Wedding guest appropriate?

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Bought a lovely Chi Chi London dress on eBay for a pretty good price. I’m really chuffed with it. Planning on wearing it to DP’s sisters wedding in July.

Showed it to my mum and she did a little sharp intake of breath and said ‘Oh you’re brave!’.

It’s because it’s whitey/cream with big flowers on. According to her any dress with a white background is sacrilege.

Am now slightly panicking about appropriateness. Please either talk me down or talk me out of it....

Planning on wearing hot pink suede heels and handbag with it to inject a bit more colour.

Lovely dress! It looks fine for a wedding to me but maybe check with your partner’s sis she is ok with it?

How about a hot pink pashmina as well? Then no-one can say it's white (not that it is should anyway)

I wore the same one to a wedding recently, loveeeee it! Agree with pink accessories and a pashmina could be nice. Nobody batted an eye when I wore it.

Beautiful dress for a wedding

Oh phew! Thank you lovely people. My Mam made such a fuss I was expecting a chorus of ‘God no you thunder stealing cow!’ .

I was thinking of a pashmina as it’s a church wedding and I personally wouldn’t feel comfortable having my shoulders out actually in church. Wouldn’t care if it was a registry office (Sunday school hang ups).

Will see if I can catch the bride at a good moment and just check if she approves. I’m sure she will she’s usually very laid back but hugely stressed at the moment so didn’t want to bother her.

Lovely dress! I would check with your DP’s Sis just to make sure she is OK with it.

Sorry to go against the grain but I think the shine of the fabric and the shape of the dress looks quite bridal party.

Sorry.

Pretty dress though.

I agree with Atalune, I don't think you'll be mistaken for the bride, but it is very "bridesmaid". It's lovely but I wouldn't wear it for a wedding unless I was the bridesmaid.

I think it’s fine. I recently wore a whiter dress than that to a wedding and no one cared (although I did check the bride was ok with it first!)

I can see how it might look bridesmaid-y but if it helps I’ve seen the bridesmaids dresses and they’re floor length purple with lace necklines so thankfully nothing like this.

I’m tasked with helping corral all the little pageboys and flower girls and will be in quite a few family photos so while I’m not bridal party exactly I’m not a regular guest I guess.

Anything I could do to make it less bridesmaid-y?

Maybe a pretty cashmere cropped cardigan, might be easier especially if you helping with all the littleones, be quite difficult holding onto children & pashmina.

standard wedding gear - giant florals are everywhere. presume it will stay up though, looks about to collapse on the model!