Which of these would you wear to a very posh wedding?

[HahaHarrie]

I have a very formal, traditional wedding this weekend and I still haven't found a dress! I'd prefer something with sleeves given it is November, but I haven't liked any of the lacey sleeved options on offer. Everything seems so fitted and I'm carrying a bit of baby weight around the middle. I'm size 12, 5' 6".

Dress A

Dress B

Dress C

Dress D Something else again!

Once I have the dress then I need to sort out hats, wraps, shoes, bags, etc.!

I love A and would have no issue wearing black to a wedding. In fact I have in the last with a coral shrug and coral hair thingy. Maybe you could accessorise with a colour.

B is also nice.

C I don't like at all.

I think B is lovely, but if you are carrying weight on your tummy, are you really sure that the ruched look is going to do you any favours?

p.s. when I had a wedding to go to post-baby I went to the John Lewis personal shopper, explained my woes and got something lovely within budget (obviously they have concessions of most of the major brands you might want to consider) Is that an option?

sleeves in damson/burgundy/green
turquoise
navy

A is not really suitable - unless they have stipulated a plain black and white theme.

B is really lovely.

C is nice, but not as nice as B, and it doesn't really look right for November. You would need nice bare, brown legs to look any good in that, and it might be a bit cold!

I think the ruched/pleated bodice on dress B will hide/flatter any post-baby bulge with a bit of luck.

Really like B - definitely the dressiest and most wedding-y

C is nice but a bit too summery. And A is just a bit boring - very nice, but yaaaawwwn.....

B. Definitely B.

Enjoy the wedding OP :)

A is lovely.

What about this or this from Ghost?

Or this from Monsoon?

www.justlastseason.co.uk/ruffle-brooch-dress/030034721.html?cgid=JLS_Dresses&dwvar_030034721_color=0081

maybe with this

www.justlastseason.co.uk/blueberry-saucer-fascinator/060028864.html?cgid=JLS_WBHatsFascinators&dwvar_060028864_color=0026

or

www.justlastseason.co.uk/cherry-belted-dress/030029741.html?dwvar_030029741_color=0218&cgid=JLS_Dresses

or

www.justlastseason.co.uk/purple-ruffle-front-dress/030030154.html?cgid=JLS_Dresses&dwvar_030030154_color=0255

FauxFox, that navy dress is lovely!

Not mad on any of them but my favourite is B.

A is BORINGLY unadventurous and screams 'low confidence and no imagination.'

C is nice but too summery.

A - va va voom!

A is the nicest by far.

B and C are frumpsville.

A. The black is very classy and you can always get us out of an LBD in the future. I'd avoid anything from Coast as you can always guarantee that at least one other guest will be in the same dress! (I've seen it happen several times!)

I like A, but don't wear black for a formal wedding. Any other colours?

A or C I like - A is timelessly classic though.

Depends where is it?
Tine of year?
Daytime/Nightime or both?

Bianca is right - A is lovely, the others are a bit naff/obvious wedding dresses. I always wear black to weddings and no one has kicked me out yet .

You could do lovely things with A and wear it many times. Also agree with elf that Coast is the kiss of death at weddings (and most other times).

What about this By Malene Birger if you want sophisticated, without doing plain black?

Not black to a formal wedding, it is a no no i'm afraid. the third one looks too Summery to me, so out of the three I would go for the middle one. Think sleeves would be better for the time of year though.

As you say the wedding is traditional, then that rules out both black and white.

I like the Etienne one grassroots linked.

I looooove A and I've often worn black to a wedding. I never felt there was anything unusual about it.

I'm going to vote B, however, because its cheaper and whichever you buy will be too big for you shortly if you have baby weight.

Buy A anyway in a smaller size :-)

Prefer C. A looks more fit for a funeral.

Absolutely nothing wrong with black for a wedding, cream or white are far more frowned on!

Depends on your strata of society I expect. Black to a wedding is very bad manners. Cream or white are too.

Black is more old fashioned but if it is genuinely an aristocratic wedding do not wear black. The Dowager Duchess will not be impressed.

Also sleeveless in church should be avoided.

• what I mean was that "the rule about not wearing black is an more old fashioned traditional rule" and occasionally ignored (unlike cream/white) but not by people with good manners! & not at a "posh" wedding.