Wedding guest dress etiquette

Maybe ask your friend what she thinks?

I had the same dilemma. I was planning to wear a teal and mid blue dress that I had bought especially.

I found out that everyone was mostly wearing pastels. I have ended up buying another dress - lilac, pink and pale orange.

I didn't want to stand out too much on the photos. I hate having my photo taken anyway.

It depends if you are just a guest or a close relative and if there is a colour code.

I agree if you are just a guest wear your pretty red dress.

Colour codes?

Oh, for the days when you just attended a wedding, wore your ‘best’ or a ‘new’ outfit…

No stressing about colours, designs, ….

Unless the bride has asked for a particular theme and colour, then wear your red dress. It looks great. Surely you being there is what's important.

If the dress (still) fits......wear it!

I went to a wedding at Easter and I really panicked about my outfit .
It was absolutely ridiculous.
I ended up buying a new dress ,shapewear and new shoes .
Now I think that the dress was a waste of money and I'm not sure that I'll wear it again .
Sorting out my wardrobes recently I found several dresses and shoes which would have been perfectly acceptable .
At the wedding-
Very few women were that dressed up .
Several looked as though they were having a casual day shopping !
If you like your dress wear it and stop worrying-just enjoy the wedding .

it looks lovely, wear it

I wore a bright red dress to a wedding.

It was our wedding.

I would wear it in your position.

AFAIK the only "rules"/customs are the bride is the only one that gets to wear white. Other people should avoid the bridal colour.

Last wedding I went to was some time back now - so I wore a "best" dress I had anyway (ie long length/long sleeves/high-ish neckline/Laura Ashley). It was multicoloured. I figured it covered all bases - not white/not sexy (and I was prone to wearing low necklines - but that dress was a bit more cover-up than that).

I think white or "sexy" are the only faux pas these days for female guests at weddings.

If you haven't been advised of a dress code, then wear your red dress. It looks great.

wear your dress, you look lovely wearing it ,if I every get invited to a wedding and I'm given a dress code, I won't be there

There's nothing wrong with a dress code for a wedding. It is a help to know what colours to look for.

Your dress looks lovely ftm420. I think it will be fine to wear it.

Butterandjam: I wore red when I got married too!

Wear the dress, ftm, and enjoy the day.

I would deliberately wear something a bit more original than the herd. Wear what you want - your the one paying for your dress and I guess you want several wears out of it.

It's lovely - wear it.

If you did feel you needed to tone it down a bit you could team it with a short jacket or bolero perhaps in a midnight blue shade or similar.

Goodness - the invitations went out early, or is it Save the Date?
We had a couple of Save the Dates then came Covid so one couple lives in unmarried bliss and the other never sent us an invitation so we don't know what happened.

I wore red too - 1972 !

Is that you in the dress ftm? It's gorgeous. And with the floral pattern definitely not too red.
I love it when I see women srandinv out at weddings with sthg that's different- it makes me feel brave too.

I didn't know there was an etiquette for what you wear at a wedding. I usually just put on my best bib and tucker and perhaps new shoes or a handbag.

Even for my son's wedding after looking for something new and finding nothing I liked, I wore a silk suit I had bought a few years previously and worn twice. I put some braid on the jacket, bought new shoes and a top.

Wear it, it looks lovely but don't bother with the fascinator.

I have a friend whose grandson is getting married and the guests have all been asked to wear black!

I guess no one at that wedding will have seen it before, you feel happy with it, and it’s a very pretty dress. I’d wear it.