If You’re A Guest… Never Wear These To A Wedding

Here are a few things you should not wear to a wedding if you’re a guest.

Wearing White

The first and foremost rule for women is that you should never even consider wearing white to a wedding that’s not yours. White is the colour that’s exclusively set for the bride and no one else. The only way you can get away with wearing white is if the bride has asked you to.

Wearing Black

On the flipside, it is best that you do not wear black to a wedding either. Black is a colour of mourning and sadness, rather than a colour of joy and celebration. Black can be pulled off – if done right. However, it’s so tricky to pull black off that it’ll be best to avoid the colour completely. This is especially so if the black dress is styled in a gothic sense – a serious wedding fashion crime.

Wearing Denim

You should steer well clear of wearing denim at a wedding. Denim is an expression of casualness and a wedding is anything but casual. Wearing denim is ultimately a sign of disrespect and a suggestion that you do not see the wedding as an important occasion.

Plunging Necklines

Wedding days are all about class and romance. Plunging necklines are anything but classy and romantic and so they should be avoided. Furthermore, all of the attention on a wedding day should go to the bride, and having a plunging neckline is a cry out for attention, which contradicts this.

Weddings are all about bringing out your internal beauty, which isn’t what plunging necklines are about.

A Corporate Style Suit

It’s fine to wear a suit jacket with a skirt. However a 9-5 styled trouser-suit is most certainly not appropriate for weddings. You’re going to a wedding, not to work in an office. Dress in something more fun and less rigid.

Wearing a Tiara

Sticking to the fact that weddings should be all about the bride and groom, you should never wear a tiara to a wedding that isn’t yours. The bride is the queen of the day and anyone else seen as trying to assume power will not be looked down upon favourably.

Going Shoeless

Wearing heels at a wedding can be very uncomfortable. Particularly since weddings are long affairs that involve lots of standing and dancing. However, this does not make it acceptable to walking around barefooted. Take a spare pair of flats or sandals for late-night dancing, but don’t walk around barefooted.

Too Many Accessories

Wearing too many accessories can make you look rather cheap, on a day that is all about class and elegance.

Speaking of looking cheap, you should ensure that your dress isn’t too tight. While you might want to show off your figure, anything seen as too seductive will be classified as cheap and that is certainly not the impression you want to give away at a wedding.