What to wear to a wedding?
 

Ok ladies, I need help. So my boyfriend and I have a wedding to go to at the end of May. His older brother is getting married. My boyfriend will be in the wedding but I am not (we have been together about a year and a half, his family is just now warming up to me). Anyways, that kind of leaves me on the sidelines and I would like to look nice. He will be in a tux, of course, but what in the H-e-double hockey sticks am I suppose to wear? The wedding is self explanatory and the reception will be in a ballroom with a sit-down meal and dancing. I have tried to get information out of my boyfriend about how formal it will be and he has no idea, we are both out of the loop as we are both away at school. So I am willing to fork out about $50 or $60 dollars on a dress; I just don't know how dressy/casual I should go for. I am in school and get out in three weeks so it's kind of crunch time with exams and will take me a month to find a dress, at least I am trying to be safe and not get in a last minute jam with nothing to wear.

I need help from you ladies as to what kind of dress I should go for. I am 5'5 and about 120-125-ish pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. I have a pear body shape and olive skin. So any advice would be welcomed. Also any online sites with dresses and links would be helpful and welcomed. So ladies knock yourselves out and see what you can do for me. I need the help.

Sincerely and thanks,
Vindicated0411

Go simple and elegant with some nice open-toed heels and jewelry - nothing too fussy. Hit up some department stores, try on a bunch of dresses, skirts, outfits, and you'll find one that is perfect. I always have much better luck trying on dresses rather than ordering online anyway.

If it's an evening wedding, go for darker colors, maybe a cocktail-type dress. Something like this?

http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do...scid=411181002
or this http://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1651212

We pear-shaped women look fabulous in full skirts.

If it's a daytime wedding, go for a sun-dress feel, maybe something floral and "flirty," maybe something like this:
http://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=966951
Or this: http://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1814005
Or this: http://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1800048

Something like this would be a safe option for either time:
http://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1814000

Don't wear white to a wedding (heh) and if the bride is EXTREMELY traditional, don't wear solid black, either. (It's seen as a mourning color, not for weddings; though these days just about anything goes and hardly anybody really cares what the guests wear).

Ooh! I love weddings!

Definitely go for something feminine, soft, but nothing too sexy -- if the bride so much as thinks you're upstaging her, you could be in for a catfight. Don't wear anthing that brings too much attention to you.

Of course, that doesn't mean you can't look great! Just shop around and find a dress that flatters you and fits you well. Something you can wear a few more times would be good, so you're not splurging on one day.

Feminine, soft, conservative ... oh, and with coordinating shoes. They don't have to match, they just have to look cute together. And whether you're standing or sitting, low heels (1"-2") would be the most comfortable on a small budget (expensive high heels are fairly comfortable, but I take it you're not planning on spending $500 on a new pair of shoes).

Oh, and a dress that falls to just below your knee would probably be the best. Nothing shorter and nothing to the floor. Knee-length dresses are fun and flirty, but conservative at the same time.

Good luck shopping!

weddings... shudder... events created by the devil himself...especially going as the plus one of an attendent...

basic black dress is probably best... nothing too sexy-- nothing too matronly... wear something you can accessorize with nice jewelry or something...

the purple overstock dress lurkette picked out is beautiful -- it's simple - yet classy... and you can dress it up with pearls... or a simple choker...

you're kind of in prom dress season -- so i'm sure lots of places will have dressy dresses -- but i'd go with elegant rather than sweet...

http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/Products...teID=210054841

was sort of cute... and wrap fronts are usually pretty flattering

http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/Products...teID=210054841
could also be cute, but it would need to be tried on (I get the feeling it needs decent boobs to pull it off)

it's hard to tell from the picture - but something like this:
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B000BUFCVG

properly accessorized - might also work -it's plain (and could very well look like just a slip -- but it could also be very elegant..

or even that- which looks like it'd be good for dancing
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B000BUEG1I

Dang, I *love* that dress! lurkette can dress me anytime!

wow that is so cute

Evening weddings tend to have a more formal atmosphere. Afternoon or morning weddings can range from quite casual (though not usually) to formal but they are usually somewhere in between.

Pick a nice dress that you could wear to church on sunday or on a nice date. You don't need anything longer than tea length and that length can go just about anywhere. As lurkette said go for the darker colors in the evening (though avoid the little black dress) and if it's in the afternoon then go with something lighter.

Don't worry too much about how overdressed or underdressed you are. If you pick something somewhat inbetween then you should look fine.

open toed shoes are fine, heals would be great.

Oh I just thought - if he's wearing a tux - then it's NOT casual at all. Your dress doesn't have to be formal and as a guest and not part of the wedding party you would be expected NOT to be dressed formally. But a nice dress anywhere from slightly above the knee to tea length could work. The longer dresses are what I would go for.

Heck, that purple one lurkette picked out could be worn to a nice dinner, or even to a daytime wedding (but I don't have the best fashion sense), so it would be flexible. With some simple black shoes (Payless or Walmart has good quality for cheap), you'd be set. With olive skin, you could also go for a nice chocolate brown or a deep green. Pear shape, do a fuller, flowier skirt, and hovering around the knee is a great length... not too old, not too sexy, just right. =)

a cocktail dress. you would never go wrong with a simple black dress. make it simple and accessorize. also opt for a stilletos--> its sexier :)