Is this too casual for a 'semi formal' wedding?

[Arcticbeer]

I am not a very stylish person so would appreciate honest opinions. Can I wear this dress to my brother's wedding? It is cotton and quite simple style so I'm wondering if it's too casual.

It looks comfy though and I do prefer simple. Just wondering if I will look like I've dressed for a barbecue..
www.next.co.uk/style/su597232/f04221#f04221

Lovely dress and completely suitable.

It’s not a very nice dress. There are so many nice dresses

a black fascinator would be a lovely touch op or even a hat

will you wear it with a black belt?

It's perfect. Definitely no hat or fascinator to in informal wedding. I hardly ever use a bag these days either, but that's up to you. Nice pair of wedges and your golden. Enjoy.m

It’s lovely, and I love the sleeves-so unusual to get away from the bloody milkmaid sleeves that are on everything just now

I think that is a very nice dress and can't see why it wouldn't be suitable. But wear a hat and even gloves to make it more formal if you want to.

I hadn't got that far! Wedding's at the end of August so I'm just starting to think about it. Should I?

What you’re describing is absolutely fine for a ‘semi formal’ wedding. Hardly anyone wears hats to weddings any more and a suit without a tie is also fine. It’s not 1985.

Hat and gloves 🤣

She’s not the Queen Mother ffs

I mean I think it’s ‘fine’ but not quite wedding - however, I wouldn’t wear it next to your DH who will be wearing blue. I think it’ll really jar.

I've never dressed to match DH or him to me. Is that something people really do?

it looks nice in the picture

and i am getting audrey Hepburn vibes and would like a black hat/fascinator also

I’ve seen couples do it at weddings, and while I wouldn’t deliberately go and buy a blue dress to match…I just think it’ll look a bit off in any photos.

I don’t love the black and white; to me it’s a little too workwear, that’s probably just colouring my view.

I think it's a lovely dress, totally suitable, and practical as it can be worn on other occasions too.
The black belt looks lovely and you could pair it with brightly coloured shoes and clutch.

Hats and gloves 😂

Clashing with your DH 😂😂

This thread is madder than a Hatter convention.

It's a lovely dress and is fine. I'd wear bright shoes with it personally to lift the monochrome, but that's personal preference.

Of course it's not too white. THIS would be unsuitable for a wedding guest.
https://www.next.co.uk/style/su597196/f04302
But your dress is fine OP. Have fun.

Honestly? I think it’s too casual. It’s the kind of dress I see women wearing to work so it doesn’t say ‘wedding’ to me. Even though it’s a semi formal wedding, I think it’s not dressy enough. I’d take semi formal as you don’t need a hat but you do need to dress up. I also wouldn’t wear black and white if my partner was wearing a blue suit. You don’t need to match but it’d look better if the colours you wear complement each either.

semi formal dress code, but don’t wear white based, or white for a wedding ( sorry my picture didn’t save )

Think cocktail dress/ semi formal wear

It's lovely, perfect for a wedding guest. Definitely get the belt to go with it, and some fab shoes and bag. Possibly a hat if you are a hat person. Some excellent sunglasses if not, particularly if any of the day will be spent outside.

It's a lovely dress but has a casual/workwear vibe to it. Something my more mature line manager would wear to a work function.

I've been looking at this dress for a formal occasion, have a look in Reiss as well. You wouldn't need to do anything to elevate this dress like the floral dress. The one you chose needs statement accessories to tip it into semi formal vibe from school teacher dress.

https://www.reiss.com/style/su607911/an6312#an6312

You know what, you’re probably right. I’ve just realised that my opinion is coloured by the fact that my MIL wore black and white to our wedding, when the entire wedding party was in navy, and it still looks shit in the photos 🤣

Me too.

A wedding isn't a set of photos though. It's a live, in-person celebration. Surely it matters more that people actually enjoy it than whether the photos look perfectly colour-coordinated. And I am going to go out on a limb and say that zero percent or men attending a wedding give a single thought to how their outfit "coordinates" with a partner's.

People seem to have imbibed this utterly bizarre idea that a wedding is basically a photoshoot with the principal objective of producing as aesthetically pleasing a set of photos as possible and not, you know, a celebration of a romantic union with the couple's friends and family in which the objective is to have fun and support the couple.