Space Disco Cowboy? Couples ditch traditional dress codes in favour of out-there themes
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"Space Disco Cowboy." "Yacht Shabbat." "Burning Man Formal"? More couples are tossing tradition when it comes to what wedding guests should wear, to some befuddlement among invitees.
"Space Disco Cowboy." "Yacht Shabbat." "Burning Man Formal"? More couples are tossing tradition when it comes to what wedding guests should wear, to some befuddlement among invitees.
Maggie Long, 34, recently attended the nuptials of a close friend in a low-key Denver lounge. The suggested dress? "Dive Bar Semiformal."
"I love a theme," said Long, who lives in New York. "It's fun that people aren't taking weddings so seriously, but I had no idea what that meant."
After exchanging thoughts for months with the officiant, who is also a friend, Long took her outfit idea -- a strappy-back, low-cut ultra-mini purple dress with a high side slit -- to the bride. The bride deemed it a bit too "Kardashian cosplay." Long finally settled on a longer gold lame dress by Norma Kamali, and a great time was had.
"There were a lot of vintage jumpsuits. One of our friends went full 1960s with go-go boots and a bouffant. A lot of sequins were happening," Long said.
Some couples are offering mood boards as a way to guide guests, including older ones. At the dive bar wedding, Long said plenty of older guests got into the spirit. One donned a rainbow tie-dye T-shirt, a la the Grateful Dead.
Other wedding guests have contended with "Tropical Formal," "Snappy Casual" and "Garden Party Whimsical."
