Autumn wedding guest advice please?

[Bergamotte]

I'm going to a friend's wedding this autumn and think I want to wear this rust-coloured dress, but I'm not sure what to put over it for warmth. I thought the mossy green cardigan would go really well but it just looks odd somehow. Any ideas?

I have brown hair cut in a pixie, bronze/ brown glasses and would wear amber stud earrings and an amber pendant.

The dress is quite wrinkled in the photos but obviously I'll iron or steam it!

Sorry the photos won't post. Hang on, I'll keep trying!

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I am probably no help because I think the green cardigan looks lovely. And I love the dress. Gold would also go.

I love the length of your cardigan at the back - and the colour!

Are you thinking it looks wrong because you want something more structured, or because of the colour?

If you want to feel smarter, maybe a jacket in a soft fabric would work. What's your budget and size? I like the cardigan though

You have a great figure, I think there's lots of outfits you could wear and look fab.
Would you consider a dress more structured?
I wondered if this is why you didn't feel sure about the cardigan, because it's perhaps more casual?

Is the cardigan a textured type of yarn? If not I'm afraid it looks a bit bobbly.

It wouldn't be my style but the colours go well together and I think people should wear things they love and feel comfortable in.

Will you be warm enough? If not perhaps you could wear a slip underneath. Are you doing headgear? You could go bigger with the jewellry.

Palavah is right. If you love it and you feel comfortable, that is the most important thing!

Thank you so much for the replies!

I think the main reason I got unsure about the cardigan was that I couldn't work out how the neckline should sit. There is quite a lot of material there and I think it's supposed to hang in elegant folds, but I couldn't get that to work. (I see now that with me trying to hold my phone steady, you can't really see the neck in the photo) It's daft but I've had this cardigan for years and I don't think I've ever actually worn it. Whenever I have a wardrobe clear-out I think "Definitely keeping that! I love the colour and texture." But I haven't had any practice in getting it to sit right.
Then I started thinking that the colour didn't go, and couldn't think of any colour that would.
And yeah, I was wondering if it looks to casual. But I can't imagine the sort of jacket that would go either (I don't usually wear smart jackets).
It is intentionally textured- I think that is more obvious in person.

I hope I'll be warm enough. I overheat easily so don't want want to wear thermals underneath or anything. If Covid precautions allow, there will be a ceilidh in the evening which always get incredibly hot. The ceremony is not in a draughty church (it's in a small country house).

I'm wondering about headgear. Is there a style of small hat which would still look suitable indoors? Or could I use a scarf? Or could a small fascinator make the whole outfit look a little bit more dressy, without just seeming 'wrong' for the dress?

Could I maybe tie this scarf around my head- thinking fold it into a narrow band and tie it at the front of my head above my forehead? Or would that look more casual rather than less?

(That's the scarf held in front of the dress, to compare colours. The colours of the bees and dress aren't identical, but very very close)

I love the scarf, is it wide enough or long enough to use as a wrap / pashmina?
I like the cardi but not for a wedding, I think you'd be better off buying a jacket, waist length and drap the scarf either inside or outside a jacket

@HappyGirl86

Palavah is right. If you love it and you feel comfortable, that is the most important thing!

Agree with this. I tend to dress more formally for weddings (I'm a hat person) but I think the dress looks great on you. How about an alice band type head ornament. I wore a plain black velvet one to a small casual wedding (only 20 guests so didn't do a full hat). You can also get some with more detail. Check out Accessorize or Anthropology.

The cardigan has a bohemian vibe. If you’re looking for smarter I think a collarless cropped jacket would work.

@Dizzy1234

I love the scarf, is it wide enough or long enough to use as a wrap / pashmina? I like the cardi but not for a wedding, I think you'd be better off buying a jacket, waist length and drap the scarf either inside or outside a jacket

Not long enough. It is a square with sides of about 84 cm. Could be tucked inside the neck of a jacket though.

So for a jacket, would gold, moss green or maybe dark brown be the best colours to look for?

I'm size 14 - 16 and not sure about budget. I usually try to get clothes either secondhand or from ethical brands like Thought. Sorry, that's not very helpful!

Thanks PurBal and KnowIWay, examples of shapes are helpful to visualise. I have to go now but I will think about this.

(posts with pictures really don't seem to like posting, but one more try)

The texture of the cardigan, against a white door. It hangs down to a point at the back.

This may work www.mandco.com baroque tie dye cardigan. I wore a very si.ipad dress to my friend's wedding in green. Where the knot is a brooch there really lifts the outfit.

I think the scarf wkhld6make it more casual not less.

Could you go for something in gold or bronze, or a jewelled hair slide?

And/or you could wear a floral corsage/bouttoniere.

A faux fur capelet would look fantastic - natural colours or green or cream or rust.

I find receptions at autumn/winter weddings can be toasty so have typically worn a slip/tights for warmth in the day and then taken them off in the loo for the dancing!

*i mean, a gold/bronze scarf instead.