Can I wear this Satin Dress to a Wedding. Husband says no. I feel stunning in it, and think it is ok to wear.

Absolutely not

It's an advertising thread for the dress

I don’t know why you’d listen to the opinions of strangers on the internet over your own DH.

If he wanted to wear shorts and white trainers and you told him you don’t think it’s a good idea, would you not hope he’d listen to your advice.

Completely inappropriate for a wedding, and especially a February wedding. Also not classy at all. Plus horrendously uncomfortable- you will have to spend more or less a whole day in it! Eat dinner! And dance! You’ll have creases in the skirt and boobs akimber.

I’ve been to some high profile weddings but have never seen someone wearing something like this.

Plus you don’t know the bride so even more iffy! I wouldn’t use this wedding as a chance to build your confidence- get your DH to take you to an evening function or a ball, or even cocktails instead and wear it for that.

It's a gorgeous dress but not appropriate for a wedding. And I'm sure you look stunning and it's a real confidence boost.

i know you don't want to leave baby - but as you're dong it for a wedding, can you wear the dress and get glammed up and go to a high end cocktail bar for an hour or so?

Bad idea. You’d be putting her on the spot which isn’t fair - might not get an accurate answer. Plus even if the bride herself is genuinely ok with it, surely the OP doesn’t want the other guests thinking she’s trying to upstage the bride, and would rather wear something less likely to raise eyebrows.

Fine, wear it and come back and report on the reactions. It will be a fun thread for us 😂😂😂

Absolutely not - too bridal

The whole idea is that the bride should shine on her special day - the family or the couple are paying a lot for this day. Guests should be appropriate and not attempt to upstage the bride. Yes, they can look nice, smart, chic or whatever but not in a way that upstages the bride. A married woman in her thirties (as I assume you are) should not be turning up to wedding with her boobs hanging out of a low cut dress on the basis that she feels fabulous in it.

The website has a wedding section and they have put the dress in the bridal section and not the wedding guest section so even the brand themselves are telling you it’s not appropriate to wear to someone else’s wedding!!

It sounds as though you have a really lovely and thoughtful mother-in-law, which is nice.

It’s not a race to the bottom though. The fact that you seem to know several people who don’t know how to dress appropriately for a wedding doesn’t mean you should go ahead and join their ranks.

It’s a shame you can’t use the dress seeing as you already have it. Hopefully the MIL will provide a night of babysitting to go with the dress so you get a chance to wear it.

FYI black and white is ok if it’s patterned or predominantly black. The problem with this dress is that it is a long, white, satin skirt which looks very bridal, with only a small amount of black at the top. Plus it’s very plunging - as a guest you don’t want to look like you are trying to upstage the bride. Finally, it’s an evening dress so would only be appropriate if the wedding was in the evening with a black-tie dress code assuming you are in the UK.

I wouldn't; she might feel pressured to say it's ok even though it's clearly not, for fear of being a Bridezilla. There's a very clear consensus on here and even OP's husband thinks it's inappropriate and men aren't generally very switched on to this. She's got her answer.

The bride won't be the only person there though. Nor will the glamorous friends. Would OP really want all of the other guests (looking at the poll) talking about her apparent attempt to upstage her?

Absolutely not. The cut and fit the isn’t a problem imo but you absolutely cannot wear that much white.

I imagine you’d end up with a red wine down your skirt by a furious bridesmaid.

And if the bride days ' God no!' that's really going to cause upset.

Can you ask the bride? That's probably what I'd do.

Why do people ask us questions when they've already decided what the answer is?

And no, the fact that your friend also doesn't know how to dress as a wedding guest doesn't make this half white, slashed to the waist dress appropriate either. But if you think she deserves it for wearing Swiss cheese to yours, that's your call. It's probably better that such birds of a feather flock together.

It’s too stark for daytime - great for night.

I think it will work if you wear a pastel coloured shawl to cover all of the black top during the ceremony and team it with a similar coloured fascinator or elaborate white slide in your hair.

This has surely got to be a wind up. No one would even think this would be suitable no matter how glamorous the wedding or bride. To me the dress just looks tacky, v down to the navel. It's something a z list celeb would wear to the British Soap Awards.

Has taste and style been taken over by tacky at weddings?

I don’t think so no.

If it looks different on then feel free to take a photo but it would still have a white bottom half.

Just go on a date night.
If you’re going child free for the wedding then going out a 2nd time will be fine too.
You can always stay local and not drink in case you need to go home early.

Not for a wedding.
the white bottom looks like half a wedding dress and the black lace top doesnt help make it more suitable.
if you want to wear it you need to dye the bottom half. Maybe dye the bottom half navy blue? You can chuck the whole dress in the dye as the black wont change colour

No, it's not ok. So now you know for sure .

You seem determined to validate your decision to wear this dress despite most people saying it's not suitable for a wedding.

Lol, no. But you already know this, surely.