Requesting Formal Attire for a
New Years Eve Party
If you are planning a New Years Eve party, you
might want to consider requesting your guest wear formal attire
to the party. Although this is not necessary, it can make the
entire party appear more elegant and formal. It can also help to
create a more formal atmosphere for the party. When hosting a
New Years Eve party in your home, the predominant reason for
requiring formal attire is to set a particular mood or
atmosphere. However, if you are hosting your New Years Eve party
at another location such as a catering hall, there may be other
reasons to necessitate formal attire. Some restaurants or
catering halls have their own requirements regarding attire. If
you opt to host your party in one of these locations, you have
to ensure your guests adhere to these requirements.
There are some important aspects to consider when you are
planning to request formal attire for your New Years Eve party.
One factor to consider is whether or not your guests will object
to this requirement. This is an important consideration
especially if you have guests will opt to not attend your party
because of this requirement. Although this is not a likely
scenario since most people already consider New Years Eve to be
a formal situation, it should be considered carefully if you
believe it will affect attendance at your party. Again, if the
party is hosted in your home, there will not likely be
ramifications if a guest does not wear formal attire to the
party because you will likely still allow them to attend.
However, it is important to note that if the restaurant or
catering hall where you will be hosting your New Years Eve party
is implementing the dress code for your party, your guests may
be turned away if they are not dressed properly.
When requesting formal attire at your New Years Eve party, it is
important to note the attire guidelines on the invitations to
ensure all guests are aware of how they are expected to dress
for your party. One of the most popular ways to do this is to
create one line on bottom of the invitation which states the
attire requirements. Popular language for this statement
includes, “Formal Attire,” “Black Tie Event,” or “Cocktail
Attire Required.” Most guests will be familiar with this type of
verbiage and will understand they are expected to dress formally
for the occasion. If you are hosting the New Years Eve party in
your home and there are no ramifications for guests who do not
follow the attire recommendations, it is sufficient to state the
attire guidelines on the invitation. However, if you are hosting
the New Years Eve party in a restaurant and catering hall and
they are enforcing the attire guidelines it might be worthwhile
to make sure each guest understands these requirements. This is
important because it could result in your guests being denied
entry to the party.
There are a couple of ways you can help to ensure the guests
understand the attire requirements. One way to accomplish your
goal is to follow up your invitations with a phone call to each
guest. During the phone call you can explain the attire
requirements and make it clear guests who do not adhere to these
guidelines will not be admitted. Another way to make sure guests
are aware of the situation is to include a card in the envelop
which explains the policies of the restaurant or catering hall
and makes it clear that guests who do not follow these
guidelines will not be allowed to enter the party.
Since you made the decision to host a New Years Eve party, in
which guests will be required to dress formally, you have the
responsibility of ensuring the event reflects the attire. For
example it would be inappropriate to require formal attire and
then serve foods which are difficult to eat and likely to result
in a mess.
