Mr. Scribble and I are going to a German Catholic wedding on Sunday. It will be held (deleted personal information) near (deleted).
The groom told us that Mr. Scribble would be OK with a suit jacket and pants (no need for a full suit).
The wedding’s in a cathedral, and there’s going to be a traditional Catholic ceremony. The bride’s family, from what I understand, are kind of conservative, culturally and religiously. As far as we can tell, this is going to be a more-or-less traditional wedding.
So, here are our questions:
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Can we wear black in any form?
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Can Mr. Scribble wear some black (say, black pants) if the rest of his clothing is non-black?
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Can I wear anything black? I have a very nice pair of black dress slacks that I was thinking of pairing with a somewhat dressy silver silk blouse. Would this be OK, or is black a definite no-no?
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Could he or I wear red and not be inappropriate?
We bought the couple a nice Chinese-style ceramic vase, but we’d like other ideas for more creative wedding gifts. (We really didn’t know what to get them. The groom is a colleague of Mr. Scribble’s. Mr. Scribble likes the guy, but he doesn’t really know what he’d want or need, other than a bunch of rather expensive and difficult-to-transport items on this list of gifts the groom’s parents suggested.) We’d like something that we can get quickly, that doesn’t cost a fortune, and that the new couple might enjoy more than a vase.
We’d appreciate any help you could offer. Thanks a bunch!