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Memorial Service Question

We have a memorial service to go to on Saturday for CJ's best friend.  So I was wondering for a memorial service does the same rule of wearing black or dark colors apply to a memorial service like you would for a funeral? 

CJ wanted me to pick something out for him but we weren't sure what was proper. TIA

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Re: Memorial Service Question

  • Take this with a grain of salt because I am not sure if attire is regional or not but back east... for memorial services/wakes/funerals people wear all different kinds of colors. Dark colors are not "in" for funeral services and such anymore there. I mean, I don't see people wearing hot pink and super duper bright colors but I think blues/reds/greens would be acceptable. My husband wore a blue dress shirt with a tie to my mothers service when she passed away and it was totally acceptable. I believe there were men there wearing dark pants with white dress shirt / tie(some with jackets, some with out) and they were fine... Nobody looked out of place to me or anyone in my family...  Well besides the stupid women (in her 40's)l who showed up in jean booty shorts and high top sneakers but that is another story for another day.... 
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  • Thank you Jess, I wasn't sure since the last time I went ti a funeral was 6 years ago for my grandmother and my mom had us wear dark colors.  Cj was planning on wearing jeans and a nice collared shirt ( like a polo ) do you think this would be acceptable?

    and OMG to the lady wearing booty shorts! There is one in ever crowd isn't there, i remember going to a wedding and this girl walked in like she just got off duty on the corner! haha

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  • Personally, I wouldn't let Carl go in jeans but I think a nice collared shirt would be OK if he has a pair of dress khaki's or something (not cargo looking with the pockets everywhere).

    But you could probably base it off of his friends family and what kind of family they are. Does he think that maybe some of them might go in jeans? Not knowing the family dynamic makes it harder to judge but if we were to go to a service tomorrow for someone out here, Carl would wear khakis of some sort with a dress shirt at the very least...

    ETA: By dress shirt I mean regular button up or a collared polo...

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  • I am thinking his friends family will be dressed in khaki's or dress pants, so I will have CJ do the same I think... I think he thinks it is ok to do jeans because his dad will probably wear jeans.... like at our wedding after the cermeony and pictures were done his dad changed into jeans and a casual shirt. lol

    Thanks for your advice, CJ is having a hard time with all of this so I am trying to take care of as much as possible for him and be supportive.

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  • imageLuvNCupcakes:

    I am thinking his friends family will be dressed in khaki's or dress pants, so I will have CJ do the same I think... I think he thinks it is ok to do jeans because his dad will probably wear jeans.... like at our wedding after the cermeony and pictures were done his dad changed into jeans and a casual shirt. lol

    Thanks for your advice, CJ is having a hard time with all of this so I am trying to take care of as much as possible for him and be supportive.

    No problem. It's not easy that is for sure. Maybe even bring a pair of jeans with you guys so that way if everyone gets together after the memorial or whatever he can change if others do as well? That way he has them incase everyone else is like that.

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  • That is a great idea... always have a back up plan =)
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