Quote Originally Posted by English Bloke View Post
I'm not saying it's wrong. I'm sure it's absolutely correct but I have never been to a wedding where all male guests have worn black tie post 18:00. I must mix in the wrong circles.
I don't think it's an issue of you mixing in the wrong circles. I think it's merely a result of different conventions in the US vs. UK. I wore a morning coat to my own wedding. Most of the guests were confused that I wasn't wearing the ubiquitous black tuxedo dinner jacket, so it's likely that I'm in the wrong circles...

These sort of incentives encourage you to keep your jacket on even if you have melted into a pool of salty water on the floor. It becomes like second nature NOT to remove it.
I well remember my mess night at The Basic School in Quantico during the middle of an especially hot and humid summer. I think I sweated through my undershirt, white band-collared shirt, and boxers. Not very appealing with Marine Dress Blue-Whites, but we didn't dare unfasten our collars, much less take off our blouses...

David