Is this ok for a wedding guest?

[helpplease789]

Small wedding (14 guests) is in less than 2 weeks. I bought this dress thinking it'll be ok but I've just tried it on again and I'm worried it's now too casual for a wedding. Also the shoes I thought would go don't.
Is it too casual? Any suggestions on shoes please

Link or photo?

So it would help if I attached the pic

You kinda need to show us the dress.

But in rhe absence of that, I vote it’s lovely, 😂

Ok cross posted yes that’s a very casual dress not suitable unless it’s a very casual wedding?

It is casual. But pretty.

Thank you for your quick responses!!
They are my husbands friends so not completely sure if it's casual or not. They are getting married in a little hall type place in Gretna green and then going back to hotel for reception which will be intimate as there are hardly any guests. The bride and groom are still dressing up in formal clothes.
Arghhhh not sure what to do now. I'm also taking my baby so it's needs to be bf friendly.

What footwear? The boots and socks look unsuitable. The dress okay.

In the context of what you’ve just written, especially the breast feeding bit the dress will be perfect with the right accessories. What sort of shoes do you want? Heals? Sandals? Strappy?

The dress fine but the socks and boots are awful with it.

It’s really nice, fine dressed up with heels and a necklace I would have thought.

I think the dress looks lovely and is fine for a wedding. I do think that some people make way too much fuss about what is and isn't acceptable for a wedding though.

Oh thank you, I'm feeling a bit less frantic now.

I have a pair of embellished sandals that I assumed would go but they don't.
I'm happy with any footwear just as long as it's not a high heel.

I think the dress is very nice. With smarter shoes it wouldn't be too casual at all in my opinion. I'd happily wear it to a wedding.

@flyingant

I think the dress looks lovely and is fine for a wedding. I do think that some people make way too much fuss about what is and isn't acceptable for a wedding though.

Yes totally, especially on mumsnet where the bar is set very very high.

Given that you have a baby and are breastfeeding you're doing great to be going at all. Absolutely wear the dress. What were the original shoes like?

Block healed mules seem to be the thing at the moment and they will be comfy and stable. This might be a bit plain for some taste but are an example of what I mean:
I have been browsing at M&S and found this: www.marksandspencer.com/two-band-block-heel-open-toe-mules/p/clp60437345?intid=mobile_app_pdp_share

It’s a bit on the casual side, but not offensively so. I would wear that around the house of a weekend, rather than to my friends’ wedding.

Sure, you could dress it up a bit with heels and a smart jacket - but that might be more faff than swapping the dress itself for something smarter that goes with your existing shoes/jackets.

@flyingant

I think the dress looks lovely and is fine for a wedding. I do think that some people make way too much fuss about what is and isn't acceptable for a wedding though.

Thank you. I do agree but I'm just useless at styling myself or putting an outfit together so i always worry I'm too casual in general. I usually wear the same things, jeans, leggings and T-shirt's.

I love the dress and I think with the right accessories (sandals, earrings, bracelet) will look lovely on

Really pretty, dress it up a bit with sandals and maybe nice jewellery. Definitely suitable for a wedding unless it's a very posh do 😉

Put some nice sandals, a light jacket or shawl and some nice jewellery with it and you'll look lovely.

I think the dress is really nice (and fine for a small wedding)
What about these shoes, from John Lewis?

Full on accessories, hair, makeup etc and you can lift it a bit. It's nice but definitely on the casual side. I think you should wear what you feel comfortable in though so go for it.

I think it's lovely, what about wedges with it?

I know you said not heels, would wedges be okay? I think these navy espadrille wedge sandals would look lovely and dress it up a bit. If they're a bit high, I just googled navy espadrilles and there were some lower wedge options

www.next.co.uk/style/st502608/987407