Among people who are not in the labor force, however, trying to get them to spend money on an economic insecurity issue that personally affects them is self-undermining, but it is not self-undermining to ask them to spend time since, to this population, time is not a limited resource.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Formal for a wedding means a cocktail-length or a simple long dress for women. This isn't a state dinner with rules of protocol. It sounds like formal to the bride means a cocktail dress, so that's something easy that you can wear.
Weddings held in the evening tend to favor formal dress slightly more than those held during the day. Many wedding invitations offer some sort of dress expectation to smooth out confusion over what to wear. If the invitation doesn't specify dress, call the venue to ask what they recommend.