wedding attire ?!
 

Ok I seriously need everyone's opinion here.. a good friend of mine sent me a wedding invitation and I can't decide what to wear?!?! :confused:

The wedding is in mid-October, and it will be an outdoor wedding by a lake... maybe that will help some of you help me? I sure hope so!

I would try a dress (maybe sheath) in a jewel tone that has a blazer to match, just in case it gets chilly.

Anything in black would still be appropriet. I'd do something with a slight sleeve and maybe a warm colored scarf or a shawl or something. If you don't want to do black try a warm brown/gold toned dress. Both are great fall colors.

What are her bridesmaid dress colors?

Hootie

That depends... in some areas (like mine!), it is considered very rude to wear black to a wedding... so I'd check before you do!

great ideas.. keep them coming!!!
i'm totally clueless here!

btw: her bridesmaids colors are burgandy and silver i believe

Don't wear white, either. It'll be after Labor Day anyway, but only the bride should be in white at any time of the year.

It depends, the weather in October would be very different in Pampa than it would be Del Rio.

*bump* ;)

I agree about checking on the black idea... I only wear black to weddings of my close friends who understand that it is just my style because I don't want acquaintances to think I am being rude (it is an etiquette no-no in almost every book)...

I think a nice navy suit or dress might work...

I'm going to a wedding in Richmond in October and this is the dress I bought for it. I got it at Talbots and they had a lot of nice, similar styles.

http://www.talbots.com/talbotsonline...&ic=&a=2XV&h=P

I think that a navy or royal blue dress would be good. Any autumnal color would work also. I agree that you should steer clear of black or white.

I like KillarneyRose's dress. The plum color is very nice.

What time of day is the wedding?

If it's during the day and maybe a little more casual, I would consider something like this from jcrew:

a cute little dress in the color petal: http://jcrew.com/catalog/product.jht...94&catId=43830

a sweater in case it's cold, in oatmeal heather:
http://jcrew.com/catalog/product.jht...91&catId=44056

cute little shoes, in natural:
http://jcrew.com/catalog/product.jht...91&catId=44077

or, if it's cool, boots, also in natural:
http://jcrew.com/catalog/product.jht...orName=NATURAL


If it's more dressy, later in the day, I think this dress is nice (can you tell I like brownish/beige colors for fall?):
http://store.nordstrom.com/product/p...tyleID=2796740

Here's another nice one:
http://r1.east.rmi.yahoo.com/rmi/htt...ategory=200302

wow valkyrie & krose, thank you so much for the visual examples! those links were very helpful!

thanks also to everyone for the great ideas! i really appreciate all the help because it is definately a starting point i didn't have before!

p.s. the wedding will be in the mid-afternoon

You're welcome!! I love to look for clothes -- for myself or anyone else!

a year later...
 

Hello you fabulous GC'ers!

I'm in need of wedding attire help again!

This fall I have about 500 weddings to attend, and since I have a job now, I can go SHOPPING! :D

One wedding that i have absolutely no idea what to wear takes place on December 27th.. a few days after Christmas, and I am completely discombobbulated as to what to wear to that one!

Since you know the wedding colors (burgandy and silver), wearing a coordinating or complimentary dress would be nice. I wouldn't recommend a dress too like the bridesmaid's, but one that would look nice next to is. I do this so in pictures, I still look good with the background, other girls, etc.

I'm old-fashioned and don't wear all black (funeral-like) or all white (competing with bride) to a wedding. The one exception was when my girl-friend's wedding colors were black and red and wanted us (all her sisters) to wear black. It was really elegant.

What time of day is the December 27th wedding? The time of day will dictate the formality of your outfit.

I would think that a Christmas time wedding is a wonderful time to wear some luscious velvet dress that you want to buy but can't justify! Or, one of those classic organdy plaid skirts.

I'm in the "never wear black or white to a wedding" camp, too, btw.