What to wear to 6:30pm Saturday wedding?

[jmarie]

I am attending a wedding, my nephews. It is a church wedding with a sit down dinner following, at the Country club. Does that make it a formal event or will a church dress do? I guess I am out of the loop and really need some advice. Thanks, so much, in advance, for any replies!

[Vanessa]

Since the wedding starts at 6:30pm I believe the bridal party will wear tuxedos and fancy dresses. Since its a sit down dinner following take into account a full mass/ wedding will take 1 hr then getting to the reception easily can be around 8pm.
I would wear since its summer a nice dress maybe colorful for summer. You might want to take a wrap in case it gets cold or chilly. You could also wear a classic black dress or navy, pumps and have your hair up (if you have longer hair). I would wear comfortable shoes in case you want to hit the dance floor :)
In case you want to be sure how formal or informal is the wedding you could call your nephew's mom or anyone in the bridal party.

[chefbec]

I'm with Vanessa. I've sung at hundreds of receptions and this should definitely be dressy. Have fun!

[jmarie]

I have a really nice pants outfit. But the top is white trimmed in black with black slacks....Is the white too much? Does it detract from the bride? The top is mostly white...there is a black piece that buttons into the V-neck of the top and then there is a black design on the sleeves and on the collar of the front. What do you think?

[chefbec]

Personally, I don't care for pants outfits for a Saturday affair, no matter how dressy. Do you have a great dress?

[kwormann]

SOunds like a great excuse to go shoping...do you have an ANn Taylor near you? They are having great sales right now on fabulous summer dresses!

[ellielk]

jmarie, An after 5 wedding calls for something fairly dressy. My son got married a couple of weeks ago in an outdoor evening ceremony. Wear what you're comfortable in and what makes you feel like you look good. If the pants outfit fits that definition, it'll be fine. Remember, the bride and groom and their parents are the stars of the show. I don't think the white top to the pants outfit will detract from the bride. My son's step-mother wore a white sun-dress that had black dots of different sizes on it and she looked fine - nice and summery crisp. It's not like you're thinking about a white lace dress. THAT would be a bit much. Plus, you'll find people wearing just about everything - all the 'rules' seem to have gone out the window.

[funnybone]

Originally posted by ellielk
Plus, you'll find people wearing just about everything - all the 'rules' seem to have gone out the window.


I was just about to say that. It's the same with offices and even restaurants. People just don't dress up like they used to, and its a shame.