Your Black-Tie Wedding Attire Guide: FAQs + Editor Picks

By A Mystery Man Writer

Last updated 21 Sept 2024

Your Black-Tie Wedding Attire Guide: FAQs + Editor Picks

Read our advice on black-tie wedding attire for women and men to learn where to shop, what to wear, and how to nail a black-tie dress code.
From your biggest questions to outfit recommendations, we've got you.
Shortly after you RSVP to attend a wedding, you'll likely start thinking about what to wear. While most wedding invitations include the preferred wedding dress codes, it might be hard to decipher exactly what types of wedding dress codes to-be-weds envision, from rehearsal dinner attire to the wedding day itself. Plus, with the rise of creative wedding guest attire suggestions (like whimsical garden party or tropical formal), you might be stumped when it comes to interpreting what they mean. And while more wedding dress code clues can often be found on the couple's wedding website, choosing what to wear isn't always easy—but that's where industry expert and stylist Beth Chapman comes in.