Is this okay for a July wedding?

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I bought this dress several months ago with the intention to wear it to a family wedding. Now I'm second guessing whether it's too dark?
I'm a fairly flat chested size 12/14, 5'10. DH thinks it's perfect.
It's our first Indian wedding.
I've also bought black block heel sandals but I've always hated black leather again my pasty white skin. If the dress is a goer what (chunky heeled) shoes would go?
Thank you

I don't think it's too dark, but it's quite revealing.

Yes I would need something to cover my shoulders for the daytime. It's not a church wedding but I'm assuming an Indian wedding would have similar standards of dress
If I suggest a pashmina does that giveaway my age ☺️

it doesn’t sound like a pashmina will be enough, depending on the wedding. Maybe check with the bride & groom what would be acceptable.

Traditional Indian wedding wear covers the shoulders, legs and sometimes all of the arms as well, so if you're not going for Indian clothes, be sure your Western clothes cover about the same surface area. Cleavage, dresses that don't cover the knee or clothing that clings to your body is not acceptable for what to wear to an Indian wedding as a guest

I did ask the bride (via the groom) but when I saw her she couldn't remember the photo but did say nothing that revealed the boobs.
So either they're relaxed or I misunderstood or she didn't want to be too blunt.
I think I'm going to have to rethink the dress

By Indian, I take it you mean Hindu wedding? The dress is lovely, just take something to cover the shoulders as you were going to; that will satisfy the formal parts of ceremony. Don't overthink it- Western dress is expected from Western people!

I think how revealing that sort of dress is depends on how big your boobs are- my cousin wore a jumpsuit with a similar style of top half to our wedding and ALL you can see in any photos of her are BOOBS. It’s literally the thing most people remember from the day 😂 but if you’re not on the larger side boob wise it would probably be fine. I agree a jacket or something more structured than a wrap/pashmina type thing would be ideal. Especially as we got married in July and it was FREEZING until the evening when the sun came out 😂

It is completely backless op? It looks like it might be. I would consider if so then it might be too revealing for a wedding

I think it’s beautiful and not too dark. I’d go for red/pink shoes depending on the exact colour at the bottom of the dress. Or silver.

But I think it sounds like you’d need to keep a jacket on the time so maybe you need something else. Have you looked at Coast?

I wouldn't wear a backless dress to a wedding tbh. It's nice though.

It's difficult to see the exact colours, but if that is yellow in the hem border colours, I'd be temped to wear yellow shoes and bag to give the outfit a bit of a colour lift.
Rather than a pashmina, I'd look for a lace or silk bolero style jacket in the main colour of the dress, or in a pink that is a match to the fabric. If you decide on a pink bolero, then wear pink or neutral shoes, not yellow!

Thank you, I double checked and was reassured that as long as my boobs aren't on display we're all good. Small boobs so all good
Thank you everybody for the helpful suggestions, some online shopping to do when I get home from work

Tit tape works! Alone the edges would keep you covered!

But for an Indian wedding I’d go a bit more covered.

This is really nice, yes wear it with the shoes you mentioned 🙌🏻 if you want you can wear a shawl on top but it's really nice as is

www.warehousefashion.com/ie/border-print-sparkle-halter-neck-maxi-dress/AWW04273.html

If this is the same dress, yes it is. I agree it's not ideal for a wedding.