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  1. #1
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    Dec 2005
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    Ummm weddings held on farms can still be uber stylish and formal affairs, it ain't all dust and snakes Few stereotypes kicking about here LOL. I highly doubt you will be traipsing across paddocks and just because it is on a farm doesn't mean it is a hoedown LOL. Definitely ask your cousin first, because you don't want to turn up wearing jeans and a check shirt if everyone else is wearing ****tail or formal dress. But avoid high heels if you can. It will probably be under a marquee, but it probably wont have a hard floor in it.

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    Jan 2008
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    We had a bush wedding (not on a farm) and we were more then happy for people to wear denim, we put 'classy casual' on our invites. Most of the women wore work style pants and a nice top, some wore dresses and the men jeans with a shirt and black shoes - I was quiet happy with how everyone dressed.

    We have a country wedding to attend this weekend too and I have no idea what to wear! The weather keeps changing and I am breastfeeding, I can see myself late night shopping on Friday .

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    Oct 2007
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    We had a 'bush' wedding, had a marquee with a wooden floor, and people wore the same thing they would wear to a 'city' wedding. The marquee, floor and everything else was all brought in from offsite and set up- All we needed was a flat space big enough for the marquee.

    I would check before wearing jeans, black pants and a shirt might go better. I didn't mind what people wore, but i would be uncomfortable if i thought i was underdressed.

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    Thanks everyone.
    It's not really w working farm just an 80 acre property, so theres

    We had a 'bush' wedding, had a marquee with a wooden floor, and people wore the same thing they would wear to a 'city' wedding. The marquee, floor and everything else was all brought in from offsite and set up- All we needed was a flat space big enough for the marquee.
    That's what its going to be like from what I can gather, and the marquee is going to be not more than 30 meters from the main house.

    Im a little worried my cousin and his DF are so laid back that they will say casual and then everyone will dress up except us.
    Im going to give my uncle a call and ask him what the dress code is, and go for the slightly more dressed up variant of whatever he said.
    As for DH, well if he chooses to ignore it he'll be the one underdressed and not me.

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    Jun 2009
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    Ummm weddings held on farms can still be uber stylish and formal affairs, it ain't all dust and snakes Few stereotypes kicking about here LOL. I highly doubt you will be traipsing across paddocks and just because it is on a farm doesn't mean it is a hoedown LOL. Definitely ask your cousin first, because you don't want to turn up wearing jeans and a check shirt if everyone else is wearing ****tail or formal dress. But avoid high heels if you can. It will probably be under a marquee, but it probably wont have a hard floor in it.
    sorry trill, you might have misunderstood me, I said to avoid the stereotypes and I didn't mean hoedown either, I've been to a few weddings on farms including my own, and I live on a farm myself, and I was thinking more along the lines that they may have picked an outdoor site for the pretty view/setting, but then again I've seen another wedding set up all fancy in the shearing shed which came up awesomely as well too

  6. #6
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    Dec 2005
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    Our friends were married on a farm and it was quite a formal occassion. I would definitely be checking what the dress code is before your dh wears jeans.

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    We were married in the paddock of our farm in a marquee. I had the ress coe for the ceremony as semi-formal and then I noted on the invite that as it was in the padock and it gets cold that ppl could feel free to bring a change of clothes or get changed before the ceremony. Most ppl just put on slacks and nice tops or some even stayed in there formal gear. I didnt have a prob with guys or girls wearing denim. I just wanted pl to be comfy!

    Doesnt really help you out much! I would say neat casual or semi formal - or call the bride or groom and ask!

    HTH
    Kate