Heather Geronemus told us about her cousin's Tommy Bahama Formal wedding, a favorite dress code in the Keys. "I went with a maxi dress and flip flops, but literally all of the men wore Tommy Bahama shirts."  

Allison Laskowitz was "asked to come to a Southampton soiree in Havana Chic. I wore a bright pink, silk maxi dress, and it looked just right in a sea of colorful frocks and fedora hats."  

It's Jean-etic

Elaina Moran of Aspire Catering + Events told us about one of her favorites, a Denim and Diamonds charity gala, where the guests wore ~ as expected ~ a mix of jeans and dressy clothes. "One guest wore old, faded Wranglers with cowboy boots and a tuxedo shirt, cumberbund, jacket and bow tie! It looked great!"  

Cathy Keller tells us you can expect at least one person in blue jeans, regardless of the dress code, at a Colorado wedding.  

In Theme

Lynne Moore loves the Wear a Tie or Show a Leg dinner party she attended in junior high. "All girls all wore ties and the boys wore shorts ~ in the winter. It was a blast!" She's copied the idea many times over through the years, each time with great success.    

Rachael Hodyno attended a Snappy Chic Christmas party in Mississippi. "To this day, I have no idea what it means. I wore an adorable 1950s-inspired dress ... and looked like I was in costume among a crowd of dark denim and dressy tops. A failure, but I looked great in pictures." 

Angela Martinez attended a spring break cruise in college that introduced her to Smart Casual. "We really didn't know what that meant, so we packed a lot of clothes, just in case. A couple of months later when I sent out the invites for my graduation party, I decided to use the same Smart Casual dress code, thinking it was catchy. Oh my, did it cause a stir! My mother was bombarded with calls about what that meant ... which she couldn't really answer! It became the joke of the party."