Hot Take: Never Take Your Jacket Off If You Are In A Wedding Party

This isn't a shot at Carl, this is just your boy blogging and not preparing for a certain sport which starts on Monday that he would love to cover. So again, not 1 hint of a shot at Carl here but this has always been kicking around upstairs when I see wedding photos, wedding parties etc. 

If you are in a wedding party, or it's your wedding, I strongly strongly strongly feel you should never take off your jacket. 

Here's my case. 

A- It's a formal event, if not the most formal event , of your life if you are the one saying " I do". 

To me, a formal event means jacket on, tie buttoned to the neck, shoes shined, fresh cut, etc. Dress to the nines. Look the best you can. It's your wedding for God's sake. Part of a suit is the jacket keep the jacket on. 

If you are a groomsmen, you are there to celebrate your friend's big day. Do everything to look the best you can as well, to me that means keeping your jacket on. 

2- The bride is never going to spend more money or look more beautiful than that day. You are disrespecting her if you look like a slob. 

Add it up. Hair, nails, tanning, pedicure, makeup etc. Not to mention the thousands of dollars spent on a dress. She's going all out, the least you can do is honor her by trying to do the same. You also likely paid a hefty dime for your tux , especially if you got it custom made for the wedding, why ditch it for a white shirt and suspenders that clearly don't look as nice? Show a little respect and try to honor the trouble the bride went through by keeping your jacket on. It's the least you can do. 

D- Even if you don't agree with me and take your jacket off, don't ever, EVER take your shirt off at a wedding. 

This is where I draw the line. I know everyone gonna roast me in the comments of this thing anyway about being so old fashioned, and if it's a summer wedding and it's 900000 degrees and you need some air ok take it off to breath I get it. But the shit I see sometimes with people taking off not only the jacket, but the tie, and then the shirt and dancing around in a tank top slamming a (one of our great sponsors like High Noon, Fireball,Coors Light,Pink Whitney, Mamitas or Whistle Pig) at a formal event ... I cringe. 

Come on. Can you have fun? Yes. Can you dance? Yes. Can you try to get a bridesmaids phone number? Yes. But it's when you treat the biggest day of someones life like a frat party in a basement is where I have a hard time not commenting. 

Call me old school, call me whatever, but I stand by the fact you can have a damn good time at a wedding and not look like an extra on The Sopranos by the end of the night. Keep the formal in formal affairs. 

PS- not that anyone should need to hear this but if you are thinking about wearing a hat to a wedding... leave it home with the wristbands you wore to the club you are too old for in the first place.