to wear a red dress to a wedding?

[TheSeventhHorcrux]

Will I look like a harlet?
Dress is pillarbox red, knee length, thick shoulder straps and all wrinkly (I don't know the proper word!) at the stomach so very flattering.

Wedding isn't really a wedding. Is a reception do in the city centre at a bar to celebrate my best friends wedding which she had last week just her and her husband in South Africa. Very informal. But it is still kind of a wedding and she will be in her wedding dress.

[ZillionChocolate]

I think red is fine for guests in non Chinese/Indian weddings. Only rules I'd stick by are not all white/black and not slutty and not the same as the bridesmaids.

[FayeKorgasm]

My DSis wore a red Karen Millen dress to my wedding. I helped her choose it and it looked fab.

Go for it!

[ppeatfruit]

That's interesting scaevola yes didn't la Dame aux Camellias (a courtesan BTW) wear a red one when she had her period?

[helendont]

I wore a red dress to a wedding evening do last night. To be fair I am 7 andta half months pregnant and it was the only thing that fit me but I would never have thought it to be inappropriate? Always think it's worse to show up as a wedding guest all clad in white TBH

[raisah]

no problem with red but avoid it if tour are going to an Asian wedding.

[ModernToss]

I wore a red suit to my sister's wedding. What's more, she lent it to me.

Can't imagine it's a problem.

[lovesherdogstoomuch]

red shows that you've made an effort to look good/radiant for her wedding. it's a fantastic colour. wear it with pride. white is the colour to avoid at a wedding. the bride will just be pleased you look nearly as good as her! :)

[scaevola]

I thought wearing red was a secret code for menstruation. Or is that only corsages?

[notactuallyme]

Its fine, unless you are wearing it as secret code that you the ow. That is my only association. However, marry in red, better off dead is also a cheery saying my mum used to witter. Along with, no the only vegetarian option at the hotel is mushroom.

[WafflyVersatile]

As long as it's not mrsjay's nan's wedding you should be fine.

[Montybojangles]

We couldn't afford hats or fur coats when I was a lass, so it was red socks, no knicks! (from north too originally).
My friend got married in red, looked stunning.

[Traceymac2]

Unless you are the bride I think you will be fine!

[KobayashiMaru]

Wedding dresses are always red in China, and usually in India too. Very bad form to wear white for weddings there.

[LottieJenkins]

Ive heard of red hat no knickers before. My friends hubby used to be a roofer and loved to shout it at me when i went past in my red hat when he was roofing!!!

[WhereYouLeftIt]

Ah, it's "fur coat, nae knickers" in Scotland. But I think that's more about outward appearances than harlotry!

[Scholes34]

Definitely "Red hat, no knickers" as my mum in Yorkshire still says.

[eggsandwich]

my niece wore a beautiful red dress to her brothers wedding with a red fascinator and she look not only beautiful but elegant.

[UsedToBeAPixie]

That was a post from DS...

My wedding dress was red and several people turned up to my wedding in red - makes the photos nice when not everyone is in black/pastel colours!

[UsedToBeAPixie]

I haw

[LadySybilPussPolham]

Sounds gorgeous OP. My brother is getting married next week and I'm wearing a black and white spotted dress with bright red shoes, scarf and nails!
Also, FWIW, I had a red wedding dress

[RedPencils]

We say fur coat no knickers pop north too. Never heard if the red hat version.

Last time I wore red to a wedding I was massively pg. I looked sweaty rather trollopey tho.

[mrsjay]

furcoats no knickers is also a scottish saying it is chilly up here though

[ppeatfruit]

So fur coats were worn by southern prostitutes then? my mil told me that she was a real East Ender!

[MrsCampbellBlack]

No ppeatfruite I know that one too - I just used the power of google and its a northern thing 'red hat no drawers' as red hats used to be worn by prostitutes apparently.

[MyNameIsLola]

I wore a red dress to a wedding a few months ago and never gave it a second thought. I love that dress.

Go ahead, OP