Another wedding outfit thread

DonnaDarko09

Ladies,

Would a dress or similar be suitable for a wedding?

http://www.karenmillen.com/ie/womens/clothing/dresses/draped-signature-satin-dress/017306.html?dwvar_017306_color=51&position=20&cgid=dresses#page=2&start=20&categoryID=dresses

baby and crumble

Personally I'd think that champagne colour is a bit close to bridalcolours. Ok it doesn't look like a typical wedding dress but still.

That dress might also be a bit revealing, particularly for s church wedding.

Loveinapril

Definitely not that colour. The dress is fine but the colour is in the family of bridal dress colours.

GingerLily

Not that colour, no!

dee_mc

The colour is too bridal/mother of the bride - lots of bridal parties and mammies etc using that colour group the past few years.
The style of the dress is fine, with a cover-up if it's a church wedding.

SarahMollie

The style doesn't bother me at all, but the fabric and colour combined *could* echo what the bride has chosen, which could prove awkward. I'd avoid.

idunno78

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made my own thread. To confusing!

Airyfairy12

It's far too bridal or family of the bride. Theres always one, at every wedding one guest always shows up in a bridal looking dress, please dont be that guest.

DonnaDarko09

I am part of the bridal family, but not a bridesmaid. I'm surprised some thought the style would not be suitable...even for a church wedding (this is a civil ceremony). I'm pretty sure I've worn more revealing dresses in the past! But I agree the colour is unsuitable. Thanks all for your opinions, appreciated!

jadie

I think it's a lovely dress, well cut and stylish. Thumbs up from me esp when you are part of the bridal family

SarahMollie

Whats all this about being part of the bridal family? Does that somehow allow you to wear dresses that are closer to white? I really don't get that logic, either you're the bride or you're not. Actually thinking about it, its arguably worse for a guest who is close family to wear something that could be considered bridal as they'd be in more of the pictures!

jadie

It's not white though, it's champagne coloured and nowhere near bridey

GingerLily

jadie wrote: »

It's not white though, it's champagne coloured and nowhere near bridey

Brides wear off white regularly

bee06

If you are family then I'd just ask the bride herself what she thinks.

SarahMollie

jadie wrote: »

It's not white though, it's champagne coloured and nowhere near bridey

I was at two weddings last year where the brides dress was basically that colour, and my friend who is getting married this year has chosen something very similar in both style and colour, but with a fishtail detail to make it full length.

Loveinapril

That colour can also look paler in certain lights and photos. Lots of photos are taken from the waist up too, so noone will be able to tell if it is bridal or not. Noone should wear white, ivory, cream or champagne to a wedding unless specifically told that the bride is wearing a non traditional colour. My husband's teenage neice wore a blush dress to our wedding and it photographed as a variation of white. A colleague wore a pale lemon full length dress to a wedding and it photographed as cream and screamed attention seeking when you saw her near the bride (I just saw pics of this wedding). I think that out of respect for the bride, one should be sure to steer away from very pale colours. It really looks so attention seeking.

jadie

Loveinapril wrote: »

That colour can also look paler in certain lights and photos. Lots of photos are taken from the waist up too, so noone will be able to tell if it is bridal or not. Noone should wear white, ivory, cream or champagne to a wedding unless specifically told that the bride is wearing a non traditional colour. My husband's teenage neice wore a blush dress to our wedding and it photographed as a variation of white. A colleague wore a pale lemon full length dress to a wedding and it photographed as cream and screamed attention seeking when you saw her near the bride (I just saw pics of this wedding). I think that out of respect for the bride, one should be sure to steer away from very pale colours. It really looks so attention seeking.

ah it's these kind of attitudes remind me why I hate going to weddings so much!

mcgiggles

I'd steer clear of any variation of white/ ivory/ champagne.. stunning dress but definitely needs to be in another colour!

muttnjeff

I think the dress is a poor fit on the model- even if you have a nice figure its badly fitting around the hips-strained looking-there are far nicer dresses that would be suitable for a wedding