Can men get away without wearing a tie to a formal wedding these days?

[TheOGCCL]

Just wondering what’s happening in the wild. Wearing a full suit and tie thing seems a bit old fashioned to me, now everything has been casualised but maybe that’s a step too far. Does it depend on the area of the country?

Formal dress code is suit and tie. The ties disappear as the day goes on.

Just take a tie in a pocket and put it on if you see everyone else is wearing one. At my DD's wedding there were several younger men wearing open neck shirts and chinos, friends from Uni days who didn't have a role in the actual wedding ceremony. Our autistic son who will only wear very specific clothes compromised with his sister and wore a collarless shirt and smart dark straight cotton trousers (never worn again)

We got invited to a last minute non church wedding a few weeks ago. DH said he was wearing a tie and I expressed surprise but when we arrived 90% of the men were actually wearing one

David Cameron killed off ties.
I think only estate agents wear ties these days, along with too-much-aftershave.

We did a smart wedding last weekend, our first wedding in many years. My DH wore a suit and "loud" shirt, no tie. He looked great actually. The other male guests were about 50/50 ties or not. Some in suits, others blazers and chinos type outfits.

I personally really hate the look where men wear a formal suit and shirt without a tie, as if just removing the tie makes it all casual and stylish. It just looks like something is missing.

I think to be done properly it has to be a casual but smart trousers, shirt and blazer - plain tie could be in his pocket just in case but almost certainly not required.

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What a ridiculous comment.

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Okay I shall rephrase it for you.

Professional men no longer wear ties - they are reserved for people trying-too-hard.

Nope , wrong again. They might not wear them in the office if they're not seeing clients but in my sector at client meetings whilst it will depend on the client for many, suits and ties will be worn.

Formal does mean tie though.

Not until they're 6 pints down and hit the dance floor. Then they can take it off and tie it round their head whilst playing air guitar.

No.

Unless he's in a nehru jacket or a form of national dress.

Because that's what a formal wedding requires (it's not the same as business wear)

Whether they stay on after the more formal parts are over is another matter!

Women have ditched heels , men have ditched ties .

BS @Mummysalwaysright
If wearing a formal suit then a tie should be worn.
I have recently attended funerals and weddings and that was the formal attire.

Ooooohhhhh, controversial subject it seems

That bloke in the photo looks like he threw a jacket over his pyjamas

BTW, "formal" and "smart" aren't synonyms

Neither are 'formal' and 'stylish'

If formal, then it's a specific dress code. If it's not, then other smart or stylish options are just fine.

Daytime wedding formal usually means morning suit, or if he doesn't have one then normal suit (with tie)

No, absolutely not. A man simply cannot get away with being tie-less at a formal event.

First, he will be arrested.
Then he will be found guilty of crimes against dress codes in a sham court.

Then he'll be marched, naked, to the town square where he'll be pelted with rotten tomatoes by men in ties.

After 12 hours, he'll be taken down and removed to the colonies forthwith to endure several years of hard labour.

Upon release, he'll be given a world map, a compass, a pair of boots, and £24.61 and pointed in the direction of a galley leaving for the UK.

He might be lucky and get home to his rightful place within a month without having contracted scurvy, rickets or syphilis.

But he's more likely to be unlucky and to spend the next decade sailing round and around in circles getting hijacked by one-eyed men and cannibals, getting blown off-course, and bumping into all kinds of sex-mad, murderous women.

I think people should wear what they want and feel comfortable in. Individuals might feel super confident without a tie and not care what others think or if they are the only ones without. Others might want to wear a tie regardless of others not and others might take a tie to put on if suddenly feeling underdressed. Traditionally it would be a tie. Take your pick from the above.

My shirt merchant tells me that if you intend to wear a formal shirt without a tie, you should get a "spread collar."

Not a point collar

I think they are also intended for people who like a big knot

An unbuttoned point collar gets rucked up against your jacket.

Short needs to be button down for it to not look odd without a tie. With un matched trousers and blazer

If it says formal then I'd imagine the majority of men will be wearing a tie.

I think the wedding is over now

We went to a wedding at the end of July. I’ve just had to look back at the photos to check out the tie situation.

The groom and best man wore them. No-one else that I can spot. My husband wore a suit with an open necked shirt. My young adult sons wore suits with t-shirts. All looked very smart, but modern.

If an invitation specified morning suits, then a tie would be appropriate. But otherwise, anything smart goes. Ties are looking really old fashioned nowadays.

Tie on in church, off at the venue.