What Should You Wear As A Wedding Guest?

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What Should You Wear As A Wedding Guest?

• Receiving a wedding invite is exciting and fun.
  What dress to wear, accessories to match, heels
  or flats, and the hairdo, there are a million
  things that will start floating around in your
  mind. But whether you want to wear a traditional
  gown or a more modernistic wedding guest pant
  suit, you would want to be appropriately dressed
  for the occasion. And how do you decide what is
  suitable and perfect?

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• Here is a guide to help you make up your mind
  with the focus entirely on the outfit you should
  choose to wear.

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• One of the best ways then to decide your dress is
  to check the venue of the wedding. Visit the
  location website and check photographs of the
  previous events. What are the women wearing to
  the wedding? If the venue calls for a formal
  dress code, you will find most ladies in
  floor-length sweeping gowns or dressier wedding
  guest pantsuitin exclusive cuts and designs. But
  if the environment is informal, there will be
  lots of pretty floral dresses and midis around.
  Follow the pattern and you cannot go wrong.

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The other possibility is a mention in the card
about the level of formality at the wedding

• Black-tie weddings This is the highest
  formality level of a wedding and generally
  denotes achurch affair in the evening. In such a
  case, wear a formal full-length gown that covers
  the ankles but for a marginally less formal
  event, a dressy wedding guest pantsuitor an
  elegant cocktail dress should do too.

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• Cocktail weddings This is the semi-formal
  level and a notch below the strict formal dos.
  Cocktail dresses are chic and sophisticated and
  are typically very formal for day weddings and
  more casual for evening celebrations. Instead of
  opting for the traditional cocktail gowns or
  a wedding guest pantsuit, select a tea-length,
  midi, or knee-length dress.

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• Semi-formal weddings Light shades and fabric
  are ideal for day weddings while darker hues and
  heavy fabric like brocade dresses are appropriate
  for evening events. You can also choose a dressy
  skirt and top, a below-the-knee dress, or an
  elegant wedding guest pantsuitin metallic ribbed
  patterns or 3-piece scalloped sequin lace. Try
  nice wedges or heels to match with the dresses.

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• Give careful thought to selecting a dress because
  you should be able to mingle well with the other
  guests who are appropriately dressed for the
  wedding.