The Bride and Groom Formally Request That You Dress Up

This summer, Rebecca Davis is getting married at the Picnic House in Prospect Park, a location she thought might lead to some confusion about what to wear. “If you see ‘Picnic House,’ you might think we’re having a picnic as our wedding,” she says. “I’ve been to those, where the bride’s barefoot, the groom’s in shorts, but that’s not our wedding. We didn’t want anyone showing up like they didn’t understand the assignment.”

On her wedding website, she explains that the dress code is “festive formal,” but that too could be confusing, so Davis, a writer and brand strategist who’s marrying data analyst Stephen Reader, created a Pinterest board to illustrate for guests what they should wear. For what she envisions as a “disco party in the park,” she included shots of Liza Minnelli in a purple silk jumpsuit, Bianca Jagger in a lamé halter-top dress, and David Bowie in chest-baring velvet. “I’m not normally a Pinterester,” Davis says, “but having two and a half years to think about a wedding, and being in a pandemic and stuck at home, I was like, Sure, I have time to find photos of Dennis Rodman in the ’90s.”

Fun fact: June 29 is National Parchment Day, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Hug Holiday, National Almond Buttercrunch Day, National Camera Day, and Waffle Iron Day. See the year’s best urban-wildlife photography. British taxpayers now officially hold shares in a company that throws sex parties. Here’s what people are Googling in states where abortion is now illegal. “Vasectomy near me” is also being searched more than ever. How to avoid falling for online scams. If you’re looking for summer style inspiration, consider Adam Sandler. And here’s this: Julia Roberts and George Clooney, from enemies to lovers, in Ticket to Paradise. The rom-com renaissance truly is upon us! So is ice-cream-sandwich season.

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