Help! Attending a vow renewal and have no idea what to wear

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Is it just the same as wedding outfits? Or is it less formal?

If anybody has any ideas that would be great. I live in jeans and tshirts or casual jumpsuits and don't really do the dressing up thing.

It up north in April. I'm 44 pale, with dyed red hair and prefer dark and jewel colours. I'm 5'5", a size 14 with an hourglass figure. My upper arms need covering and I'm a 32FF where gravity is taking over so high necks don't suit me. I need something fitted otherwise I look like I'm wearing a sack!

Budget is up £100

TIA

Do you know what kind of venue it is? Sit down meal, buffet, what else? All that would give more indications. For some people it's basically like another wedding. At the more casual end of wedding guest outfit is what I would guess at if no more information. A wrap dress or more dressy jumpsuit?

Well just like with wedding and indeed any kind of celebration… it depends on the type (plus of course… what you fancy wearing and feel comfortable in!!)

It's in a church with the following bit in the church hall, I'm guessing that might make it more casual?

a vow renewal is in a church?

wow didn’t think that was possible

ok so I’d treat like a wedding

Although church hall sounds like tea and sandwiches for an hour or so

definitely not too dressy

I'd assume if it is a Church ceremony, then it is more dressy.

But, rather than going on assumption from strangers, I'd be asking other people who are going.

Normally I would but its one of DH's colleagues so I don't actually know anyone else going!

Well other than DH who is absolutely no use on these kind of things.

This comes in different colours
joliemoi.co.uk/products/rashelle-jersey-long-sleeve-maxi-dress-navy?_pos=4&_psq=Rashelle&_ss=e&_v=1.0

Oh I like that. Thank you!

(I known I'm missing the point, but is it a vow renewal as code for "one of them cheated")?

That's why DH won't renew our vows, neither of us have cheated.

I'd opt for a midi dress and smarter cardigan myself. Think formal garden party rather than evening wear

@ThursdaysMonkey

Except I know people planning on doing it this year for their 5th anniversary because COVID messed up their original plans, then they had 2 children. This couple I know are having a vow renewal and baptising the children all in one ceremony

There’s a thread on this once a month or so, the general gist is that this is an assumption that people make but then various posters come on and explain why they did theirs (not cheating related) and other posters conclude that this is an acceptable reason for a vow renewal but everyone else’s is a farce.

I’ve no skin in the game but to be fair even if they’ve been through a rough patch and want to reaffirm their vows, I’m not sure why that would be a bad thing.

Its combined with a big anniversary so I don't believe so