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First up, work out what the event is for (is it a work do or your cousins baby shower?) Then consider where its taking place will you be in the ballroom of a posh hotel or a country garden

I sent my black tie dress via Fedex to MP for a wedding in NYC

Guests at the wedding could not understand why, in one photo of the dress being worn by the mother of the bride, the clearly blue and black-striped garment transformed into gold and white

and in Haiti

The goal here is to look cool but not over the top

Real Weddings / A 'Midsummer Night's Dream'-Inspired Wedding at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City prev next John and his groomsmen dressed in black tuxedos and bow ties, in keeping with the formal bridal-party look