What do DH and DS wear to a christening?

[CharDee]

It’s been years since I’ve been to a christening so DS 10 would have been a baby/toddler and he wore cute little shirt and smart trousers with a bow tie or something like that. DH always wore smart trousers and shirt and tie with matching jacket or a smart jumper.

I’ve seen loads of people post on social media recently who have been to christenings and they all seem to be in quite casual attire such as jeans and trainers with T-shirt/polo shirt or maybe a shirt with no tie.

Are christenings not the smart dress code they used to be? Can anyone advise on what DS and DH should wear?

DS has recently had a huge growth spurt and has no smarter clothes. He currently lives in football kits so we’ll have to get him something more appropriate. DH has quite a few suits, pairs of smarter trousers and shirts but not sure if this would be too smart now!

There may be a dress code...or there may not.

Can you not just ask the person who has invited you?

A christening at Westminster Abbey with a champagne reception is going to be very different to a country church with tea and cakes in the village hall (and all things in-between)

My DH used to wear a suit and tie to such occasions but now would wear chinos and an open necked shirt with fairly smart shoes. For your DS, has he got black school trousers he could wear a polo shirt or smart t shirt (ie non-logo) with? Somewhere like Asda might be a good place to get him something at a reasonable cost. Full disclaimer: I only have DDs.

I would ask the people who invited you.

I go to a Church where, for usual services, people tend to wear jeans, but you do find that on the odd Sunday there is a Christening, the guests do usually wear suits / dresses. Treating it more of an occasion than those of us who are there week in, week out.
If it is a Church where the Christening is at a separate time, away from the main service, then (IME) that is even more likely to be dressy than one where it is part of the service.

As a rule - if there is no-one who will know who can ask - I'd always rather be the one smartly dressed when others are casual, than be the one rocking up in jeans when everyone else is in a suit though.

Chinos and open collar shirt, smart shoes - no tie for DH presuming it’s in hot weather no jacket required but if it’s cooler a blazer.

chinos/smart shorts and polo shirt with clean white trainers for DS.

Thanks! I asked the mum who is my cousin and she just said “Whatever you want. No dress code or anything.” Which is brilliant and relaxed. But I don’t want us to turn up in just casual clothes and be way under dressed!

I’ve recently lost 4 stone so will be wearing a nice dress and don’t care if I look too dressy because it’s been a long time since I’ve felt good about myself so I’m all sorted! It’s just DH and DS.

I think I’ll get a pair of smarter shorts for DS and a nice polo shirt with some white trainers. For DH, he’s going to pop to next tomorrow for a shirt and chino/smarter trouser combo.