Marriage registration

[TheGoodDinosaur]

What do you wear??? I've been married before, so not fussed really about the whole 'wedding'. Just want to be married. DP hasn't been married before. He is saying he'd like to wear a nice suit. But I feel like I can't dress up and not wear a wedding dress because I don't know what I'd wear, but I don't want to wear a wedding dress as it seems a bit OTT for the occasion. Help?!

Just wear a nice smart outfit? Maybe something like what you’d wear as a guest to someone else’s wedding.

If you're really asking about what to wear when you go to register your marriage (before the ceremony), then just go in whatever you'd normally wear to leave the house. It's really not a big event to register. I was in jeans and a t-shirt as was my fiancée.

I assume you are talking about a registry office wedding (with or without guests), rather than the appointment beforehand where you fill in the paperwork and give notice you are going to get married? If so then just something smart if you want to feel dressed up, probably I'd go for a nice summer dress , a smart tailored jacket or bolero over the top, low heels or smart flats as you prefer, nice discrete jewellery and a blow dry or simple up-do (as PP says, like you'd wear to a wedding as a guest or to a posh garden party or a fancy restaurant). Why not treat yourself to a nice new dress which can then double up as smart work or occasion wear?

But there are no 'rules', you can turn up wearing football strip or a full on meringue wedding dress and tiara or fancy dress or jeans and t-shirt, so long as you are clothed and nothing offensive...

Depends on your taste and budget but ghost, coast or chi chi London are good places to look for dresses which look smart/dressed up without being 'wedding' dresses.

Sorry to keep posting, but if you head over to the style and beauty board there are pretty regular posts looking for a 'dress to get married in that isn't a wedding dress' from posters who have exactly your dilemma. There are some fabulous posters with lots of knowledge/shopping expertise who make great suggestions - if you post your budget and some info about your figure/preferences then I am sure they will have suggestions, or look back through the archives for previous posts. I lurk regularly for the vicarious thrills!

@Momniscient no she’s talking about what to wear for a registry office wedding. That’s the whole ceremony.

OP I’d still wear something nice. Doesn’t have to be a big white dress but maybe a nice dress you feel great in. It’s still special even if you’re not making a big fuss

Wear what you feel comfortable in - a smart suit, dress and jacket etc works, or 3/4 length summer dresses in cream perhaps is a half way house. Personally I will definitely wear a dress if and when I remarry, the ceremony matters more than the party to me but I will have a church wedding, who cares if it's second time around, still your day

Thanks all. The marriage registration is simply the legal formalities of marriage - it's the cheapest option and is just the 2 people getting married and 2 witnesses. So there's no readings or anything associated with a 'ceremony'. So short and sweet and therefore not a full on wedding dress kind of thing. But it doesn't feel right to rock up in jeans and a hoody somehow. It's also likely to be in December as that's the earliest appointment they have available so cold and probably pissing down
I will head over to the style and beauty board, thank you.