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Help! Neutral wedding guest outfit required

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Fernsinthegarden · 21/05/2022 21:01

We are going to an abroad wedding for my SIL in the autumn. She’s specifically asked members of the family to wear nude/blush colours (white is obviously out but even so I always thought it was faux pas to wear pale colours!) I am absolutely drawing a blank on what to wear and even though it’s still a few months away I’m breaking out into a cold sweat about this!

Criteria -

Nude/blush/pale colours acceptable (I love the pale sage that’s going around at the moment and she’s said that’s fine)

I am a 14-16 with big boobs so good undercarriage is a must and rules out anything backless or low backed. I am currently dieting and hitting the gym reasonably hard (8mo restricts how often I can go!) but I’m not hopeful of looking significantly different by the end of summer.

SIL is happy with longer length dresses and I’d love something floaty and romantic feeling. I am usually a plain dresser and tend to cover up a lot in baggy clothes, I’d really love to wear something a bit more flattering that doesn’t make me look and feel about twice the size that I actually am.

I’ve searched and searched online but haven’t remotely found anything that I really like the look of. This wedding is going to be fairly swanky and SIL has very glamorous friends and I just don’t want to feel like a frump! This is a me problem rather than a them problem, they are all really lovely. Added to this (and this is really cheesy) but I just really want for DH to think ‘wow’. We haven’t been away for years and this is going to be a really lovely break for us.

So. Now that you’ve read my neurotic ramblings, please share with me any recent gems that you may have found or any recommendations for where to look!

Thank you ❤️

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Fernsinthegarden · 21/05/2022 22:10

Thank you again for all of your suggestions, I’ve definitely got the beginnings of a list! Love that oasis dress!
my browsing has now led me to discover the strawberry dress 🤦‍♀️😂

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DialSquare · 21/05/2022 22:11

Have you looked at ASOS?

www.asos.com/prd/201408216?acquisitionsource=pasteboard

PartyPlan · 21/05/2022 22:12

I wore a similar dress to a wedding recently. Also have a large bust and c section tummy. This would be lovely dressed up. www.silkfred.com/womens/clothing/dresses/day-dresses/blue-vanilla/bobbie-angel-sleeve-wrap-midi-dress-in-blue-mint-floral-print

DialSquare · 21/05/2022 22:12

Another one

www.asos.com/prd/201372981?acquisitionsource=pasteboard

DialSquare · 21/05/2022 22:13

Too dark?

www.asos.com/prd/201538371?acquisitionsource=pasteboard

CustardGoodJamGoodMeatGood · 21/05/2022 22:14

Have you tried Asos? They have a specific wedding guest dress section, we have a wedding to go to in a couple of month's and I've spotted one from there!

DialSquare · 21/05/2022 22:15

DialSquare · 21/05/2022 22:13

Ignore this one. I forgot to check the size!

TheDuchess1979 · 21/05/2022 22:19

Have a look at Ghost - lovely pale colours. I went in there with my DSD and DIL and we are a wide variety of sizes and all found something beautiful. I bought the pale pink one in the middle.

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