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.

[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.

[scaevola]

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

[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! :)

[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.

[raisah]

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

[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

[ppeatfruit]

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

[FayeKorgasm]

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

Go for it!

[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.