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A growing wedding trend is themed weddings, in which the bride, groom, wedding party, and guests all dress up in some sort of costume. Anything from medieval to depression era themed weddings can be fun, but how do you inform your guests of your theme... and get to dress up in an appropriate costume? The best thing to do is to ask them to come in costume, but make sure they know it's “optional,” the same way some events make black ties optional. You don't want to require that your guests attend in costume... because some of them may not be able to afford to do so. Getting your guests to show up dressed up to fit your theme is fun, but you don't want to miss out on any of your friends showing up to your big day just because they couldn't afford a decent pirate costume, do you?