Gay society wedding!!!

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Help! We are going to a wedding in August. It’s a guy I work with. I wasn’t a bit worried about it untill everyone in the office starting talking.

They are a gay couple who are well known in “social circles” and it’s a large wedding.

What the hell does a 50 something mum and her 60 something husband wear? (Well don’t care about husband he wears a suit. The dress code is no black tie formal.

size 18-20 Don’t mind what the price is so long as it’s worth it.

All suggestions welcome.

Ok, the usual sort of questions:

• What do you like? Colours, shapes, fabrics, dress/separates, general vibe.
• Is the wedding in a field or a city hotel?
• When you say you don't mind the price, what does that mean? Can you spend £100s, £1000s?
• Do you prefer to shop in person or online, or both ok?

Ok thanks. It is in a 5 star hotel. The whole thing. I’m a soft summer so Smokey colours suit me best and I suit fit and flare type gifs not columns. I like youthful but not mutton. Love flowing skirts fitted tops. Budget in hundred max.

Budget less than £1000

£100 or £1000??

Is that
‘No black tie - but formal’?

or

’Please don’t wear anything formal’?

(I honestly don’t understand why you think a woman of fifty should have particular difficulty dressing for a wedding. Surely the whole point of the celebration is to bring together the multiple generations of two families, along with their friends?)

Glitter and rainbows. That’s definitely what you wear to a “gay wedding”…..

What's wrong with the OP looking for inspiration for something suitable? Why post if you're going to be so dismissive?

Okay - nothing like a bit of stereotyping.

Or maybe something sophisticated would be more suitable?

Browse through Wolf and Badger 👍

Pretty sure that was a sarcastic comment highlighting that dressing for 'gay' weddings in no different from dressing for straight weddings...

What the hell does a 50 something mum

What does being a mum have to do with it?

On a budget of up to £1,000 I could have helped but with this comment, "I like youthful but not mutton" I won't.

Also failing to see the relevance of it being a gay couple.

That was clearly sarcasm.

This sounds like a fantastic occasion & if it were me I would go for a long dress and some really glam jewellery. I live in Ireland and love McElhinneys (Donegal) which is renowned for wedding style. They deliver.
Have a great time.

Stop focusing on the fact the people getting married are gay.

Rixo dresses are great for weddings and they do lots in larger sizes.

https://rixolondon.com/products/meera-dress-chelsea-floral-black a friend of mine wore this as her actual wedding dress recently in a larger size and she looked amazing- she had it adjusted to be less low at the front.

If it's formal but not black tie, your husband can just wear a lounge suit- if the grooms are wearing morning suits he could also consider a morning suit but it's not required (and they probably won't be).

I second Wolf and Badger! Good luck. Ignore all grouchy, unhelpful people on here.

Do you like long or mid length usually?
What is your figure/shape?
Are there aspects of your figure you like to show off or others you prefer to hide?
What sort of shoes/heel height do you think you'll be wearing?

This will help us make useful suggestions.

Heat getting to you, @Fast800goingforit? 😅

Sorry-forgot to use the sarcasm type face….

Nobody forget the sarcasm face!

Marina Rinaldi from Max Mara. I buy all my special clothes from the brand

Agree ignore the hard time you’re getting - you just sound daunted! This Rixo dress fits the criteria I think.

https://rixolondon.com/products/arlena-dress-stone-blue

But I need to understand the dress code and context before making any suggestions!

No, but shitty comments to the OP and stereotyping are crap. Was in a lovely air-conditioned office so DFOD.

That swishing noise you heard? It was the point zooming over your head.

Oh no, how will OP ever cope without your wonderful suggestions (even if she does have a budget of up to £1,000)!