What dress for Funeral, wedding and a Christening (with pics)

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Right ladies I'm after some help. I'm part way through weight loss and still have atleast another stone to go. Possibly more.

I did have a lovely dress that I was planning to wear to all three events from last year but it's too big now and the style makes me look a lot bigger on my bottom half than what I am.

I have a wedding, christening and just found out also a funeral (dresswear smart casual)

I'm hoping to buy one of these cheap dresses that will suit all three occasions (different groups of friends / family) as after these events I hope to be atleast the next dress size down.

My question is what is your favourite?
And are they suitable for all three events?

I don't think any would cover all three.

I'd see if you can get something plainer for the funeral, and then C would probably be OK for both wedding and christening (I say 'probably' because weddings are usually considerably more dressy than christenings)

You'd seriously wear the same dress to a funeral as a wedding?

Just wear something plain and black to the funeral. You don't need a new dress for it and certainly not a flowery one with lots of pink.

All of them would be a bit odd at a funeral tbh.

But then you don't need a dress for a funeral at all. Black pants are fine.

A would be closest for q funeral with a black jacket but agree black / navy trousers etc is fine.

For wedding / christening I'd go c and dress it up more for the wedding

Also it depends on whose funeral. Some people request bright, lively, not just black for their funeral. Personally if it was my funeral is be ok with pink flowers on your dress

All would be suitable for a wedding or christening and you could glam them up with accessories and nice heels. I'm not sure about the quality of these clothes though.
I wouldn't choose any of these options for a funeral myself as I prefer to stick to plain fabrics in muted colours. But everyone is different. I have heard requests about funeral dress to be the deceased favourite colours etc but it doesn't usually happen where I am.

Well, I've been to weddings where people wore black, and funerals where people wore all sorts of colours.

I think any of them would be fine for a funeral, with a black cardi or jacket if you want to look sober.

Any of them would be OK for the christening and wedding too.

Don't buy from that place either! I cant remember the name of it but the sizing is off, the cuts are horrible and the fabric is awful. I would buy 2 outfits too, 1 all black for funeral and something else for christening and wedding.

I really don't mean to burst your bubble though, I am sure you will find something fab

I think the only one appropriate for a funeral would be A (assuming it's not a very very conservative funeral where you have to wear all black). And A would be fine for the two other events too.

A is the nicest and most versatile:

Funeral - black wrap/jacket and shoes
Wedding - bright pink shoes/corsage
Christening - nude shoes/neutral jacket

A is your best bet for all 3. Contrast colour for shoes, clutch & hat/fascinator for wedding & christening (fuschia, I think) with maybe a cream jacket.

It's fine for a funeral too with a dark jacket/coat. Although I have seen all sorts of coat colours at funerals including electric blue, and light mustard, so it seems anything goes. Personally I'm a black top-to-toe fur funerals but that's just me.

Thanks for all the replies.

Ive checked the funeral details and it's definitely not conservative. It's a celebration of life. The plan was a long sleeve short black cardi (bolero) with black shoes and bag.

I'm quite scruffy normally, work from home no office attire so when I do go to these occasions I like to make the effort IYSWIM.

I've read a few reviews and the quality of the dresses is quite questionable but if it can get me through the next month on a budget I will be happy.

Am I being really stupid or are all four nearly identical and also still another stone weight loss - from where?

... but any of the almost identical dresses would be fine for either event. Might put a pink pashmina with the pink flower one for wedding but a black jacket for funeral?

I'd go with D.

I think that is a model in the photos, not the OP.

I like all of them but I think I'd go for D.

Maybe it might be better to get one you can try on first though instead of risking it with these sites, because you might just be wasting your money, the dresses always look lovely but the reviews are awful.

A little - that's not me in the pictures. I wish it was.

I have a big chest tiny waist but carry all my weight on my bum and thighs.

I think B. Pair it with a black jacket/ cardie l for the funeral and a pink pashima for the other two

Can for wedding and Christening but none for funeral, the flowers are too bright. I think you need something plainer for the funeral.

• C not can bloody autocorrect

B if I had to

But I would try really hard to find different clothes for the events

Buying one dress for all three events isn't making much of an effort! Navy blue and cream ensemble for christening and funeral with mostly navy for funeral and mostly cream for christening. Change of jackets would do. Floral for wedding.

OP has made it clear money is tight and she normally dresses very casual so yeah buying a new dress is making an acceptable effort. Perhaps she should throw a couple of dresses and shoes on a credit card instead.
One is getting married and really want notice. One has a baby and will surely have other things on their mind. The others are grieving. I dent think they'll care if shes worn the dress previously