r/Weddingattireapproval

Flying out tonight for a weekend trip that includes a wedding, with a personal item only so can't pack multiple options. I need to add a belt + bag (necklace has been decided already).

Also worried the shoes might be too much (alternate shoe option will be in the comments, but those ones are a bit too big on me so don't look as nice).

better pictures of belts in comments! edit: also better photo of the sparkly shoes

The rhinestones are VERY sparkly.

The wedding is a church wedding at 3pm in the northeast US, with a cocktail hour and reception at 6pm. Dress code: semi-formal/cocktail, "we want you to feel comfortable.

Edit: the shoes are a darker/richer gold and it's obvious in low light despite the rhinestones and the handbag with rhinestones is a lighter gold but for some reason it's not super obvious in the photos.

Wore to a black tie wedding for a family member several years ago. When I got it, the sales woman assured me it wasn’t too white or inappropriate, but I’ve wondered ever since if I made a mistake…

EDIT: agree that if this had been a *real* black tie wedding, this wouldn’t be sophisticated enough. But this was a fake black tie wedding - the bride really just wanted men in tuxes.

First time attending a wedding in the US I have no idea for black tie optional/ wedding attire please help. Is this a good guest dress? Summer wedding by the lake

Small evening wedding in July! Last two pictures are the venue. Wondering if this dress is appropriate? DC is semi-formal. I believe the couple actually knows what that means and wants a step below cocktail :)

Does this work ?! Wedding in July

Travelling from Australia so I can’t take a big ball gown.

Would this dress work . I absolutely LOVE the green one. I also don’t know what “formal” attire means”

I have a family wedding next month and want to buy a clutch bag. Confused between these two party clutches. Which style do you usually carry with sarees or ethnic outfits?

I think her dress is too close to white. Our wedding is also in the middle of fall. I’d love to hear your guys thoughts. Maybe it’s fine and I’m over reacting?? What do I tell her??

So this is complicated and weird, but I'm restoring and modifying my Grandma's wedding dress in the photos for my wedding. I was planning on removing the skirt and using the bodice(the skirt is italian silk, it's super heavy and long, and I would just prefer a skirt that maxi length and flowy that can detatch.

My grandma gifted me the dress and is fully on board. But my mom has been campaigning that I should give her the skirt from the dress so *she* can wear it to my wedding.

From what I can understand, she wants to keep the bustle but make the train shorter, and keep the skirt floor length.

She keeps telling me she'll wear a colorful top and it won't be all white, but my fiance is convinced that she is deliberately trying to look bridal on our wedding day. I really don't know, and I can't tell if it's appropriate.

For further context, my mom and dad eloped, and every time we talk about the wedding she is very insistant that details should look like what she planned for herself, and she is constantly bringing up how sad she is that she never got her dream wedding. My fiance thinks that this is the reason she wants to dress like a bride, but I still don't know and I think it's possible she could just genuinely want to honor my grandma.

Any insight from someone not involved in this situation would be appreciated!

Edit: Just by the way, my dad passed a few years ago so she won't get a chance for a renewal- thank you for all the comments! I appreciate the outside opinions TONS

Edit 2: Thank you all for the advice! It's good to know how this comes off to other people, I'll be talking to my mom and seeing if we can talk her down to something a bit less extravagent. Also, for people saying I should preserve the whole dress, I really wish I could, but this dress is 67 years old and was stored deeply incorrectly. The skirt took the brunt of the fall. It has lots of water damage and stains, as well as a plethora of small holes from moths and just, time. The bodice fared so much better than the skirt, and while there are parts of the skirt that can be salvaged, the result all of the seamstresses I've consulted have described would be straight down in the front with a bustle in the back, or a sort of circle skirt look with the very stiff, very thick fabric. That may be some people's cup of tea, but I'd much rather have a simple and flowy in a complimentary cream frabic. I like the idea people have presented of an overskirt that can be taken off for the reception, but I need to be able to move and I'm not about that big booty bustle life.

I'm attending a wedding for a coworker I've known for most of my career, and the dress code has been described as 'Met Gala'. They want it to be a 'wear the clothes you've been waiting to wear' kind of event, very welcome to statement pieces and the like. Only rules were no beige/white/etc, and no work attire (e.g. a plain button down with slacks).

All images are things the bride has directly said would be fine options (assuming the beige option was in literally any other color), but it's going to be an partially outdoor event at the end of June so I want to avoid anything that'd leave me drenched in sweat.

I'm someone with a very simple, usually monochrome attire and I don't wear dresses/skirts... so suffice to say I'm super out of my element. Any tips??

Hi! Have a formal outdoor spring vineyard wedding in Long Island coming up and I’m wondering which of these dresses would be a good fit! If you have any other suggestions besides these I’d so appreciate it!

I have gained weight recently from some medical issues, and my friend is getting married in 2 weeks. The wedding is in NY state lakes region/wine country. The event is 100% outside. It is pretty breezy off the lake even on hot days.

The invite said cocktail attire. And I had a t-length linen dress set aside, but it no longer fits, or requires training my husband to tie a corset (the satin green). So, I pulled out 2 other dresses that I have that may pass. The teal has double thigh slit but it's long with a wide strap. The powder blue is your basic bridesmaid dress.

Any feedback (besides just lose weight in 2 weeks) is welcome.

Just wanted to share the dress I ended up picking, altered and added beads :)

-I know i didn’t pull it down for the pic.

Sorry about the crummy picture/dirty mirror/poor fit on the dress. I just want someone to sign off on me meeting the dress code before I get it altered. TO BE CLEAR, this dress is a much darker mauve in person. The color is truer to the photo of the model. I promise it does not look as light as it does in the photo of me.

My question is does this work for "semi-formal/garden" attire? The bride and her friends are wealthier than I am, and I feel like their "semi-formal" might be a little more on the formal side than the semi side lol.

I'll be dressing it down slightly with plain, nude, kitten heels, just a small, simple necklace, and probably a simple shawl that won't last long in the summer heat

Please be nice! I’m in college have only been to a few weddings :)