[threelittlegems]

I'm not Catholic but my husband is, and our children are being raised Catholic.

What is my 9 year old son supposed to wear to his first communion next week - white shirt and black suit pants?

What did your DS wear?

Thx

This post has been edited by threelittlegems: 17/06/2012, 09:04 PM

[Covert]

I think traditionally you are supposed to wear white.

When I made my first communion (which admittedly was 25 years ago!) all the girls wore white dresses and the boys wore a white suit.

[YellowKittyGlenn]

The first communions I have been to lately and when I did mine when the boys wore suits. Black dress pants and white dress shirt with jacket and tie.

[lsolaBella]

DH wore Blue Suit Pants (most likely his school winter pants), White Shirt, Blue tie.

I remember the boys at school wearing similar.

[mokeydoke]

I went to one today and only 2 out of 14 kids were dressed especially for the occasion in white dresses. Everyone else just wore their nice but regular out-for-dinner or party clothes.

Has he had any lessons leading up to it? I think they told today's kids what they were allowed to wear (ie formal holy communion dress was not required).

I went to one today and only 2 out of 14 kids were dressed especially for the occasion in white dresses. Everyone else just wore their nice but regular out-for-dinner or party clothes.

Has he had any lessons leading up to it? I think they told today's kids what they were allowed to wear (ie formal holy communion dress was not required).

[Ellaq]

Most girls wear a white communion dress in our school and the boys wear smart clothes, not necessarily a suit. Some schools do it in their uniforms. Is there anyone you can ask about the dress standard or check out what other boys will be wearing on the day?

[threelittlegems]

He has had lessons but missed 2 as he was in hospital. I bought him a couple of nice collared shirts today, and black jeans but now I am worried everyone will be in white shirts. I can check at his final lesson on Wednesday.

[DenimAngel]

Things have changed a lot since I made mine. Back then it was white dresses and the black suit pants and white shirts. These days it is a lot more casual and there is no set colour or style. Four of our boys have made theirs and I did dress them in casual long dress pants and a collared shirt. We were told that we were not expected to buy anything special.
As manlou4 commented, most of the other kids were not as dressed up. I think we saw a range from very, very casual, smart casual and perhaps one full suit.

This post has been edited by DenimAngel: 17/06/2012, 09:30 PM

[Hullabaloo]

Our parish priest told the kids they could wear anything they liked. The boys wore everything from three piece suits to jeans and a nice shirt. My girls wore new summer dresses (November communion) that became their christmas / party dress for the season.

[*Greenbag*]

Depends on the parish, but it can be a pretty formal event. Maybe check with the other mothers if thats possible.