![]() ![]() “We had these shiny intergalactic Batsheva prairie dresses. She was a bridesmaid for the “Space Disco Cowboy” nuptials of friends who shuttled their guests to an abandoned ghost town near Austin, Texas. Rikki Gotthelf, 32, in Los Angeles, attended a wedding recently and has three more this year. “Most guests have a lot of fun with it,” Strauss said. “Tropical Formal,” for instance, could be long, flowing dresses in bright summer colors and linen suits with playful ties. When her company builds wedding websites for clients, it includes descriptions for dress codes like “Wine Country Chic,” urging couples to offer a broad enough palette for people to express themselves. “The key is making sure there’s communication behind the dress code. Renée Strauss, co-founder and CEO of the destination wedding planning company Wedaways in Beverly Hills, California, said wacky dress codes come down to couples striving to make their nuptials custom and unique. The wedding of a college classmate had a “smart, but not too smart casual” dress code. What happened to just ‘casual,’ ‘cocktail’ and ‘formal’? Now I gotta Google ‘After 5 Formal Festive Renaissance attire’ to figure out if you want me to give Great Gatsby or King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table.” She recently posted on Twitter: “These new age event dress codes are the bane of my existence. Heading into the busy summer season for weddings and other special events, Indya Wright in Washington, D.C., has had enough. Other wedding guests have contended with “Tropical Formal,” “Snappy Casual” and “Garden Party Whimsical.” One donned a rainbow tie-dye T-shirt, à la the Grateful Dead. At the dive bar wedding, Long said plenty of older guests got into the spirit. Some couples are offering mood boards as a way to guide guests, including older ones. A lot of sequins were happening,” Long said. One of our friends went full 1960s with go-go boots and a bouffant. The bride deemed it a bit too “Kardashian cosplay.” Long finally settled on a slinky gold lamé number by Norma Kamali, and a great time was had. “It’s fun that people aren’t taking weddings so seriously, but I had no idea what that meant.”Īfter exchanging thoughts for months with the officiant, who is also a friend, Long took her outfit idea - a strappy ultra-mini dress - to the bride. “I love a theme,” said Long, who lives in New York. The suggested dress? “Dive Bar Semiformal.” ![]() Maggie Long, 34, recently attended the nuptials of a close friend in a low-key Denver lounge. CORRECTS LOCATION TO DENVER – Wedding guest Maggie Long, left, poses in a group photo with others including groom Travis Holquin, in green tux center left, and bride Hannah Holquin, silver gown in center, at a dive bar themed wedding in Denver on April 1, 2023.The guest dress code was “Space Cowboy Disco.” (Rikkie Gotthelf via AP). The three were bridesmaids for the wedding of a friend in an abandoned ghost town. Rikki Gotthelf, from left, Laura Macshane, center, and Zoe Cohen appear at a wedding in Austin, Texas on March 30, 2019.More than ever, wedding guests are contending with nontraditional dress code requests. ![]() Wedding guests who adhered to the dress code of “Space Disco Cowboy,” pose at a wedding in Austin, Texas on March 30, 2019.This photo shows Rikki Gotthelf at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County on May 15, 2022, dressed for a wedding with a dress code of “Festival Formal: Look the Best You’ve Ever Looked.” More than ever, bridal couples are ditching traditional dress codes for out-there themes.“Space Disco Cowboy.” “Yacht Shabbat.” “Burning Man Formal”? More couples are tossing tradition when it comes to what wedding guests should wear. FILE – Julia and Robert Jones exchange vows during their “Star Wars” themed wedding in Akron, Ohio, on May 4, 2023.FILE – A bride holds a bouquet during her wedding in Ein Hemed, Israel on Dec. ![]()
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