie wedding).
Hayley and Dan chose The Great Tythe Barn
in Gloucester for their
wedding and decided to embrace New Years and make it a
black tie event.
Between Charlize and (
in a Camilla and Marc creation with gold nautical - inspired buttons at the waist), we're considering wearing formal jumpsuits to all our
black -
tie weddings this summer.
Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake once attended a
wedding and while Justin was
in a suit and bow -
tie, Cameron was wearing only a sleeveless white ruffled top,
black slacks and
black pumps.
These are perfect for
weddings in the cooler months or for indoor
weddings at night that are
black tie.
Event Design Aisle Society Photography Alexis June
Weddings Event Planning Estera Events Venue Chez Floral Fleur Videography Nicodem Creative Fashion Styling CoChic Styling Hair & Makeup Nika Vaughan Bridal Artists Stationery Sarah Drake Design Calligraphy JM Paper and Ink Cake Elysia Root Cakes Catering Boutique Bites Furniture Rentals Bowery & Bash Chair Rentals Hall's Rentals Tabletop Rentals Tablescapes Linen Rentals Luxe Linen Bar Cart and Tabletop Rentals The Festive Frog Draping Drape Kings Gowns Truvelle and Sarah Seven Diamond Jewelry Susie Saltzman Jewelry Rach B. Jewelry Confetti The Confetti Bar Bridesmaids Dresses Bella Bridesmaids and David's Bridal Tuxedos
Black Tie Formalwear Accessories Alice
in Ivory Models Corinne Natyshak, Robert Suarez, Lauren Rebecca Roth, Willow Star, Lindsay Widdel, Dionusia Patricia, Riane Roberts, Josh Smith, Orlondo Thompson, Michael Rabinowitz, Thomas Ortiz
Their price point is a bit higher than the other places I have listed, but I know I can always go
in and find a great dress for a
wedding or
black tie event!
I've got a fancier
wedding coming up
in a month, and while it's not «
black tie,» per se, it is definitely on the more formal side.
When we got the invite for Lauren and Matt's
wedding in Mystic, I nearly jumped up and down when I saw «
Black Tie» written
in delicate cursive on the invite.
At the
black tie optional
wedding I attended
in California, most guests wore fancy cocktail dresses.
Last month, I went to a gorgeous
black tie optional
wedding in San Francisco, so I was able to see first hand what is appropriate to wear under this dress code.
Though wearing them
in an intentional way can work for some instances, formal parties, conservative
wedding ceremonies,
black -
tie dress code and such calls for a formal dress code and wearing your jewelry
in a traditional way can be your best choice.
The Real Arnolds
black tie post couldn't have been better timed because I am
in major need of outfit inspiration for a formal
wedding I'll be attending soon.
There comes a time
in every girl's life where she needs an evening dress: prom,
black -
tie event,
weddings, etc..