To wear jeans to a christening?

[Greedytiger]

I am breastfeeding so can’t wear any of my usual dresses. Can I wear black jeans and a smart ish jumper?

Yes

God doesn't mind what you wear to church. :-)

My understanding is that a christening is about welcoming a child into the Christian community. It depends on whether you interpret that broadly - as a group of people who are trying to live out everything that is best in the Gospels - or whether you think Christianity equates with a specific kind of middle-class, materialistic, misogynistic - because after all the one thing women who have given birth need to do is squeeze themselves into expensive, uncomfortable glocthes - bigotry.

@Dict problem is fitting in them as they were last worn pre pregnancy!

I wouldn't, but then I don't often get the chance to dress up so jump at the chance whenever it arises.

"Going to a regular church service is not the same as going to a christening, I'd have assumed anyone who was a regular church goer would know this."

As others have pointed out, christenings are often part of the normal service. However, I wouldn't generally wear jeans for a normal service anyway so would usually be a notch above and definitely if there's a tea or a party afterwards.
However, if you have dark jeans and a very smart top, I suppose that shows making an effort and would be acceptable.

Don't think jeans are a great look for a christening, either for men or women. Some other trousers and it would be better. Or skirt and black tights.

And no, God won't mind, but I assumed you were asking the opinions of human beings..

Going to a regular church service is not the same as going to a christening, I'd have assumed anyone who was a regular church goer would know this.

At all of the churches I've been a regular church goer at over the last 30-odd years, baptisms ARE part of the regular Sunday service. You can always tell who is only there for the baptism because they're the only ones dressed smartly

It entirely depends on whose Christening it is. I have been to Christenings where even the close family were in jeans and others where people are dressed more suitably for something like Ascot.
Only you know which group your friends fall into.

I remember going to church to hear bans read before we got married. The was another couple there and he was wearing Jeans I was thinking he could of made an effort (nearly 30 years ago) only turns out he was vicars son. Black Jeans look smarter than blue.

I was at a christening yesterday. Jeans are fine.

I wouldn't bother me. I really don't think god cares if someone wears jeans. The whole point is to welcome the baby into the church and I don't think attire matters.

It’s fine. DH wore jeans to at least one of our boy's christenings. We are weekly attenders (in fact I work in the church office).

Completely fine. Especially if nice Jean's you can dress up a but with heeled boots a and a well hanging top and blazer or something like that. If anyone beats an eyelid then they need to get themselves a real problem!

God wont mind. Traditionally it's an add on to a normal sunday service so regular church attendees wont be dressed up.

Some areas if the country are smarter than others though. One in Liverpool I went to the godmothers dressed like bridesmaids.

Yes absolutely fine. I've been there feeling like I have nothing smart to wear and feed in. I think black jeans and a smart top sounds great. Make an effort with make up and hair etc like others have said and some nice shoes or boots and you will look lovely.

Definitely fine! Last time I was at a christening I was overdressed in a floral dress and leather jacket. Loads of people in jeans and it was quite formal with a party afterwards.

To the people who go out of their way to make someone feel uncomfortable on a thread, shame on you. God doesn't care what people wear, it's what's in their heart. It's mankind who set all the silly standards based on a formality designed to subjugate society or at best make "occasions" special.

Wear your jeans, you'll undoubtably be dressed better and more classily than someone who came as a cake decoration or looking like a wedding guest

Absolutely fine. I wear jeans to church every week. Plenty of baptisms during the morning service and nobody would bat am eyelid at any guest in jeans.

The ones who stand out as inappropriate are the ones in skintight dresses and 6 inch heels.

I'd say not appropriate. A christening is special And a time for celebrating in a similar way to a wedding. I think we usually choose to dress appropriate to the situation we're in. I wouldn't wear jeans to work in a bank but I would to work in a youth centre. I'd wear jeans to Sunday mass but I wouldn't to a wedding

So by posting on this thread I’m free to wear jeans to the next church wedding I go to because “God won’t care”

I can’t think that jeans would ever be acceptable. As for someone wearing jeans to their own child’s christening. Blimey have you no standards!

It’s definitely fine!

I think the dress code for a wedding is more about the party afterwards than the church service so if the bride and groom don't mind jeans at the reception I'd say go for it.

A few people wore jeans for our wedding- we didn't care- we just wanted the people we like there.