With Julie's school being a co-op, parents take an active role in ensuring the success of the school programs. I help out in the classroom about once a month, and we also have fundraisers every so often, and we're required to help out with at least two of those per year. One of them was last week -- Ben had volunteered to help with a dinner that the co-op was providing as part of an event at the church that sponsors it. This being our first go-round with all of this, we're still figuring things out. Ben emailed the coordinator of the fundraiser to ask a few questions, including an inquiry about dress code. She told him she'd probably just be wearing jeans and t-shirt, that it was pretty casual. He responded that he might just go out and rent a tux to be sure to stand out. The next day she told me that she thought it was funny, and she fully expected to see him show up in a tux.
We didn't have a big wedding party. Ben's mom made his fancy vest and bowtie for him (and my silk bouquet). He wore them with a brand spankin' new black suit and a tuxedo shirt that he had found once at Goodwill. He's got tuxedo buttons and three sets of cufflinks.
I got a devious idea. The day of the fundraiser, Ben got dressed up in black dress pants, his tuxedo shirt with black buttons and cuff links, and put on his vest and bowtie from the wedding, and topped it off with a black jacket.
I think he looks pretty hot.
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