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

[MegsyLondon]

Opinion needed. I got gifted this dress for Christmas it's a bit tight as it is my pre baby size, but it somehow makes me look smaller than I am.

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It is cinched on my waist and then flows into a fitted skirt. I feel confident in it. I feel like me again. I have been desperate to wear it since I got it but we never go out.

It's my husband's best friend's wedding in February. He is one of the best men. I am not in the wedding so I wont be in any of the pictures or anything like that.

Husband isn't happy about me wearing it. Is it reasonable to wear it? I never go out and I think we will be having another baby by the end of the year so I wont get another chance to wear this beautiful dress. I also dont want to go out and buy another dress when I have been gifted this one and it is sitting in my wardrobe.

It is white at the bottom but clearly with the black lace top it is not a wedding dress. Be honest please.

Speak to the bride. She maybe fine with it but I do think the skirt is too bride like. However she may not think so.

For what it’s worth, I encouraged my female guests to go for it at my wedding and wear the glam dress they never get to wear, I loved seeing them all dressed up to the nines.

Have I got Déjà vu or have you posted about this dress before?

No. It's not suitable for a wedding. It's a date night dress. Specifically, too white and too much flesh on show. Buy another dress and wear this for a fab night out with DH.

Surely your boobs will fall out if you bend over / lean across a bar / dance?

OMG; it does too! They class it as a bridal gown...

If ever you were in any doubt OP, surely this confirms the majority of PP's opinions here and gives you your answer?

From your updates, it would suggest that you are still trying to find reasons for us to change our minds and say 'yep, go for it'. But I really don't think you should wear it!

There's always one of those! Thankfully not at our wedding but at my friend's wedding and it was an elderly aunt. It was a dress where you could see about half of her bra, as the dress was scoop necked. The bra was the same colour as the dress but you could see it prominently. Initially I (and many other guests) thought it was accidental but no, when someone pointed it out to her she said airily "it's meant to be showing it off dear". My poor friend, she looked so beautiful but it's all anyone can talk about now when her wedding day is brought up...

So, to return to the thread, @MegsyLondon I'd say please don't wear this dress to the wedding. See if you can ask MIL to have the baby so you and DH can go to a really posh cocktail place and a swanky dinner and show it off but it's not wedding appropriate. I'm glad you feel nice in it though, I remember the days of feeling so unlike myself after having a baby and it is a confidence knock. X

But do weddings really have an age demographic as such? They tend to be as multi generational as an event can get. Therefore regardless of the bride, OP and their friends' opinions some people are likely to think OP is dressed inappropriately. Whether she cares about that or not is up to her.

I’m another one saying no. Even at a Towie dress up wedding I’m struggling to think this would be worn there. As others have said too revealing, too white and too evening style.

Jealousy is such a cheap misogynistic shot, if you're hot you'll be hot whatever you wear and you wouldn't need to show so much skin either.

Oh my God, so it actually literally is a wedding dress!

OP, even the Swiss cheese dress she wore to your wedding surely couldn't have been an actual wedding dress!

But doesn’t this put the bride in a horrible position? It’s black and white, so it probably won’t clash. But what if she’s thinking “Jesus H Christ what are you thinking? It’s hideous, inappropriate, tacky and I don’t want the rest of the guests enduring tits and arses over the prawn cocktail”? What does she say? Especially since it sounds like she’s not close to the bride in this case.

Absolutely not. Totally and utterly inappropriate by just about every metric.

It's a black tie evening gown. Not at all suitable for day wear. Save it for a cruise ship.

It's too revealing.

It has a full length white skirt which looks too bridal and is a massive no-no.

You will look like one of those 'everyone should be looking at me because I'm fabulous' guests and people will not thank you for drawing attention to yourself when it should be on the bride.

It's not particularly nice, although I accept that that's subjective.

It's too tight. Uurgh.

Is it a black tie themed wedding? The last one I went to, was, and lots of the women were wearing very slinky dresses (the ceremony was not at a church). So maybe you could get away with the style if this is the case? But the white bottom half is still an issue. For a normal wedding it is fairly revealing dress, especially for the ceremony part, are you wearing a jacket or anything on top?

it really depends on the dress code. I generally wear something strapless to weddings, so its not too revealing to me.

the idea of this dress upstaging the bride is ridiculous. But as other have suggested always good to run it by the bride if you are unsure

Plus it makes the model look really hippy so if you are still carrying some baby weight around your middle it's unlikely to be very flattering. You can't wear a bra with it either.

Different perspective - you can wear whatever you want to a wedding - maybe ask your husband to send a picture to the bride and ask her - she can be honest to him as best man without hurting your feelings! I personally think the days of not wearing anything vaguely white or "not appropriate" should be gone - esp. as not a church wedding and presumably you would be wearing some kind of jacket for the ceremony. Maybe wear a top over it in the day and then fling off for the evening and wear a stunning dress that way!

How unusual to be given a wedding dress for Christmas by your MIL!

No. The bride would have to be wearing something completely outrageous to keep all eyes on her and away from you during the wedding!

Of course they will. Clearly the OP is the sort who doesn't concern herself with decorum, even at a wedding.

Isn’t it just!

Well, I'd take that, but I can see that it's generally considered a terrible idea and that's fair enough!

I think it looks cheap and tacky. If anything that would be a reason to not wear it. Anyway it’s your dh best friend so I think his opinion really matters

No, there are quite a few wedding dresses now that have a black top or a black overlay, my cousin wore a stunning one. I think this is way too bridal.

This particular dress is marketed as a wedding or bridesmaid dress

Not suitable for a wedding imo.

Definitely not !