appropriate wedding attire

[oranges]

Hi PSers!
I had a thread over in diamond hangout asking if black was appropriate to wear to a wedding--and the general consensus was YES. However, the more I thought about wearing black, the less I wanted to wear it (afternoon wedding, sept 4). I found a very pretty dress that is offered in an army green or a pale pink. I ordered both colors to see which I prefer. The pink one is $80 less than the green -- so I would *like* to wear that one but I'm concerned that a light pink is too close to white to wear to a wedding. What are your thoughts? Would you wear a pale pink dress to a wedding? What are your "rules" for wedding attire? Thanks so so much.

 

[zoebartlett]

Can you post a picture of both dresses? I'd have to see the army green dress to vote for that one. Right now, my vote's pink.

 

[oranges]

Hi Zoe!
Thank you so much for your reply! I haven't received the dresses yet, I'll get them on Monday and I'll post a picture then! I'd like to give a more accurate representation of how the dress looks on someone who is 5'4 since it looks QUITE short on the 5'11 model! I wouldn't dream of wearing this dress to a wedding if I thought that it would be as micro-mini as it is on the model. The dress is 31 inches long and when I measured that length on myself, it came to about 3-4 inches above the knee-- which is fine.

 

[Nomsdeplume]

It depends on how pale the pink is. If it is very close to white, I probably wouldnt wear it. However, if it is quite obviously pink, there should be no issue (unless of course the bride is wearing pink, which is a possibility these days).
My personal rules are: No white or off-white. No sequins. No micro-minis. Nothing fire-engine red. Nothing slutty.
I generally stick with black or shades of blue, green and purple to be safe. I also once wore a nice brown dress with bronze details.

 

[oranges]

thanks for your reply kribbie! i actually ordered the dress online-- because it was selling out very quickly and it ended up being SEE THROUGH! so i didn't even have to worry about the shade of pink! I definitely think that your rules of thumb are great--I'll definitely keep them in mind. I'm actually having the hardest time in the world finding a dress--i'm going to a BCBG outlet soon, so hopefully that will change. Most BCBG dresses are appropriate looking

 

[Nomsdeplume]

BCBG dresses are lovely! I'm sure you will find something great.

 

[Nomsdeplume]

Your story reminds me that I should add another rule to my list:
Nothing see through.

 

[oranges]

hehe-- yeah wearing a see-through dress to a wedding is definitely a no-no! sometimes you won't even know if a dress is see-through until you photograph it with a flash-- now that's scary!