Dress for my daughter for weddings. How to wear it?

[Jules1987]

So, this is a baby related fashion dilemma

I'm going to buy this dress for my daughter to wear to a couple of weddings.

She's 14 months. I think I'd like her to wear some thin, ivory tights and ivory shoes. Would that work with this dress or would it need to be socks?

Thanks

Poor child. Fluffed and frilled up like a Christmas tree angel. She'll be uncomfortable, the dress will be ruined and people will wonder why you've put her in something quite so OTT. Go back to Monsoon and get something pretty but more practical.

I think we sound similar Jules...I personally don't like either of the dresses linked (and if I had dressed my DD in them they wouldn't have looked fancy enough for a wedding as she's ALWAYS in pretty dresses - now her choice at nearly 5, not mine!).

I know what others are saying but I think given the situation it's probably fine. Colour is lovely (personally I've never had to worry about DD wearing light colours...not all kids get filthy in seconds). As you're involved in both weddings, why not run it past the bride perhaps with an alternative so she doesn't feel pressured?

I think it's fine, as it's not in the same colour as the wedding party. It would look better (less bridesmaid-y) with socks though.

It's beautiful

I'm going to go against everyone else here because I really like it and think it will look lovely. Do make sure the bridal parties don't mind and it isn't too similar, but at my wedding some of the youngest guests (who weren't included in the bridal party) had the best outfits and looked absolutely awesome!

Oh and yes I would definitely go for socks rather than tights.

Dd wore this sort of style to weddings at that age. Add frilly short socks and baby shoes. Think she even had a straw hat!

http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod107011100012210108186055-1

I think it's a bit less pouffy out than it appears in that photo. I think she's swirling it about.
It's not quite so much in the other photo I think?

crumbs I don't see how the monsoon alternatives are more practical

I don't think you need to run it past the bridal party either. She's not going to upstage anyone- she's a baby!

Okay, so the positive comments are making me want to go for it now

Go on then!

It'll look like you're trying to make your dd into an unofficial member of the wedding party. I wouldn't do it but there are fancy occasion dresses out there. Consider a darker colour rather than a pastel colour which looks too much like a bridesmaid colour.

Shockers I only suggested it as the OP says she has family members who speak their mind and if you want to dress your child in something and are then worried about comments, it is easier when you can immediately brush them off and know that you haven't upset or annoyed anyone of importance on their big day.

I think if your daughter is bridesmaid then it is OK, it isn't like you are an outsider to the weddings.

It's a beautiful dress OP, just go for it.

Honestly some of the replies here are ridiculous! My Dd is getting married next week, she would not care one bit what a 14 mth old was wearing, anyone who does is a bridzilla!

I've checked with both brides. They've both confirmed it definitely isn't the same as the bridal party and they've both said, "go for it".

Any wedding I've been to with a baby flower girl, they have worn a dress like that regardless of the other bridesmaid styles. So I would assume she was part of the official wedding party. But if you think it will be fine in your situation then go for it.

Cross post! I think socks would be better than tights

Ifyougo - that's exactly how i felt on my wedding day. The more effort people make, the better

Then definitely go for it! But maybe have another outfit as a backup in case your DD is uncomfortable in it or spills something.

OP, it's a lovely dress. Very much the kind of thing I've seen toddlers in at weddings I've been to even when (shock) they're not part of the wedding party.

Generally most people expect littlies to be in the kind of dress you link to, and no one I know would bat an eyelid. Or be in any way offended.

I certainly don't think you need to run it past the bride!

The other dresses linked to are the kind of things my friends with girls would dress them in just for a day out or a family party..not suitable for a fancy wedding.

FGS!!!!! It's a fucking dress for a baby, no one is actually going to care how dressy it is. It's perfect and i imagine she will look gorgeous! I would deffo go for the tights and shoes.

Some of you ladies really need to re evaluate your lives if you're worrying what a baby is going to be wearing to the wedding! If the dress is not the same colour as the wedding party you'd have to be a moron to confuse them. Also I'm 100% no bride would care about a baby in a pretty dress, unless they were bridezillas

user I couldn't agree more with your post. I thought this would be a simple case of people suggesting socks or tights. I did not think people would have such a negative opinion on this

Just seen your update about them wearing pretty dresses all the time.
We have families at our church whose girls come to church every Sunday in these type of dresses, so they are totally used to the frilly underskirts etc, even at an early age.

If your a usually like that then I can see how this fits, so I would say go for it.