r/Weddingattireapproval

The dress I had broke yesterday and I’m broke so if I NEED to get another dress I will but hoping i dont.
Here’s the dress code:
We hope our wedding will be a fun excuse to wear your favorite cocktail attire! The ceremony and cocktail hour will both be held outdoors, while the reception will be taking place inside the lodge. There will be grassy areas, as well as gravel areas, so please keep that in mind when choosing shoes!

It’s on a lake in Vermont. It’s in 2 days.
This is what I have in my closet currently.

I have yet to get a bra or shoes so the shoes I’m wearing in them are just for height.

Incase you care about my opinion, I feel the best in the foliage looking one, and the purple one (looks burgundy but it’s plum)

A few weeks back, I posted on here that I had purchased the burgundy dress on the left for my brother-in-law’s black tie optional wedding, and I just didn’t love the way that it looked or that I felt in it. A little context about the wedding, it is in late September in the Colorado mountains and the ceremony starts at 4 o’clock. The invitation says “formal/black tie optional”, but also mentions cocktail dresses. My husband is also the best man and will be in a three-piece black suit.

I said I was going to buy the dress on the right (originally an olive green when I posted it, but they did not have that color in my size) and so many of you told me that the burgundy dress was better, and a few even saying the velvet one would “show every curve and bump” and “wouldn’t look good on a real woman”. My confidence definitely took a hit after those comments lol.

There were also a lot of genuinely helpful comments, though, saying that I should just get the burgundy dress altered as it was a tad bit too tight, but I decided that I didn’t want to invest more in a dress that I just didn’t love.

Well, I’m happy to report that I have received the velvet dress absolutely love it! Once I put it on, I realized that the burgundy dress felt too “prom” when I had it on and this one feels much more sophisticated and me.

Now, I would love some advice on accessorizing! I’m thinking black shoes? No necklace? How should I do my hair? The neck line makes this a little more complicated I think?

Edit: spelling and grammar

ETA: Here is the link for those that are asking: https://www.lulus.com/products/coveted-confidence-navy-blue-velvet-asymmetrical-maxi-dress/2450351.html

ETA 2: Burgundy dress link! If you're a size 14 and would like to enquire about getting this dress for a deal, please DM me
https://www.azazie.com/products/briac-wine-maxi-dress-atelier-dress/85907692?subsite=atelier&sourceTag=atelier_formal_dresses&size=us_14&from_color_filter=1

I just got this dress and I am obsessed. Love the style, the colour, and I think it will work well for a black tie gala I am attending in October in the UK. my question is - is it too tight around my butt and hips? It is def snug, but does it look like it’s holding on for dear life? And is that something that could be tailored? I’m not one for diets… 🤢 or for buying things new, for that matter…

Decided to try this dress in the next size, just out of curiosity. Larger size is on the right. It would need more alterations and it loses the flare that the smaller size shows. I think the smaller is better especially with the upgraded shapewear. Do you all agree?

Hello! I am going to a formal wedding a week after mine and am struggling with having the mental capacity to find an outfit while also planning my own wedding which we have had to cover everything down to bathroom lighting 🙃 my husband and I also have a 3.5 year old who is starting preschool and im also handling on that on top of a brand new job i literally just started and am also finalizing an internship. I am maxed out to say the least.

I haven’t been to a wedding in forever and had to get a dress that I’d be able to wear. I found a great deal on this dress and I love it and think it’s really beautiful and like how it looks on me too, but now I am second guessing and am wondering if this is too dressy for a “formal” wedding? We live in the mountains of Colorado and the wedding will be late September so it will be full on fall here. The reception is at this kind of performing art center venue at one of the local ski resorts.

I’m a size 6 and the dress fits me the same as it does the women in the photos (the dress was on rent the runway so I found a lot of reference photos on the site).

Anyway, I’d love to hear your thoughts and appreciate any wisdom that can be shared with this tired toddler mom 🥰❤️ TIA 🤗

Hello! PLEASEEEE give me your honest and blunt opinions for two weddings I have coming up.

#1: St. louis end of August, “Dress to impress” code, indoor, after party at four seasons, 200+ expected attendance. Bride is Persian and I want to respect any cultural expectations for her that I may be unaware of.

#2: Sisters wedding, rural Missouri in October, “Semi-formal with romantic, garden aspired aesthetic” code, outdoor ceremony and indoor reception, 200+ expected attendance

I am pale, 5’2, flat chested with a muscular upper body. my hair is curly, short and thin so will be pulled back in a loose bun. I am stuck with these dresses but can do alternations. I am not in love with my shoe so open to other suggestions but I am limited to a short heel/flat due to ankle injury.

The last dress and green heel have not been delivered yet.

thank you in advance!

Hi everyone!! Thank you for the suggestions, I ended up wearing the yellow dress and it was completely fine, the wedding was a blast. I wore a pink bag and pink heels (which I completely forgot to capture, in the picture I am wearing ballet flats).

Here are some pictures!

What do you think about this dress from Azazie? I have a feeling the wedding vibe will be less fancy than a true black tie but they said black tie on the invite. Wedding is in December in Florida. The ceremony will also be in a church.

outfit options for a welcome dinner in the PNW later this winter? Venue is in downtown, cocktail attire. bride is wearing a short white (but classy/high quality) dress. is black appropriate?

I have a black tie preferred family wedding this weekend out on Long Island at a mansion. It's a six-figure type wedding, most of the people going are $$-$$$ and work in tech/finance/expensive fields and I...do not. I am the weird cousin who lives in an art loft in the city and works at nonprofits.

TL;DR is the Monet dress not good enough for black tie? is it too formal for cocktail? Is the Safie dress too much with my body type/does it look like I'm trying too hard?

I bought the Monet dress a while ago to wear, but I worry it is too informal, especially as the wedding is meant to be outside but it'll likely rain this weekend and so will be inside. I panicked and went shopping with my parents and we got the Safie dress from retrofete but between the cost + last minute hemming it's a LOT more than I wanted to pay, even if I resell it. I also worry it is too light colored/my back looks flabby/overall is too 'much' in terms of me being very curvy.

I also got added to the rehearsal dinner last minute, which is cocktail, and I feel like as a gown the Monet dress is too formal for that, but am struggling to figure out something else to wear because I waited so long.

Dress code simply says formal attire. Wedding is in November, in the ballroom of a hotel. Thanks!

Edit: Thank you everyone! I realized the same dress is available in a floor length or ankle length style, so will probably go with one of those two.

Attending my cousins wedding in September. These are my options. Please be kind. I’ll probably delete the pictures later but need help. I’m not fashionable or have any sense of style. Dress code is cocktail semi formal. At a country club and bride told me where whatever I want lol.

Edit: found some flats. Posted a picture in the comments. Tom’s leather flats.

Also thrifting not an option. Live too far to get there and don’t drive. Can’t borrow from family or friends as I’m smaller than everyone but also have the biggest feet of everyone lol.

Hi! I’m going to a wedding in Texas soon. There’s going to be a religious part at the church and the theme is colorful. I got this dress , is it appropriate? I’m not American nor Christian so I want to make sure it fits the occasion and is respectful ! Thank you!

Edit: it’s next weekend so summer wedding and in Austin!

(33F) I have never been to a formal wedding. Is this dress too much for a wedding guest? The wedding is in December near the beach.

Dress code is “long formal dress, black tie optional”

Is this dress appropriate for a wedding with the dress code “dress to impress cocktail”