The wedding style, which can be formal, semiformal, or informal, is almost assigned after you collect the guests quantity, set aside the sum amount of money in the budget, and determine the moment of your wedding and reception, because generally speaking the more of the guest and the disposable cash, and the more premium of wedding-held moment like weekends evening, the more formal it is. Another consideration is where will the wedding be held. If it is held in church and hot place in your town, chances are it is formal. Sometimes you don't aware or wouldn't tell clearly what the coming wedding style is, but the savvy attendants learn it from the conditions listed above, and know what to wear and behave by themselves. Don't by shy or feel guilty to hold an informal or a casual wedding, but remember contents is king. A meaningful, innovative, and unique informal or casual wedding is not anything less than a routinely manipulated, boring formal one.
One interesting fact is, the younger the bride, the more formal the wedding, probably because the elder women prefer a different style wedding which is more casual and personalized after their early formal wedding.
In her book Weddings, Peggy Post introduced the typical routine of the three wedding styles:
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The Formal Wedding
The formal weddings ceremony usually takes place in a house of worship or in a large home or garden. The bride and her attendants (usually from four to 10 bridesmaides) wear long gowns in formal fabrics, and the groom and his attendants (usually from four to 10 ushers) wear cutaways or tailcoats. Female guests wear street-length dressy clothing for a daytime wedding and usually floor-length gowns or cocktail dresses for an evening wedding. Male guests wear dark suits and ties for a daytime wedding and tuxedos for an evening wedding. An evening formal wedding that requires white tie is the most formal of all.
The formal reception is usually a sit-down or semi-buffet meal. Invitations are engraved, decorations can be elaborate, transportation for the wedding party is usually provided by limousines, and music (if the reception includes dancing) is often provided by an orchestra or full band.
The Semiformal Wedding
For a semiformal wedding, the bride and her attendants (usually from two to 6 bridesmaids) may wear long, ballerina, or tea-length gowns, usually made of simpler fabrics than those of a formal wedding. The groom and his attendants (usually from two to 6 ushers) wear gray or black strollers with striped trousers or a formal suit for a daytime semiformal wedding and a dinner jacket with black trousers or a formal suit for an evening wedding. Female guests wear street-length tailored or semi-dressy dresses for a daytime wedding and cocktail dresses for an evening wedding. Male guests wear dark suits for both.
The ceremony can take place in a house of worship, chapel, hotel, club, home, or garden, and the reception is generally a buffet or a cocktail buffet later in the afternoon with a small band or orchestra or a DJ.
The Informal Wedding
At an informal wedding, the bride and her attendants (usually from one to three bridesmaids) wear simple white or pastel floor-length gowns or ballerina, tea-length, or street-length dresses. The groom and his attendants (usually from one to three ushers) wear suits or sport jackets and slacks. Female guests wear what is appropriate to the location - usually street-length dresses. Male guests wear sport jackets and slacks.
The ceremony can take place in a house of worship, chapel, or rectory. It can also be held in a home or garden with a justice of the peace presiding. The reception can take place in a restaurant or at a home with a caterer and/or friends providing refreshments - usually a breakfast, brunch, or lunch in the morning or early afternoon and an informal buffet or simple hors d'oeuvres and wedding cake for an afternoon reception. Music may come from a single musician or background tapes.
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