… party, so he comes as Mobile Suit Gundam
"In Japan, wedding festivities come in three stages. First, there's the shiki, or ceremony. This is followed by a hiroen, or reception, often held at a hotel or banquet hall. Finally, since wedding reception venues in Japan typically only rent out the hall for two or three hours, there's the nijikai, which translates to "second party," where more celebrating takes place at a different location.
The reception/hiroen tends to be a formal affair, with family members and professional colleagues included among the guests. The nijikai, though, is usually just for close friends and personal acquaintances, and sometime might not even take place on the same day as the ceremony and reception. This can put guests in a quandary as to what to wear, though, since it's not always clear if the nijikai is going to be as formal a gathering as the reception. Luckily for Japanese Twitter user Kuroboshi (@zgokzogok), though, when his friend recently got married and invited him to the nijikai, he included the helpful instruction "Please wear a suit."…"
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