to wear trousers to a wedding?

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Basically, the question is in the title. I've been invited to a wedding. Would I be out of place to wear trousers, rather than a dress?

I think it's perfectly reasonable (assume we're talking tailored trousers, not tracksuit bottoms? ).

Done it twice- my very beautiful and trendy cousin did it at mine.

Perfectly acceptable

Are the happy couple very conventional? If so a dress the safest option. Otherwise please yourself.

Not at all! I wore jeans to a extremly strict Jewish wedding and survived (Just)

Oh my - shit my mum wore a linen trouser suit to my sisters wedding - Is it really such a big deal ? I just asumed that these days women had the vote and all that jazz, so therefore wearing trousers was not seen as any type of big deal.

Sorry, I am not trying to be mean just it would never cross my mind that wearing trousers if you wanted to would be taken as any type of offence.

Fine IMO, as long as people look smart and "wedding-ey" I wouldn't mind, as the bride. IN fact mt cousin who was an usher wore trousers and looked lovely

If the trousers were smart and looked weddingy then yes, I don't see why not. I think it shows a mark of respect to dress up. I remember a friend of mine wore casual clothes to my wedding and I was a little bit miffed and thought "I've made an effort, why couldn't you?"

Yes, I didn't think it was an issue. I've seen them at a good few weddings and it was never commented on, and they can look lovely. Some people just suit trousers more than skirts.

I wore trousers as one of the bridesmaids at my friend's wedding. Don't see an issue with it, tbh.

Then again, her wedding was quite unconventional, and I'd had a baby two months previously, so it might not be the best example.

I don't see why not although if the wedding is in a church I would be loath to. That's just me though, coming from a High Church school background, I've always been concerned that it might be viewed as a bit disrespectful to the churchgoers.

To balance that opinion, my Mum is a practising Christian and wears trousers to church so I guess it's okay and I'm just being unnecessarily old fashioned and over-worrying!

So, I'm sure that a smart pair of trousers or trouser suit will be fine.

Enjoy the day.

It wouldn't even cross my mind that it's a problem - have frequently worn trousers to weddings (RC and High Anglican). As long as they are dressy, I think it would be fine.

I was at a wedding where a woman wore a white trouser suit. 2 faux pas you might think - but she looked fab. She was tall, rather heavy, with fabulous tumbling red hair and got loads of compliments.

I've worn trousers to weddings both pre-children and also last summer when DD2 was only 9 weeks old. The ones I wore last summer weren't dressy - they were simple black linen ones but the top was far more dressy than I'd usually wear.

FWIW, my DH always wears trousers to weddings and no-one has commented yet!

It's not 1952.

I got married in trousers, so I certainly don't see a problem (posh silk trousers with matching top & jacket mind, not jeans )

Of course it's fine.

I wouldn't if it were an orthodox Jewish wedding, personally.

No.NOt unreasonble. My MIL wore a smart trouser suit to DD1's wedding.

Unless I've just taken a nap in a time machine it's 2010 not 1950 = I can't believe it's even crossed your mind!

ok thanks

my mum and MIL both wore trousers at my wedding.......I hadn't really noticed until you just made me think of it!

My mum wore a trouser suit to her wedding, she looked very smart.

We did put "Come as you are" on the wedding invites because we wanted people to feel confortable, but most people did dress up, and some of the other women wore trousers

Honestly cannot see it as a problem myself, but
I guess some brides can be a bit anal about such things.