31. Posted by Jonathan S on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:26 am PDT

I can agree with all but #1. My buddy got married in a white tux because he held out until marriage. We all thought it was pretty cool.

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32. Posted by modestmouse21 on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:27 am PDT

yeah i was never clear on the strict rule about white so thats all i learned from this article.

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33. Posted by poisonpen2u on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:27 am PDT

Whoa there girls... cowboy attire is completely acceptable if you live out here. Nice scarf ties, starched white shirts, clean jeans and cowboy boots rock! New York city slickers can stay home!

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34. Posted by Dozer1 on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:28 am PDT

This may seem like common sense, but you'd be surprised at how many people break these rules. A lot of them are attention whores. It's like the idiots who wear jerseys to church, or wear their bubble jacket to church when it's 80 degrees out. Before you say that this is a pointless article, think about how there are people who are just starting to use the internet. It's just like how people don't know when to change the oil on their car, or how to balance a check book. Reminders are good too.

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35. Posted by ke_andr on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:28 am PDT

Hats are fine for women, especially at an outdoors wedding. What about wearing black? I was taught not to, but I see lots of women and even bridesmaids wearing black dresses. I don't want to jinx the couple!

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36. Posted by First L on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:28 am PDT

I agree, all of these are quite obvious. I imagine there are some people who are unaware, but it would have been more helpful to note how to determine the formality of an event, and what to wear for it.

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37. Posted by etree on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:28 am PDT

the sad thing is that the people that really NEED to read this article probably won't....oh well

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38. Posted by noellechalmers on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:28 am PDT

I think this says NOTHING that most common people know. Grant it you have the people who's kids who up in shorts to a wedding.. but come on. ALSO! It is proper attire in my countries to wear a hat to a wedding.... in the UK, Europe ect. So if you have an Auntie coming over from the UK.. don't expect her NOT to wear a hat.

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39. Posted by 5star on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:29 am PDT

useless and stupid article! maybe it will make sense to a grade school newspaper but definitely not here.

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40. Posted by loriann on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:29 am PDT

yes, all of this seems obvious. Didn't learn anything new from the article.

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41. Posted by kaseylansdale on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:29 am PDT

As obvious as this all seems, I got married 2 weeks ago, and people changed into baseball caps, shorts, and one girl wore a white dress. So yes, I think it bears repeating.

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42. Posted by Jim James on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:29 am PDT

I can't believe I just wasted one minute of my life reading this. If you are going to write this type of article, then at least put someting with some insight. Here is a new article, 9 things not to do when driving: 1. Smoke crack 2. Hit pedestrians 3. Hit cars 4. Drink alcohol 5. Eat hot soup 6. Knit that scarf 7. Laundry 8. Workout 9. Sleep

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43. Posted by enoughboxes on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:30 am PDT

I agree with everyone most of them however number 7. I normally wear a large airy hat to most spring/summer weddings.

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44. Posted by mary_e_massey on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:30 am PDT

My mother in law wore a white gown with black flowersto our wedding!! She said it was because our colors were black, white, & red. Like there was nothing else for her to wear!!

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45. Posted by cindy loo-hoo on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:30 am PDT

mostly obvious, but people can be amazingly uncouth! As such, let me mention this one: DON'T WEAR FLIP-FLOPS!!! better yet, brides & grooms: don't invite tacky ass trailer trash (or trash with money) to your weddings.

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46. Posted by bezrf on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:31 am PDT

yet another useless article, displaying litterary 'cleverness' while 'educating' us on the incredibly obvious

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47. Posted by Mary K on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:31 am PDT

Or let's try something crazy and let the COUPLE decide what they want to wear to their wedding since it's THEIR wedding and they have to right to do what makes them happy. Wedding no no? Telling people how their wedding should be run. While my wedding had none of the elements mentioned in the article, I wanted to slap people who dared thought they could tell me what my wedding should be like. If it's that important to you, make sure it doesn't happen at YOUR wedding, otherwise let others enjoy their day the way they want to.

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48. Posted by toddmorocco on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:31 am PDT

Thank you, This proves mom is not so old fashioned. I have printed this for my teenage daughters. They see their friends who don't know how to dress for the occasion and think it is okay. Flip flops and jeans at wedding and funerals we have seen but will never happen in my house.

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49. Posted by rocknrollunicorn on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:31 am PDT

This is a double whammy -- not only is it totally obvious, the 25 references to the bride being a "star" and it being "her day" made me vomit. If you're having a wedding to have "your day" and be in the spotlight, u r doing luv wrong.

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50. Posted by lindsnyoung on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:31 am PDT

You hit it right on "Pretty in ink"! Someone had to have done worn one of those terrible outfits for someone to even bring it up. Basically everyone should think about what they would want their own guests to wear to their wedding!

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51. Posted by 5star on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:31 am PDT

stupid and useless!

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52. Posted by Symphony on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:31 am PDT

All of this should be common knowledge, but you would be surprised how many weddings I've gone to and seen people wearing white! And....I was actually just invited to a wedding and the bride was requesting that everyone wear white! CRAZY!!!!

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53. Posted by radical_nonsense on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:32 am PDT

I love that the fact that as an individual I can wear what I choose to wear. In this day and time even the BRIDE should not be in white, unless she is a virgin, and most likely she is not.

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54. Posted by clintsrs on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:32 am PDT

so basically the most boring tux you can possibly find. How about you write a article on the uniform you want people to wear to every wedding ever conducted in history of the world.

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55. Posted by acuralover65 on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:32 am PDT

Yes, it is obvious, but at every wedding I've attended I've seen the rules broken. I guess either some don't know or don't care!

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56. Posted by Bren on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:32 am PDT

I'm pretty sure that with the MadHatter item, they're referring to baseball hats, etc. If it's an appropriate hat, it should be fine.

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57. Posted by on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:32 am PDT

At the classiest wedding that I've ever attended a close cousin of the groom wore camouflage short-shorts and a bustier; at a so-called "society" wedding one of my table-mates wore a denim jumpsuit and a straw beach hat.... and I could go on. I live in a large city and they are women with professional jobs so they should have known better. Unfortunately they are also not the type to take kindly to any advice,

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58. Posted by David S on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:32 am PDT

So many of these Yahoo stories are an absolute waste of time. But, oh look! It's surrounded by ads, so we just made them a heap of money anyway.

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59. Posted by Racheal Aguilar on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:32 am PDT

all this is pretty obvious, HOWEVER, i did attend a reception where one of the groom's cousins showed up in CUT-OFF JEAN SHORTS & A BASKETBALL JERSEY!! & it was a FEMALE relative!!! So everyone can stand to hear all this again, because sometimes people just don't get it!!!

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60. Posted by celticmom52 on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 8:32 am PDT

Weddings today are much more casual, unless you live in somewhere that "social rules" are still a big deal. Who cares what you wear as long as you are covered. the couple getting married thought enough of someone to invite them to share their happiness. Honestly, if people are so buy chattering about what someone is wearing, then they are just plain catty. Sad people are judged so much by the way they look rather than who they are. So a guy is wearing a baby blue '70's jacket, who knows, maybe he's a really crative, person with a great personality.

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