Have just received the 'schedule and dress code' for a wedding I'm attending.

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I'm screwed.

I'm seriously screwed.

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To be serious, I don't think there'll be someone checking on your heel height - they probably just mean dressy shoes, rather than a pair of DM lace-ups (sorry, Showy). I had (probably still have somewhere!) a pair of sparkly flat shoes that I bought for a formal do when heavily pg with DD1 and physically incapable of walking in anything higher than 0.5". I think a previous poster's idea of customising some flat shoes is fabulous, and would suit your personal style better than some fuck-off 5" stilettos.

So you need at least two different frocks? Good Lord, it's like the wedding festivities of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza. Will there be a round of cannon and fireworks?

Floggingmolly, that's not even the half of it.

A lot of it is optional thankfully.

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They change thier stock very very often so you can look every few days if you don't find anything you like at first.

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Dear God it sounds like a right circus!

SoH, if you want, I can post you a hat - I have red and black, silver, a cream top hat, and red fascinators. And if you are a size 6, I have some black heels that I wore once, gold similarly, cerise never worn - all of which you'd be welcome to just totter into church on and then change into flats after.

And if you wanted to hoik it in a bit, a red and white 50's dress with bolero and petticoat - the seams look like it would come in easily. Pic on my profile

I have no more weddings to go to, so they are all just sitting around.

Is it just the garden party and wedding you need to cover?

So if it just the garden party and wedding then use your joe browns dress for the garden party. it is pretty, smart enough especially with your jacket and will be fine. Then scour ebay for something nice for the formal wedding. Sod the heels, you won't be the only one in flats. I bet you can do it for under £20.

this is nice. I think you'd get it for an opening bid no problem. Would blow my £20 budget suggestion though!

very pretty

I like this

How about some pretty beaded sandals for both days? Next do some with gems on, flat but sparkly and pretty.

Or this tell me to stop!

Oh that last one is lovely.

Do I have to go get the boy from school? I'm having fun looking at dresses!

Forgive me if I have mixed you up with another poster, but this is an Irish wedding isn't it?

In that case the under 40 female guests will be in short, tight, bright and shiny dresses. The others will be nice sensible skirt suit things. But you are forrin, so wear what you like, but prepare to feel underdressed regardless!

Showy, I wish I could post you my pretty dress I wore to the fancy-schmanciest wedding ever last year, it sounds like it would fit.
Postage from Canada a bit steel though plus bloody Canada Post takes ages Glaikit said they send it by Mountie and the poor horse has to swim the Atlantic :o

But hang on... you've lost 3 1/2 stone??? As in, about 50 pounds???? And you're now a size 8 - if I've got it right, that's a US 4 to 6... was that intentional or through illness? I hope you're ok. And if intentional, please tell me how!!! Well done you!

Ok.

You can easily ignore the heels bit. Nobody will be checking and you won't be the only one who can't wear heels. Guaranteed.

formal wedding dress

Glaikit's last link was darling and would be formal enough, we'll find you some black satiny looking ballet flats for next to nothing. You don't have to wear a nasty fascinator. Either a) buy some florist's wire (it's for pennies) and wire up a rose from your/your mum's/your friend's garden - there are tutorials as to how to do this online - or b) get a nice silk flower frome etsy or somewhere. Wear the flower over your ear - again, google is your friend. It'll have the same visual effect as a fascinator but will be much nicer.

garden party

I am also size 8, pale, with blue eyes and brown hair, and I have a dress that will fit you! Feel free to borrow it if you like the sound of it: It is a really lovely dark blue dress with roses along the v-neckline. The skirt is sort of garden fairyish :) and will hide any post-cs worries beautifully. The roses are edged in black, so you could wear the black ballerinas again...

Do you feel any better yet?

I've messaged you some dress pics via FB you can borrow- all size eights, Karen Millenish type stuff, perfect for weddings.

I got an invite once that specified "Celtic attire or white (yes, white) tie". Nobody bothered and turned usual wedding gear. Also a request at the end of the invite not to turn up at the church late as a courtesy to the bride

It is an Irish wedding yes. The bride is from a large, traditional, Catholic family. Has a beautiful accent. Is just v beautiful.

I do like the vintage style dress.

If I'm going to part with cash, I'd like something that at least slightly represented who I am. Otherwise I'll just look like I'm wearing somebody else's clothes. I like wispy, floaty, patchworky, hippy, handmade type stuff. Or vintage. Quite like 50s style tea dresses. Something a bit different.

Jacks, 3.5 stones sounds a bit misleading. I had a baby and had a lot of water retention post cs. I've lost 3.5 stones since the day after ds was born. You could write 1.5 stone off as water/blood volume/uterus/boobs etc etc so have lost 2 stones in real money. I've gone from a big 12/small 14 to a size 8 which is more my natural size from pre dc.

I didn't 'try' to lose it really. I have a v v v clingy boy who lives in a sling and I don't drive so have had a 2 mile school run each way twice a day carrying the boy (who weighs 2 stones himself), I run a lot for my own pleasure/sanity and I lift weights 4 times a week to stay toned.

Celtic attire... I would have worn the football strip or painted my face blue. Or both.

Boffy, have you seriously sent me pictures of your stunning dd dressed in stunning dresses? You do know I'm a washed up 32yo don't you? I LOVE the first one though. It looks floaty. Tell me, is it floaty? I like floaty type things. I don't want to feel trussed up or shiny or sort of caged in.

I have floristry wire. I use it to make Christmas decorations.