Wedding guest help - yay or nay to this dress?

[kittensandcoffee]

Dress in question!

I hate printed or vaguely 'occasiony' dresses of any kind and I'd actually wear this dress outside of a wedding setting. I've got a small wedding coming up end of August in a countryside venue and was wondering if this dress would look chic and not too casual.

Planning on wearing with some heeled gold sandals, gold jewellery and a little white crossbody bag.

Just to say it's would need a bra and a half

That's polyester secondstar - bit sweaty for August

I like it but the possibility of it been crumpled easily would put me off.

No no no - holiday - yes - wedding omg no

@fastnfurious Definitely a lot more me! And a lot of pinks to choose from (my fave colour). I will add to my list of contenders :)

Lovely dress but l wouldn't wear it for a wedding.

I would say it's the opposite of elegant. It's very casual but it depends on what type of wedding it is. The colour's a bit 'pyjamas/hospital scrubs'.

@DameFanny Oops! Didn't check the fabric.

God no - they look like nightshirts 🙄

The only reason I'm hesitant to go more 'wedding-y' is because everyone seems to be going so casual... the MOB is wearing a dress like [[https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1CN_Je7SWBuNjSszdq6zeSpXaC/Button-Front-Pockets-Mid-Calf-White-Dress-Spaghetti-Strap-Shirred-Back-Band-Cotton-Summer-Dresses-Striped.jpg]] (obvs not in white though).

sorry did the link wrong

link to dress

You've got to forget the mob and just wear something you love!! ;)

Well as you asked.....its a no from me.
I do however like that pink midi dress @fastnfurious found.
And I also liked @Iwanttositundermyownvine found.

Nope. Not weddingy enough.

The pink one is far nicer.

Haha I love the MOB dress 😂 probably don’t wear that though. Honestly OP, wear the dress! I hate the second pink one though, it’s too frilly for me!

If the MoB is wearing that and other guests are in linen and it's boho etc as you've said then I think the first option is perfect - styled as in the links. I think you have really lovely taste OP!

It's a beautiful dress, you should get it and wear what you said with it! That's the kind of look I'd love to be able to pull off !

I'm in the too casual camp as well.
It's something I would throw over a bikini to get a casual poolside lunch.

You know the style of the wedding so if it is really casual, then great, you've chosen some lovely casual dresses. A lot of people have a very fixed idea of 'wedding' in their head; I once started a thread asking for advice on a dress for a wedding and explained it would be full of v cool/trendy people and I was scared of looking mumsy (and that I was 30); people kept telling me I must wear a sleeveless, A-line dress from Hobbs 'because all your choices aren't as flattering and they aren't wedding-y' even though I kept explaining that at this sort of wedding the only guest wearing something like that would be the bride's great aunt.

One thing I'd say is that at all the good weddings I've been to, by the end of the night, my shoes are off as they hurt from dancing too much, I've usually left my bag at the table, and my hair is a lot wonkier than it was at the beginning. The only thing that keeps me looking half decent is a nice dress or jumpsuit. This might not apply to you at all but if you lose all the lovely accessories and styling then you'll just be wearing a slightly crumpled shirt dress come the end of the evening.

Thanks all - a lot of mixed opinions to consider, haha! I'm think I'm gonna go with my gut on this one and try both the shirt dresses, and possibly also the Free People dress as I do quite like that one, too (thanks @fastnfurious).

I think many people lack imagination when it comes to weddings and wear boring, safe ‘weddingy’ choices. I think your first choice is lovely, with the right styling. You should go with your gut.

My god. 3 months of lockdown and people have totally forgotten how to dress. Dress is appropriate for a stroll around the park. But nothing more.

I think it’s lovely, and as long as you dress it up with some nice heels/accessories, it will be fine for a small wedding.
Thanks for posting @kittensandcoffee, I am going to buy it myself as I like it so much