Totally Unrelated to Backpacking

“What do you wear to an East Coast wedding??

Help! I am trying to pack and I have no idea??

We are casual here in AZ”

“A tux or a nice suit.”

“Screw 'em. Wear lots of tourquoise and silver and tell em you're from Arizona. You'll be the life of the party.”

“Le Subtil- seriously? formal? The last wedding I went to here, the bridesmaids were wearing miniskirts and cowboy boots”

“I've seen it run the gamment. Most have been at least tie and jacket.”

“I agree with Aero, its more fun that way. My neice is from Phoenix and went to Fordham. They thought everybody in AZ was a cowboy and lived on ranches. This was in the past 5 years, smart kids from wealthy families. Go figure.”

“or..... Black is always safe. Like the Hollies "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" (or was it "Long Black Woman in a Cool Dress", either way)”

“..backless”

“Was the wedding at Hooter's?

Its hot and HUMID in the East.
If you think 80-90 ain't bad, guess again.
Don't wear hose, just let them legs show.
Women in the East don't shave their legs.
Leave your six-shooter in Azz.

Other than that, shucks, women can get away with wearing most anything.

Where is the wedding?”

“how about a short skirt and long black jacket. ;-)”

“Tom Terrific- LOL, several of my friends have big fake hooters!

..plastic surgery is very cheap here in Phx

hmmm, backless? My grandmother will be there

Utica”

“Whoa, this is interesting. Is this all guys replying to this thread? Maybe Biz needs to ask what you'd want a woman you're accompying to the wedding to wear.”

“Hey Biz! If its outdoors, I go for the floral dress look. Indoors and I go for black. Black rocks!”

“Suits and nice dresses.”

“Aero's question: what you'd want a woman you're accompying to the wedding to wear?

Cleavage is always nice.”

“Black is fine for most evening wear, but for a wedding I would go with a lighter colored dress or suit.”

“Hello? I live in Phoenix

I don't even own a black dress

So- I've heard, miniskirt, long jacket, no hose (I'm gonna look like one of those chicks in the Robert Plant video)”

“gamment=gamut”

“What do I want my wife to look like when we go to a wedding? Exquisite and feminine. "hey, she's with me!"”

“Robert Plant.....still alive???

Utica, NY....hmmm
The weather could go either way that far north.
You can count on the humidity though.
The nights could cool off.

A nice summer dress would be OK.
Black!?!?!?
The "little black number", though cute on the right woman, seems like such a cliche'.

Will you be trollin' fer a stud-muffin?”

“How about red, floral, sleeveless, miniskirt dress?

with Turquoise earrings Ü

thanks guys! (I hope I don't melt)”

“TT- ALWAYS!”

“Robert Plant?!Might you have meant Robert Palmer? Yowza!!!”

“I went to one of those high humidity weddings a couple of years ago. The nylons actually keep your legs from sticking together.”

“ÖH yeah”

“I can't stop laughing at TT!!

I think I am gonna wear my cowboy boots & jeans on the plane so I can have some interesting conversations with New Yorkers..

stories when I get back! thanks ya'll Ü”

“Tell them Arizona is still a territory. I swear to God, I've been out East quite a few times and people still think Montana is everything from a territory to a Canadian Province! Some just had a vacant look and said, "that's one of those big, square states, right?" That one was at Dartmouth!”

“New Mexico Magazine has a section called "One of Our Fifty is Missing" because such stories are so common. New Mexico is frequently left off of maps, with Texas running to AZ or the reverse. I even put NM, USA on my mail etc. to avoid the problem. New Mexico, USA is also on our license plates for the same reason.”

“Biz --

If you were to post some pictures of your well endowed woman friends in bikinis . . . I would be better able to answer your questoin”

“ps: what's the bride wearing. Is it morning, afternoon or night, what are the groomsmen wearing, etc etc.

Afternoon wedding with the groomsman in blazers and khakis is different than evening wedding with groomsman in tuxes.

Tom T. may be right on this one if you can't get clearer idea fromthe folks in Utica”

“Wow!
Utica is near the Adirondacks!
Have a good time, dear!”

“Biz, you wrote "Utica", what does that mean? Is the wedding in Utica, upstate NY?

Usually a night time affair with an expensive place for the reception means it's very formal, but never outdress the bride. Do not wear white; I'm not sure about black since it's a standard funeral color.

I'd buy something that's simple, and looks pretty, something to compliment my figure, but not too tight. The bride is the focus.”

“I'm going to Maine for a wedding at the end of September: Northeast Harbor. I'll have one day to hike around... Sargent Mtn.? Parkman Mtn.? Penobscot Mtn.? Cadillac Mtn.?

I'm packing a lobster bib, %^) .”

“I agree with Aero--dress spiffed-up Western (new hat, a nice embroidered bolero jacket with matching skirt, finest turqoise bangles, and your best snakeskin boots). They can see Eastern every day.”

“Black is okay for wedddings. The standard little black dress is fitting for all occasions. Just don't wear a little hat with a black veil over your eyes with it! DO wear hose unless it's a barbeque! Have fun!”

“Most weddings in my part of the east coast are formal. Ladies wear long sleeveless muted floral or solid color dresses, pale suits with feminine blouses, or any other summer formal dress, but not too loud. Cleavage is fine, lol. Weddings that are not in the summer usually have people wearing darker and brighter colors. That said, you can still wear anything that you have that gives a dressy impression. Remember that the AC in the restaurant might be really cranked up. Have a great time!”

“Biz, If it is your wedding wear white.

No one will know

If not, remember that Fall begins on Labor Day.”

“I vote for hip hugger bell bottoms, a baggy shirt, beads, head band, and earth shoes. (Remember them?)

Do you think there is a reason my kids don't trust my fashion sense?

Ldhiker
Life is tough,
its tougher if you're stupid.”

“I'm back and I totally wore the wrong thing!! Sheet, I froze my ash off!

WORSE THAN THAT, SOMEONE THINKS I'M NEWGIRL!!!


(am I?)”

“(Hey, that was weird, it rejected all my rude words)”

“--HOWd YAd DOing?--

People talk weird in New York

Ok, I picked up some wine in New York


A bottle of:
Bully Hill (everyone says this is gonna taste like sh!t, cool label though)
Silver Thread Pinot Noir
Anthony Road Pinot Noir
Dr. Konstantin Frank Pinot Noir

My backpack is gonna be REALLY heavy..”

“Well Biz, they are correct. At least in my opinion. We got a bottle of Bully Hill as a going away gift when we left the area. It is horrible!”

“Ya, I think I'm gonna give it away as a gift
Ü

Is the guy who does the artwork on their labels a parapalegic (paints with his mouth)? Or is this a silly rumor?”

“Biz, I bet ya looked fantastic. As far as the wine goes... do they have that in UTAH ???
(:)-~”

“I don't know about the drawings Biz. I can't even remember what the drawing was.”

“wine in Utah..

if those Utonians are making wine they is some Sly fellows”

“It's a hidden secret but some of us Utahn's do enjoy a taste of the grape.

Glad you survived the wedding.”

“Biz, what on earth did you wear? You didn't have one simple dress that you could add a scarf to?

A New York way of speaking is "Howya doin". We tend to run words together. Also, upstate NY, Utica is colder than NYC. Wasn't the reception inside? At least now it's over.”

“Fri, 90 F, 80% humidity :P

Sat (day of wedding) cold front moved in, high of 60 F during the day! Got down to 44 F at night!

'howya doin? howya Ben doin? How ahhh ya? GEEeeawhd!!

here, we say 'what's up?'”

“I thought you all said 'Howdy'.”