What is “black on black” wedding?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've seen black on black used (incorrectly, IMO) to mean formal attire. No men showing up with a navy sportcoat and khaki Dockers. Or black dress pants with just a dress shirt and no jacket.

The one I went to requested all females in black dresses and all males in black suits/tuxes. Color was prohibited for guests, so no fun colorful ties, bowties, or shoes. White dress shirts were fine, but there were several guys who took the black on black to mean black suit & black shirt.

Nothing says summer/June wedding like all black!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:RSVP no. People are so rude.

You have no idea. This is also a destination wedding and airfare is $1000+. So we’re expected to schlep a tux through Europe?

Please tell me that this is the wedding of a sibling, or someone who donated a kidney to you, because I can’t underwhy you would bother for anyone else.

OP here, yes sibling. I've already committed to the airfare for my family, so I'm going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:RSVP no. People are so rude.

You have no idea. This is also a destination wedding and airfare is $1000+. So we’re expected to schlep a tux through Europe?

Please tell me that this is the wedding of a sibling, or someone who donated a kidney to you, because I can’t underwhy you would bother for anyone else.

OP here, yes sibling. I've already committed to the airfare for my family, so I'm going.

Oh then ask your sibling or parents what the black on black means! DCUM is curious

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:RSVP no. People are so rude.

You have no idea. This is also a destination wedding and airfare is $1000+. So we’re expected to schlep a tux through Europe?

Please tell me that this is the wedding of a sibling, or someone who donated a kidney to you, because I can’t underwhy you would bother for anyone else.

OP here, yes sibling. I've already committed to the airfare for my family, so I'm going.

Oh then ask your sibling or parents what the black on black means! DCUM is curious

The sibling is my brother and he's pretty clueless, so I asked the bride. She said tux and then send this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LBbdmE0ITY

[Anonymous]

Wow. No one tells me what to wear to a wedding unless I'm in the wedding party. Outside of general formal level (barefoot beach wedding vs white tie, that's cool).

[Anonymous]

It's better than the all-yellow Bar Mitzvah. It's rude to dictate the color palette of the guests, and black is a pretty dismal color for a spring/summer wedding. But honestly, if all you need to do is buy a black dress shirt to go with a tux you already have, then I don't see the big deal.

[Anonymous]

I think you should wear a black dress *above* the knee, just to challenge the edict.

[Anonymous]

Since you've already purchased airfare, this seems like a good tux:

https://www.mensusa.com/products.aspx?id=12945&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_bPu55_s2gIVEb3sCh1krg22EAQYBSABEgLoW_D_BwE

and a formal gown...

https://www.ebay.com/i/141630732451?chn=ps

[Anonymous]

Its going to look like a funeral

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since you've already purchased airfare, this seems like a good tux:

https://www.mensusa.com/products.aspx?id=12945&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_bPu55_s2gIVEb3sCh1krg22EAQYBSABEgLoW_D_BwE

and a formal gown...

https://www.ebay.com/i/141630732451?chn=ps

I love you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:RSVP no. People are so rude.

You have no idea. This is also a destination wedding and airfare is $1000+. So we’re expected to schlep a tux through Europe?

Please tell me that this is the wedding of a sibling, or someone who donated a kidney to you, because I can’t underwhy you would bother for anyone else.

OP here, yes sibling. I've already committed to the airfare for my family, so I'm going.

Oh then ask your sibling or parents what the black on black means! DCUM is curious

The sibling is my brother and he's pretty clueless, so I asked the bride. She said tux and then send this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LBbdmE0ITY

My condolences on your new sister in law. Oh. my. god. Is this all black wedding going to be in a nice warm location, too, like southern Italy?

[Anonymous]

Its just going to take one.single.person to screw this dress code up and she's going to go ballistic.

[Anonymous]

Is this a European thing? Although I've been to 2 weddings overseas and haven't seen men dressed like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this a European thing? Although I've been to 2 weddings overseas and haven't seen men dressed like that.

No one involved with this wedding is European. It's just the locale. I don't know that the bride has ever even been to Europe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:RSVP no. People are so rude.

You have no idea. This is also a destination wedding and airfare is $1000+. So we’re expected to schlep a tux through Europe?

Please tell me that this is the wedding of a sibling, or someone who donated a kidney to you, because I can’t underwhy you would bother for anyone else.

OP here, yes sibling. I've already committed to the airfare for my family, so I'm going.

Oh then ask your sibling or parents what the black on black means! DCUM is curious

The sibling is my brother and he's pretty clueless, so I asked the bride. She said tux and then send this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LBbdmE0ITY

i imagine this is like how the guys from Jersey Shore would do "formal."