Guest at a wedding.. Rules?

[NachoAddict]

What rules/guidelines do you follow when choosing a dress to wear as a guest at a wedding. I know the obvious one, not wearing white but other than that I am lost.

The wedding is my sisters and will be in August.

What are you wearing for weddings this year?

But its only bad luck if you believe in superstition.

Oh dear! My favourite wedding guest dress is white, with black and green flowers and a custom made silly black, white and green fascinator

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That's a great idea Aspery, os it really free, no obligation to buy something or other conditions?

That's the problem, I don't believe in superstition but I do worry about it upsetting other people, my mum believes all this stuff and it would rattle her if someone turned up at a family wedding in green (or black).

Debenham's was my thought to this may be a bit short, but it's stunning.

Never done the personal shopper, but they were great ringing round to order me aforementioned white, black and green dress in my size and I've had great service over a couple of other minor problems.

Well actually one major totally my fault problem, I cooked DDs favourite toddler swim suit because the washer failed to rotate.

It was obviously washed massively too hot and they changed it no bother.

Monsoon, Coast and Great Plains are lovely, but they are expensive and coast styles are unforgiving of curves. DDs cost dress is stunning only if she stands like a guards man.

No cream, pale beige/nude or anything vaguely bridal. The number if weddings I have been to when a guest has turned up wearing pale dress and bridal type shoes/accessories!
At my wedding I liked my guests wearing bright colours - I felt flattered that they looked great and made that effort for me and my DH. I just didn't want them to look like me!

Since I had a long sleeved, full length absolutely brilliant white dress and a veil (style if 24 years ago) any guest looking vaguely like me would have come in fancy dress.

I have upstaged the bride once, but that's because my Dflat mate hates dressing up, so a perfectly normal slightly 50's style flowery dress was dressier than her too and skirt.

Didn't matter at all, it was a lovely quiet, understated, exactly right for her and her DP day.

I hope one day DD2 will understand weddings aren't all about long dresses (she was most put out at not having a bride and bridesmaids in posh frocks). The couple had been together 20years

Anything from here?

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Thanks everyone, got lots of ideas now. Will update when I have bought something.

I think these are gorgeous, with a cardigan, wrap or jacket. Not necessarily your thing though, and perhaps not dressy enough for 'sister of the bride', but this is the kind of thing I go for. Perhaps the Sketch version given your colouring?

Or Coast!