What is the dress code for a winter wedding?
Depends, doesn’t it? If there’s a specific dress code, adhere to it. If not, then it’s best to go smart formal with a little flourish. You still have a little room to be creative, though — it’s a celebration of love, not a funeral for your friends’ life as a single person (although that probably depends on your opinion on their partner).
Do I have to wear a suit to a winter wedding?
You don’t necessarily have to wear a suit to a winter wedding. There are plenty of ways to dress smartly that don’t involve wearing a suit, and we’re going to guide you through them with advice and inspiration below.
Men's Wedding Suits
What colour suit is best for a winter wedding?
A lighter coloured suit can work great, especially on a crisp wintry day. However, winter is a great opportunity to give the darker tones in your wardrobe a much-deserved run out. Light and vibrant colours have had the summer in a chokehold — show some love to those luxurious, deep colours you’ve been holding back for the past six months or so.
Winter Wedding Outfit Ideas
Whether your an integral part of the ceremony (in which case you may have your outfit chosen for you) or just there to liven up the afterparty with your famous knee slides and karaoke, we’ve got inspiration for you. Let’s start at the smart end of the spectrum.
Smart Winter Wedding Outfits
A Pea Coat is a great way to round off a winter wedding outfit. It’ll keep that winter chill off your neck without hiding the underlying outfit, due to its shorter cut. Hang up that Pea Coat when you get indoors to reveal a Wool Suit Jacket and Trousers with a classic Poplin Shirt.
Alternatively, you could opt for a little extra texture with a Cord Suit Jacket and Trousers, and pair them with a Roll Neck Jumper.
Smart Casual Winter Wedding Outfit
If the wedding is a little more casual or you’re just rocking up for the afterparty, you might want to tone down the formality a little with a Knitted Polo and Straight Leg Trousers. You’re still going to look suitably smart but you’ll have a little more scope for throwing shapes and doing the Macarena with that person in the bridal party you’ve been chatting up at the bar.
What shoes to wear to a Winter Wedding?
Don’t wear trainers to a wedding, you reprobate. Formalwear and trainers are for CEOs and football managers — put a nice shoe or boot on, and put a comb through your hair, please. We recommend a pair of Klemans or some Solovair Boots (also good for battling the elements when it’s time to leave. There’s a good lad.