What do properly stylish women wear for weddings?

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I would like to be one!
I have a summer wedding to go to and am really feeling very 'meh' at the floral dress and bolero/wrap combo that seems to be on offer everywhere.
Happy to consider an outfit with trousers ..or anything tbh!

Love Karbea's dress too. Also I think this is a really pretty jumpsuit for a summer wedding, maybe a bit too boho though?
www.asos.com/Paul-Joe-Sister/Paul-and-Joe-Sister-Swallow-Print-Jumpsuit-in-Viscose-Silk-Mix/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=2768772&SearchQuery=paul%20and%20joe%20sister&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=36&sort=-1&clr=Blue

Glad to have inspired you PastaandCheese! I'm totally with you on the separates front. I have far too many dresses hanging in my wardrobe that I've bought for weddings/christening and never worn again (apart from a DvF dress I wore for a wedding and then to the races). I'm determined to not make that mistake again! I ordered the navy Chelsea turn ups (for work) and they arrived today. The fabric is such lovely quality and the style is like a sort of tapered/cigarette pant style. I got the 8L so they hit my ankle bone. I didn't want them too cropped. The only thing I found is that they were a tad loose around the knee for me which is emphasised by them being a plain fabric, so I think the blue floral ones will hide that because the pattern is so busy. My friend has offered to lend me some coral suede heels which will look fab I think!

I feel your pain re: breastfeeding at a wedding. I had the same experience a couple of years ago and wore a khaki Boden wrap front maxi dress with chunky gold jewellery and flat metallic sandals.

Am I out of touch with leg lengths?

I love that blue floral jumpsuit, but if I wore a wide-leg trouser and heels, I do not want the trouser to finish at the top of the heel.

I'd want it to finish at the bottom, or at least not more than half a centimetre from the bottom.

But maybe swinging around at the top of the shoe is the look now.

It is Margaret. Seems partic popular with a cage shoe (me no like.cage shoes).

Has to be a hat. Unless you have a particularly posh social calendar, a wedding is usually the only opportunity to wear a hat, so it makes the outfit a " proper" wedding outfit rather than just a lovely formal outfit.

And I mean hat not fascinator

I can state categorically that a fascinator is not on my list !

Maxi dress, dropped waist dress, skater dress. No matching your shoes, bag and wrap, it looks 90s and crap.

You read my mind frankie I will wear the trousers and top again unlike a nursing dress.

My DD was an autumn baby so by the time wedding season was upon me she was eating and only needed a feed at her bedtime so I wore what I liked and nipped up to our hotel rooms in between meal and evening party.

DS is a newborn so much boob access required. Just hope I can squeeze the trousers over my mum tum.....

Love *Frankie's8 idea, even though it wouldn't suit me. Agree the 'normal' choices are pretty boring.

Frankie's !

i have a wedding to go to tomorrow, the dress i bought from lindy bop is running a bit small, so I've been rifling through my wardrobe and muttering for the last week. I am off to charity shops today to see if I can come up with anything. if not it's red velvet jacket over bright purple knee length dress and patent red chunky heeled shoes.

i wish i could plan in advance. and i now want a HUGE hat.

Definitely go for a massive hat. Such a contrast to a nervous, apologetic, fascinator.

I also agree with the posters who suggested a bit of colour or pattern.

I am going to a wedding in the summer and will prob wear cream tapered slim ankle length trousers with a light pink silk shirt and metallic pointy heels. I just need a wow clutch to go with but might make do with one I already have but it not very wow.

I'm carrying my late mothers beaded cream clutch, that she carried at her wedding. The wedding is in the same registry office my parents married in. :-). I maintain cream goes with everything.

How lovely Snapespeare :)

Loving the separates plan Frankie. I too have two bf weddings this summer (just me bfing, obvs...they're not themed...) and I LOVE the Chelsea trousers, although I think I'd prefer them without turn-ups.

I have a lovely little cream H&M jacket that I'd like to wear, but am a bit sick of the rest of my wedding wardrobe - Damsel in a Dress, Coast, Jesire, Monsoon etc - it all feels v dated. Skint though so feeling guilty about buying owt new.

IME, the most stylish people at weddings are usually wearing jackets (not cardies/shrugs/wraps), fitted shift dresses on the knee or longer (not flared skirts, minis, spaghetti straps or strapless), one statement piece of jewellery (not matching necklace, earrings and bracelet), peeptoes, slim wedges or courts/pumps (not strappy high sandals or kitten heels) and not-entirely-matching accessories (i.e. shoes, bag and headpiece not all in the same colour).

Having said that, I've seen people defy all these completely arbitrary rules I've just made up and look amazing.

If it helps Laquila, the turn ups aren't really noticeable. Quite subtle in real life.

You mean like this kind of hat ?
www.davinasladiesfashion.co.uk/condici-70765n-navy-cream-dress-jacket-p-630.html

I have a wedding to go to this year too. I was wondering if I should get a fascinator. I always say this to my sister when we have a family wedding, but we never manage to brave it and wear one.

Quick question about proper hats...do you leave them on for the whole day including reception? I'd love to wear one but would have horrible hat hair I think.

Im going to one in September, I think I"ll wear this
dress

laquila maybe try the Bistro trousers if you don't want turn ups?

Where is good for hats? I can't shake the idea that all the department store ones are grannyish but maybe I just need to look at them with fresh eyes.

Yes, you should leave your hat on all day - or at least until the MoB removes hers. (I tend to leave mine on until the dancing - you can't dance properly in a proper hat )