Another what to wear (wedding question)

[bmccasland]

Early evening, a coctail length dress is entirely appropriate as far as I know, but I'm a biologist.

our son's wife was terrified that we'd come to the wedding in bike gear!

Well there is the Tuxedo Jersey.... And we all know that TE has some lovely lady's jerseys, then you could wear a biking skirt to make it more formal ....

I hate to hijack the thread but would the ring bearer be a SNAKE???

What she asked!

[Zen]

No matter what the length, you can't go wrong with sequins.













Yes, I'm kidding.

[Crankin]

That's good, Zen. I have a great short length beaded cocktail dress, but it's black. Almost everything I have is black, but I know that's a no-no.
OK, enough of this wedding stuff. I have to go to the grocery store.

[limewave]

That's good, Zen. I have a great short length beaded cocktail dress, but it's black. Almost everything I have is black, but I know that's a no-no.
OK, enough of this wedding stuff. I have to go to the grocery store.

It's okay to wear black to weddings these days. The last wedding I went to, many of the women were wearing cute black cocktail dresses . . . including the Mother of the Groom. And she looked FABULOUS

[jdubble]

That's good, Zen. I have a great short length beaded cocktail dress, but it's black. Almost everything I have is black, but I know that's a no-no.

actually, i don't think wearing black to an evening wedding is as much of a no-no as it used to be, especially if you accessorize with color. though it being summer, i'd be more inclined to get something more summery/lighter, something like this maybe?

[Crankin]

Taffeta is not my thing... plus, it's way too hot for summer. Anyway, I just got a reply from my DIL and she said the bridesmaids' dresses are short, berry color. She said a cocktail dress is fine, too. I am not sure why her mom got a long dress.
I do know that black is sort of OK for weddings now. The beaded dress I have is too big on me; I got it about 2 months before I started cycling (it's 9 years old). So, I feel I have more choice now. I definitely will not be wearing anything that remotely looks like a "mother of the groom" dress; I want to show off my cycling muscles!

[Biciclista]

yeah!

[Trek420]

I definitely will not be wearing anything that remotely looks like a "mother of the groom" dress; I want to show off my cycling muscles!

Yeah! All I know about wedding fashions is "don't upstage the bride"

[Biciclista]

oh geez, or clash with their colors!

[zoom-zoom]

Yeah! All I know about wedding fashions is "don't upstage the bride"

My MIL didn't get this memo. When I got married (at Christmas time) all of my bridesmaid's had simple, ankle-length satin dresses in a sort of champagne color (we carried bouquets of ivory and red pointsettias with ivy trailing from the bouquets). My mom's dress was in a nearly identical style in a sort of cranberry color. My MIL had bought a forest green velvet dress that would have "matched" the wedding party and flowers perfectly...then at the last minute exchanged this suitable dress for a lavender skirt suit...for a Christmas themed wedding. In all of the wedding party shots it's not my hubby and I who stand out, but my MIL in her stupid clashing suit.

Oh, and the reason she traded outfits...I kid you not: she said she wanted to show off her legs.

This is how she is all the time. Needless to say, I am not fond of her. She is pushy and self-centered.

/rant

I think as long as your dress is a suitable style and color that doesn't stand out from the rest of the group you will be fine.

[jdubble]

Taffeta is not my thing... plus, it's way too hot for summer.

see i'm a sucker for anything shiny so i'd jump at the opportunity to wear taffeta and i forget that june can be hot when you're not on the west coast. it'd still be cool enough for the jacket here in june.

but definitely show off those muscles!

[Crankin]

It could be cool enough for the jacket, but it's really humid in Philadelphia in the summer.
Anyway, this is what I am thinking of, either in the graphite color or black. I would get some type of shawl or shrug to wear if it's cool.
It looks better when you click on the other colors, not on the original picture; you can see the chiffon layer.

http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/Wedd...6454/96454.jsp

I don't think I will upstage the bride, since she is 22 and a former Marine. She is gorgeous and has muscles.