Could I wear this outfit to a Christmas Eve wedding?

[CathyBlowsBubbles]

Could I wear this to a late afternoon Christmas Eve wedding? Friends are getting married this year and I’ve left it very late to get an outfit. I want to look glam casual as that’s the stated vibe. DH going black tie. Plan would be matching shoes and an ivory coloured calf length faux fur coat that I already own. Concerns are that it looks inappropriate for a wedding or that it’s too light or close to bridal colours. Opinions please.

Get it in one of the other colours - the one you have posted a picture of could easily be someone’s wedding dress. In another colour it would be fab

The bride herself could wear this outfit and look bridal so no it isn't appropriate.

No. You’re not the bride.

Apart from the outfit, who gets married on Christmas Eve? That’s just really annoying!

Absolutely NOT under any circumstances should you wear this outfit.
it’s IVORY! No! Please don’t do that to your friend.

Only hear for the comments…

You absolutely don’t speak for everybody with this. I and plenty of people I know would have absolutely no problem with champagne/ gold colour. It’s not a bridal gown ffs. Personally I think people need to get over themselves with weddings and thinking they can dictate what people can or can’t wear. I also see no problem with asking the bride. It’s a simple bloody question that will take two minutes to answer not another huge decision ffs.

No

Well, if you read the thread, you’d see that well before the pile in, I accepted the general consensus and I’ve bought it in red. Not that many people seem interested in that. It’s almost as if everyone would prefer for me to be indignant and refuse to consider wearing anything else! 🙄

In what world does that outfit look bridal!?

In the real world

I feel like we're heading for some sort of record here in number of people still posting about the original outfit without having read OP's multiple, very clear updates 🤣

Do you mean actual black tie for your husband? As in tux and bowtie, or just a black suit?

I can't imagine anyone looking in any way sensible in a tux and white trainers.

I would have assumed glam casual was a very normal wedding dress code, and so would have fitted better with suit and no tie for the men rather than full black tie (with casual shoes...)

Except for all the rational people who do....
Because, just for ONE day, the bride gets to be the most important person in the room, and anyone else who is self-centred enough to dress in a bridal colour/not consider that very much WILL still be the person that 80% of tye other guests are rolling their eyes at with incredulity-regardless of how hip or modern the circles you think you move in.

OP has clearly stated she won't be a twat - I'd follow suit when the opportunity next presents itself if I were you!

The red is lovely, and perfect for a Christmas wedding! Not the white, though.

I must live in the same world as you!
These threads are always the same.

FWIW, I actually much prefer the red anyway.

This - it's not suitable

Too white and almost looks like a smart wedding dress. Very nice though.

No, because I don't live in the 1990s. This site makes me laugh sometimes, the etiquette advice is about thirty years out of date.

I agree, I don't actually like the outfit all that much. I'm just rolling my eyes at all the people who think it's 'wedding unsuitable'. I really don't know what world they are living in.

And - shock, horror - some of us are STILL NOT YET FIFTY but still think this would be a revoltingly self-centric outfit for anyone else to appear in for SOMEONE ELSE'S wedding.

Feel free to be as GenZ/self-absorbed/modern etiquette as you like.

Anyone would still be an unashamed twat to pitch up in this outfit if the bride is planning on wearing white. If you don't like that, so be it. Doesn't stop it from being what it is though!

I don't care what a bunch of out of touch Mumsnetters think. People in my circles have moved with the times.

The dark red one is beautiful, the first one looks white so absolutely not, you will regret it if you do as you might upset the bride and other guests. Best to stay clear of any colour that even faintly resembles white.

Agree - lovely but NOT for a wedding unless you want to run the risk of upsetting the bride.....!

Absolutely not. Too close to white.