Child in a jumpsuit for wedding

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So my DP's Sister is getting married in May. My DD will be 11 months old. I cannot find a dress I like anywhere!
The only thing I've found that I really like is a jumpsuit, however, my DB thinks that I am insane not putting her in a pretty dress!
My dp is giving her away and acting as 'father of the bride' so he obviously wants his little girl to look pretty.
What does everyone think? Aibu not putting her in a dress?

I can not understand why anyone would give a flying fuck what a kid wears to a wedding.

I get why you were thinking romper/playsuit - that awkward age when they are carried alot but very wriggly and also want to cruise and crawl.
Dresses look pretty but not as good at securing a nappy.
I would happily dress in a romper but I don't like the one you chose - I think it's that the colours are too 'every day'.
But as you have said it's a long day - assume you may need to change at least once if not twice because of poor, wee, food or drink accidents. So yes don't go crazy on price - but have some spares. I think nice brights are more useful than white outfits as they will hide the inevitable grass/mud/floor dirt...

If it’s a special event and the stress and upset is high , just save yourself a a shit load of stress and get the child a dress

Don’t make a drama of something as
Minor as the Cloth covering a child’s body

Avoid stress = dress

Personally I'd not put a baby/toddler in grey it just seems too 'old'.

Play suit or romper idea is nice though, I'd get something like these with a knitted cardigan and long socks, guaranteed you'll need a change of outfit (or four).

I’d get a dress for the pictures a romper / jumpsuit for later on. I’m not keen on the grey for a baby and the floral ones PP’s have linked seem more appropriate’ for a wedding.
Can’t believe the posters who say a £16 jumpsuit suit is what they dress their kids in for nursery , font they do messy play, painting,squiding beans in between their fingers?!? I had second hand eBay stuff for mine at nursery.

A jumpsuit is better than a dress. Babies look weird smothered in dresses.
At least she can crawl in a jumpsuit.

I can not understand why anyone would give a flying fuck what a kid wears to a wedding

This! Imagine being so up your own arse that you'd be offended by what a baby wore 🤣 Pathetic!

It's lovely OP and if your baby is comfortable who cares! Also, there is no guarantee the baby will be in the same outfit all day- I know she is not a new born but IME babies / toddlers have a 6th sense and time explosive nappies / vomiting incidents etc to coincide with events requiring them to look nice.

What's wrong with a £5 one from primark? They actually have some lovely clothes for people on a budget. My sisters kids wear nothing but promark as she is on a tight budget but they are always immaculate

At 11 months, who cares!

Have you checked monsoon? I don't think it is formal enough for a family wedding. It is nice though!

Why don't you just wear jeans and a smudged hoodie too because after all as everyone on here says: who cares!

He and anyone who thinks baby girls should be in dresses for weddings or it's some kind of etiquette breach have shit for brains.

My daughter was 9 months old for my sisters wedding...she wore a lovely baby gro.

Papiermachecat because the OP is an adult, aware of the social requirement to dress a certain way for a wedding where as the baby is, well, a baby, with only requirement being to wear something comfortable and easy to change a nappy in.

Id be pissed if it was my wedding

It's a baby!!! They should be perfectly fine to go in a babygro if that's what the parents choose. Why does a baby girl need to be trusted up in a pretty party dress?

Least the play suit is practical if baby is crawling or climbing, more so than a dress.

I'd be mortified if someone thought they had to dress their baby up in something flashy and not practical and possibly uncomfortable for my wedding.

I pride myself on the fact I don't think I come across as a twat!

It's fine op.I expect people will not look at your dc too much anyway

It's lovely and so much more practical for a crawling/toddling/not very securely walking 11 month old!

A dress foray wedding is fine. My dds crawled at just shy of 6 months and wore dresses when they went out visiting, didnt hinder them at all . Just let your dp find something for them to wear that he thinks will be acceptable then jobs a good un!

I’d get a dress. Like the pp I never found it hindered my dd from crawling and walking, or made her particularly uncomfy. 11 months is not a young young baby, closer to a toddler so people making comments about they’ll look silly in a nice dress at that age, I really don’t agree.
For me, dressing them up nicely for weddings and special occasions is one if the perks of having babies and toddlers (Doesn’t have to be ott frilly monstrosity! )
If it means a lot to her dad and it’s a wedding from his family’s side then I do think you’d BU to insist on going in a casual play suit

So her knees never went on the edge of the dress forcing her head to be jerked down and strangled and preventing her moving forward? I don’t believe you.

The snobbery on this thread is horrific. Jibes about the "lower classes" and "grey walls". And it is obvious that some of the comments criticising certain dresses really mean that it looks very common in their opinion.

I don't care what kids wear at weddings, but I would not want such snobby guests at my wedding.

I saw this in Next the other day and it looks very casual. I wouldn’t dress her in it for a family wedding unless it was to change into later in the day.

"I presume DP is not the child's father, which is why I didn't suggest that he find the outfit. If he is the dad then yes, I agree he should."

What? Why do you presume that?

OP no, it's not great for a wedding, plenty of better suggestions.