Would you wear jeans to an evening wedding reception?

[Toothyboy]

Have been invited to a colleague's evening do ie, essentially a party. When I mentioned to another colleague that I would probably wear jeans, she threw her hands up in horror saying "You can't wear jeans to a wedding!".

Now, I'm talking nice jeans, nice top, jewellery etc, not slobbing about jeans, obv. Of course I wouldn't wear jeans if I were going to the whole day - ceremony etc. But the evening's just a party, non?

So I asked the bride-to-be, who grimaced slightly and said "I wouldn't wear jeans to an evening reception". So I won't be wearing the jeans. But I am really, genuinely surprised by this. Would you think it unacceptable to wear jeans to the evening do?

My SIL, who was obviously at our wedding for the whole day and who had travelled 400 miles especially, went away and got changed our of a perfectly lovely skirt-and-top outfit into jeans (normal, everyday jeans, not nice going-out ones) and a yellow polo-shirt (designer, no doubt, but not smart at all) for the evening. She stands out like a sore thumb on the photos. It didn't ruin our day or anything, but I still don't get why. If I knew I might be uncomfortable at a wedding, given that they were staying at the hotel, I'd have brought another smart-but-comfy outfit, not slobbing clothes.

I do wear jeans a fair bit. But I was thinking well fitted, dark (possibly black), y'know still dressed up. Anyway, have established jeans are no go, so that's immaterial now!

OK - this is on sale. I'm never sure about black at weddings, but I think it's pretty.

I wouldn't dream of doing the whole day business in jeans, no no. But really thought of the evening as just a big party!

ooh ooh ooh, is it now a "find a frock" thread?!

And this might be quite glam. Bit Monroe-esque. (Marilyn, not hill)

yes - join me, lapin. Tough brief.

it is if oyu only ever go to baptisms of chirstnigns
you cna alwasy tell a baptism aprty at a reg church servcie as they look so totlaly out of place

Those are both nice, but, sorry, don't quite do it for me. Oh, this may be tricky!

yes yes cod. Now get on the case and find the girl a dress. She's humouring me, ffs - got to make the most of it while I can...

i hate evenign dos

am wearing ( tis a htird wedding) a kid of xmas party outfit -t eh acutal event is ealier int he day
am wearing blakc squin skirt ad top

what kind of do is it?
posh rough what
whast size are you

i may need shoes and accessories as well!!

when is it>?
and cost
oha nd colours or thign soyu like before

Coast sale my favourite for party dresses - this if you like the foxy 50s look. Which I do.

It'a at a niceish hotel (not ultra posh), about 150 people, half from the whole day, half just the evening. 5'3, size 10/12.

But I don't wear jeans to church normally, Coddy.

Now I have a vision of you at this wedding with some comedy earrings and a pair of "fun" reindeer antlers on a headband .

End of April, about £50.

Habbibu, we are as one - I was just about to link to that.

Then I noticed it's only available in a size 18

Bah. Onwards.

oh god i do
vicars dd and all

Now you're talking Habbibu, that's nice - I like that a lot.

www.next.co.uk/shopping/women/goingout/33/1 This is quite pretty if you have a nice back. And easy to accessorise.

god i dunno
i liek plain things like

www.coast-stores.com/fcp/product/-/Wedding/Hydon-Short-Dress/2334328880

x-posted. OK - 50's style, fitted. Will carry on.