Thread: Not my wedding

Right I need your collective wisdom,

Myself and Mr S have a number of weddings to attend this year, and himself is already having a paddy about what to wear, is is acceptable for him to wear his No 1s to weddings where non military types are getting married?

I plan to check with the happy couple as to whether they object, but just wondering if this is an ultimate no no?

Given that at "the wedding of the year" the groom is set to wear a RAF uniform, Mr S might well be in fashion for once in his life

Opinions, advice or experiences welcome, (all that have invited us know what Mr S does)

Thanks

I wouldn't let Mr Boots wear his uniforn for a wedding thats not military related. Get him a nice 3 piece suit and mix & match the shirt/tie combos.

Not sure what the etiquette is for 1s at someone elses wedding, but I know he should ask his COs permission first. I'm not much help really am I?!

Thinking about what boots just said, I'm pretty certain that himself wouldn't want to wear it if he didn't have to. But then again it hasn't fit comfortably for at least 15 years!

Agree with Boots. Mine likes to wear civvies where poss - I'm happy with whatever as he looks just as buff in a suit!

Thanks ladies,

Mr S is tighter than tight, doesn't want to spend ££ when he has good No 1s hardly worn. I did say he might need to spend some cash on a suit. He is away April to July, so I thought I would ask now, to prepare him to send me his vital stats for moss bros.
The irony is the only wedding with military peeps, the bride wants no uniforms.

My brother has owned a few suits in the last ten years and he swears by the cheapest one he bought - it was from George/Asda. He said it fits well and washes easily. x

Milo's auntie is getting married about two weeks after his expected pass out date. She's insisting he wears his blues. But it's weird, I guess, to be the only one there wearing uniform. Awkward turtles, yo.

Ahh but being invited to wear them is different, me and Mr S where discussing this, when the first invite hit the mat. His family and mine would probably expect him to wear his uniform, and ask, as they did to funeral he attended.

To be honest I think he will feel an idiot in what ever he wears, as it is not a set of leathers, his favourite choice of clothes!


Edited to say, thanks becsj George is Mr S favourite label!

Sorry I've come to this late! Whilst I've known people attend weddings in uniform when the bride or groom isn't military, the etiquette is that it's civvies for a civvy wedding. I suppose by going in No.1s, there's a possibility your OH could upstage the groom, and no bridezilla would want that! *evil grin*

Having a hubster who is most comfy in 511 stuff (for gods sake) I understand your dilemma. I got round it by linen suit (so no tie) for summer weddings. Looks very sexy :-). Am with becs on the tescos suit. Got one for hisself and it's great.


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Originally Posted by lawlady

Having a hubster who is most comfy in 511 stuff (for gods sake) I understand your dilemma. I got round it by linen suit (so no tie) for summer weddings. Looks very sexy :-).

That's a good compromise & very Daniel Craig Mmmmm

I think Mr K has been through about 5 Tesco suits in the last couple of years due to 'high jinks' in the mess. He has a decent suit for weddings (and would refuse to wear his uniform anyway) but managed to rip the sleeve at one of the xmas do's. At the military wedding I was at last year it was only the groom and the sword party who were allowed to wear uniform.

I have sent a link from this thread to Mr D. He ALWAYS wears uniform to weddings, I normally call the couple and ask what they prefer and so far they have all said uniform. Apparently it is quite fasionable to have pictures with a hunk??? in uniform. It did however freak me out when visiting one of our recently married friends to see the wedding picture on the mantle was not her and her hubby but her and Mr D!!!! She said she liked how the uniform went with her dress! freaky!!

I would say it is best to ask the happy couple- I am sure they won't mind. Mr D is an usher this year and asked if he could wear uniform and has been told he has to wear the same as the other usher and now he is in a big hissy fit and wants me to ask if he can wear mess dress to the evening reception to make up for it! That boy is like military Barbie!

I might be wrong (and stand corrected if i am) but I always thought even at a military wedding it's only the groom and groomsmen that wear ones anyway and any other members of the party that are military related wear twos.
But anyway Mr Tree is another one who wouldn't wear uniform unless he absolutely has to. Getting him into a suit is tough enough. I think in the entire time we've been together i've seen him in a suit twice. Once on our wedding day and once on our sons christening. We bought his suit from M&S. It only cost about £60 for the trousers and jacket and when it was bought was actually a really good fit.


Edited to add......pmsl at military barbie

My dearly beloved also bought a suit from George at Asda and it's lovely! Drag him in there, buy him a nice charcoal grey suit and just put a nice shirt and a new tie under it for each wedding!

Originally Posted by WhiteRose

Sorry I've come to this late! Whilst I've known people attend weddings in uniform when the bride or groom isn't military, the etiquette is that it's civvies for a civvy wedding. I suppose by going in No.1s, there's a possibility your OH could upstage the groom, and no bridezilla would want that! *evil grin*

I agree. My other half has suggested wearing his uniform for a wedding we're going to next month but as it's a civvy affair, he'll stand out like a sore thumb.
Not sure if anyone else experiences this but if ever you're out and about and the other half is wearing his uniform, I tend to find that it attracts random people who come over and then start talking about all things military.

Most of the weddings we have been to have been Military and he has worn his number 2's unless he was best man, in which case he has worn his number 1's. The one wedding we went to that wasn't Military was his sister's and he wore number 1's to that one too, although I think that was deliberate as she is a b**** and he thought 'stuff you, I'm going to p*** you off!!', it worked too as he did manage to upstage her, but then he got upstaged by our little boy who was 6 at the time and turned up in full Scottish Kilt etc and completely stole the show!

Hiya
Pants was at a wedding in the summer where he wore his 2's but he was doing that funky sword thing, the groom and best man were in their No1's.

His mum is getting married in the Autumn and she wants him to wear his 2's there but he's a bit hesitant as he'll be the only one there in military dress so I think he'll steer away from that, he doesn't seem to want to wear anything army related unless he's forced...or army related.

I agree that George suits are great if he doesn't want to splash out much seeing as its not something he'd get much wear out of.

I personally wanted Pants to wear his 2's to his mums wedding (I've seen a dress that would go lovely with them!!) but he gets a bit cringey and asked me if I worked at Tesco would I want to wear my work uniform to a wedding!, he's a miserable sod sometimes.

Thanks for all the responses, good to see everyones experiences. Military Barbie has made me

I'd no idea about the No 1 etiquette, not sure if Mr S knows where the no 2s are or if they ever been worn, I am sure they are in the 'kit room'

To be honest I think his RAF No 1s are not as show stopping as the other services. Although do not want to ruin any bride or the grooms day!

We have a few months to prepare for the shopping trip to Asda, and the fun we will have trying on the suits!
I daren't buy now as himself usually gets a bit trimmer and fitter when away.

My dress choice will not be as complicated!