Outfit for Muslim wedding

[poshfrock]

I have been by a Muslim colleague to her wedding in mid-September and am looking for help on what to wear. I appreciate that my "usual " wedding guest outfits would not be appropriate and don't want to upset or offend.
I am 5ft 5 and size 8/10 if that helps.
I did a quick Google for suitable wedding outfits and found this which I think is lovely but not sure if too fitted / sheer ?
As wedding is only about 3 weeks away it also needs to arrive on time!

m.rotita.com/rotita-patchwork-dusty-blue-long-scoop-neck-jumpsuit-g352669.html?currency=GBP&source=google&campaign=20978275369&creative=&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwiaa2BhAiEiwAQBgyHp2SD2tSXCqHw1n7ES6f0pNcZvQIBJ9KvybZX8HPTITzynnIeHL1wRoCY_kQAvD_BwE

rotita.com patchwork dusty blue long scoop neck jumpsuit

Any help or suggestions appreciated.

Budget £75-£100.

Many thanks 😊

I would ask the bride and if she has the time you could send her links. She might be able to lend you something appropriate. I understand people saying she will just be happy that you are there but it is a family event, there must be respect for the families tradition, culture, religion and values. I know my friend would want to check what I was wearing.

That jump suit is gorgeous. I am sure it would be suitable

I wouldn't go overboard with covering up. At my friend's wedding men and women were in separate rooms, so the women were much less covered than they would be out and about. I'd probably wear a dress that covers the knees and a cardigan or something over shoulders and elbows. You might take that off depending how covered others are.

People of the Muslim faith living in the UK see other people's skin every day and don't fall down dead
This!! we also don't fall down dead if there's some pork or alcohol near us either...

@poshfrock ask the bride what kind of outfit everyone is going to be wearing and if she can help you out? Maybe there might be an asian/ modest dress hire place as well that she knows of because obviously you dont want to end up spending so much money buying something that you may not wear again x

It's lovely that you are thinking of this! It depends on the culture and if it's segregated or not, as others have said sometimes in Arab weddings men and women are separate and women where whatever they want! If South Asian/men and women mixed together I don't think you need to buy anything specific unless you want to, just relatively modest dress i.e avoid showing cleavage bare shoulders back or leg above the knee.

Just shows how everyone does it differently. Every Arab wedding I’ve been to has been mixed and the women are dressed in floor length evening dresses but the one Asian wedding I went to it was segregated!

I would absolutely not be buying the one you linked. Looks like one of those websites selling shit made by children. Will likely be terrible quality when it arrived.

The dresses others linked are very nice though.

I feel the vast majority of English weddings are relatively modest in terms of what people wear. As in more so than an evening out or even formal event.

I probably would just ask your friend. I would avoid a lot of cleavage out or super short or super tight. Otherwise I think you’re ok…I had a plenty of people at my wedding wear sleeveless and just above the knee dresses (both Muslim and not Muslim) and can’t say anyone batted an eyelid.

The only caveat being if it’s in a mosque…then I would wear something long and long sleeved but it’s rare for a big wedding event to be in a mosque and even then it would be segregated so I wouldn’t worry a huge amount re sheer sleeves etc.

I was invited to my neighbours sons wedding. They had 1000 guests! I wore a maxi dress with a pretty cardigan to cover my arms/shoulders. It was a real experience and very different to an English wedding. It was very much about the groom and the bride was brought in at the end. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming.

As a Muslim
It depends what culture the wedding is
If it's a south Asian culture wedding (Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi) then it's respectful to be covered showing no legs or chest.
So something like link below
(It's called a shararah and is timeless)
https://memsaabonline.com/products/p-237-rose-gold-with-shararah-readymade-khuda-baksh-creations-2024?currency=GBP&variant=41252816519245&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&stkn=b0b72fb6d4aa&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_sq2BhCUARIsAIVqmQudsz3g_UQuNgOfmKIngl6LbA9HGc-obbGA_5PCjTBsnwI9bLh7WOwaAkM8EALw_wcB

Or you could go for sari or a long dress
https://www.andaazfashion.co.uk/light-mauve-mauve-silk-embroidered-anarkali-suit-lstv116248.html

If it's an Arab wedding then it's basically just any western English dress

If African then any western dress