Dear Wedding Planner,
I hear that there is a costume portion of this weekend and I was wondering if you could confirm this. Once said portion of costuming is confirmed, is there a costume theme at all?
On the topic of dress and various states of undress, what is the dress code in general? Is clothing actually required? When you say casual I think shorts and maybe a collared short sleeve shirt but when people say casual in NYC it means two steps above that. What step should we plan for?
Yours,
Costumed and Casual
Dear Costumed,
There are so many definitions of casual that it can make dressing ones self for special occasions a true puzzler! In New York City, often casual will mean fishnets and headbands but I know at my work, when we say "Casual Fridays", we often mean naked. One man's casual cummerbund is another man's fancy, thick, satin belt!
To answer your question, you should probably plan for everything. I know that many guests have discussed bringing a wardrobe trailer and stylist and, while that may be a little over the top, you might want to consider at least a lighting assistant. As a point of reference, the bride will have 5 costume changes in the first 10 minutes of the ceremony that range from madras collared shirts to a wimple.
As far as the costume portion of the wedding, the theme, of course, this year is the environment. In a time of global climate crisis, we can show our love for mother earth by honoring her with costume and then spilling wine down ourselves.
- The Wedding Planner
Dear Costumed,
There are so many definitions of casual that it can make dressing ones self for special occasions a true puzzler! In New York City, often casual will mean fishnets and headbands but I know at my work, when we say "Casual Fridays", we often mean naked. One man's casual cummerbund is another man's fancy, thick, satin belt!
To answer your question, you should probably plan for everything. I know that many guests have discussed bringing a wardrobe trailer and stylist and, while that may be a little over the top, you might want to consider at least a lighting assistant. As a point of reference, the bride will have 5 costume changes in the first 10 minutes of the ceremony that range from madras collared shirts to a wimple.
As far as the costume portion of the wedding, the theme, of course, this year is the environment. In a time of global climate crisis, we can show our love for mother earth by honoring her with costume and then spilling wine down ourselves.
- The Wedding Planner
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