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Originally posted by WISHIMAY:
Hubby and fam are military, he said it IS bad taste to wear a dress uniform to other's events unless they know. If the guy had nothing else to wear then he should have informed the bride. He was a +1 and not family. Bottom line, she asked for black tie and it was THEIR event. Respect goes both ways.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

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Originally posted by WISHIMAY:
Hubby and fam are military, he said it IS bad taste to wear a dress uniform to other's events unless they know. If the guy had nothing else to wear then he should have informed the bride. He was a +1 and not family. Bottom line, she asked for black tie and it was THEIR event. Respect goes both ways.

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Dress Uniform IS the equivalent of Black Tie, Black Tie being the uniform equivalent for civilians. Service members do not haul around an extensive wardrobe inside their seabags - which contain everything they carry.

Color me unsurprised that you were wrong about this facet of etiquette as well. You probably drop your flag on the ground as well, just because everybody else does.

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Originally posted by WISHIMAY:
I'm shocked anyone would invite you ANYWHERE.

Just because you OWN a dress uniform does NOT give you carte blanche to wear it to other people's FORMAL events. He could have rented or borrowed, I'm sure any tux place would have been happy to help. She said he was hamming it up and people were asking for pics with HIM instead of the married couple, so no matter what he was wearing he was ATTENTION WHORING...AT SOMEONE ELSE'S WEDDING.

If he had acted with decorum instead of trying to cut loose in military attire they most likely would have said nothing.

Once again, they said he was acting inappropriately. I get that is a hard concept for you to understand.

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