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re: Are jeans acceptable to wear to a wake?
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:09 pm to Walt OReilly
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:09 pm to Walt OReilly
Wake, yes.
Funeral? It would have to be a unique situation.
Funeral? It would have to be a unique situation.
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Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:10 pm to Walt OReilly
Where I live in Oklahoma, everyone wears jeans to everything.
I was raised to dress to show respect, so I would never do it but I guess I am used to others doing it.
I was raised to dress to show respect, so I would never do it but I guess I am used to others doing it.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:10 pm to Walt OReilly
Is it outside?
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:10 pm to Walt OReilly
If it was my wake... i promise not to give a shite.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:11 pm to Walt OReilly
If you need to ask them you already know the answer.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:11 pm to USMEagles
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Just don't look like you're on a discount pass at Six Flags.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:11 pm to Walt OReilly
Depends on the family you’re dealing with. My family doesn’t care personally, but I’ve been to funerals where you knew it wouldn’t be acceptable before even attending.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:12 pm to Walt OReilly
Yes, as long as you wear a Bobby Labonte or a Raise Hell, Praise Dale t-shirt with it. Also bring a 2 liter of Mountain Dew as an offering to the family.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:12 pm to Walt OReilly
No jeans and boots would be ok. Also, will there be food at this wake? 2nd part of this. Can I come to the wake?
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:13 pm to Walt OReilly
Holy crap, there are some white trash people on this board. Jeans to a wake? Are you serious? How old are you? Jesus Christ...
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:13 pm to Walt OReilly
who cares about how another man dresses?
- the OT, sometimes
- the OT, sometimes
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:13 pm to Walt OReilly
In Harlan County KY - yes without a doubt. Folks wear whatever clothes they have. Had an uncle who wore a hawaiian shirt to his own mothers funeral. That's what he had. I had slacks, dress shirt, dress shoes, no tie, and was overdressed.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:19 pm to Walt OReilly
You ought to come to some south Georgia wakes and funerals I've been to. Shorts, jorts, tank tops, camo, cutoff sleeves. some folks...! 
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:21 pm to Harlan County USA
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Had an uncle who wore a hawaiian shirt to his own mothers funeral.
Bet hes a good fella though.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:22 pm to ClientNumber9
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Holy crap, there are some white trash people on this board. Jeans to a wake? Are you serious? How old are you? Jesus Christ...
You sound snooty. Look, if it's an immediate family member, yes, you dress up. You took off work, you arrived when the wake started and you will stay until it ends, nicely dressed. If you are a friend of the family and you stop by to pay your respects on your way home from work, it is perfectly acceptable to not be nicely dressed. The family doesn't give a frick. I know I didn't care. I was just happy to see all of my dad's friends.
Now the funeral? If you are close enough to the family to also attend the funeral, then yes, you should take off work, or bring nice clothes to change into before you leave work. But not the wake man. Lighten up.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:22 pm to Walt OReilly
I would not do it because I feel like dressing a bit nicer (at LEAST dress pants and a coat/blazer) is a sign of respect to the deceased's family. But I also think the deceased's family would appreciate it more if you showed up in jeans to pay your respects rather than just not showing at all because you couldn't or didn't want to dress nicely.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:24 pm to SouthEndzoneTiger
My fil says to cremate him and throw his ashes on goose shite island at the local lake.
at the local lake. Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:25 pm to Walt OReilly
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Jeans and boots?
Males above the age of 12 should never go a wake in anything other than a suit, preferably a dark suit.
Have some class.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:27 pm to Walt OReilly
Don’t think the dead person will mind
Posted on 10/14/21 at 2:28 pm to Harlan County USA
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In Harlan County KY - yes without a doubt. Folks wear whatever clothes they have. Had an uncle who wore a hawaiian shirt to his own mothers funeral. That's what he had. I had slacks, dress shirt, dress shoes, no tie, and was overdressed.
And the fact that you remember that the Uncle wore a Hawaiian shirt tells me that you shouldn’t wear a Hawaiian shirt. Same with jeans, examples given were memories.
In other words just don’t. I would choose a suit. At least put on a pair of dark dress pants with belt, a button down, and real shoes and Sport Coat.
This post was edited on 10/14/21 at 2:31 pm
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