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By: Femmeiniste » Blog Archive » Summer Wedding Fashion: The Coverup - Uncle Karl approved since 2009

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:21:32 +0000

[...] to summer! Wedding season is in full swing. We’ve covered wedding fashion outdoors, in the church, at the beach, so hopefully you have your eye on the dresses you’ll be wearing [...]

By: Femmeiniste » Blog Archive » More Wedding Season Fashion: The Beach! - Uncle Karl approved since 2009

Wed, 27 May 2009 16:25:08 +0000

[...] almost to June, the biggest wedding month of the year, so it’s time to take another pass at wedding guest fashion. While there are a few rules that are consistently safe for any wedding (don’t flash too [...]

By: Emma

Emma — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:46:06 +0000

Luckily for the Indian wedding that I went to, the bride provided the sari’s. Oddly enough, her future in-laws got them from a shop in Houston, apparently there’s a large Indian community there. We got my husband’s wedding wear in Singapore – so, not super convenient for most. I think your best bet is to link up with one of your Indian friends who can take you to a favorite shop. Big secret there: there actually are saris that are “easy to wear”. No wadding up material in certain lentgths, just put it on and go. My sari, sadly, sits in my closet for lack of an occasion to wear it. Not to mention, I’m intimidated by it – it’s not easy to wear…

As for the rule book on what to wear to a wedding. I just googled “wedding guest dress etiquette” and came up with quite a few hits. Wish I had done that before… Lots of good advice.

By: Chloe

Chloe — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:39:39 +0000

I looooove love love the yellow. I’m really feeling yellow right now, no idea why.

I’m going to a wedding in the beginning of September in Kansas (on the playground where the bride and groom met- they went to elementary school together, awww) and I’ll be rocking my Nanette Lepore Sunny Day dress for that one. *thumbs up*

By: Kai

Kai — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:34:04 +0000

I gather black is common at New York weddings, but it’s traditionally a no-no (funeral colors inappropriate for a wedding) — it’s really uncommon at most of the Midwestern weddings I’ve been to, although there’s usually that one woman who wears it and sticks out. White is definitely a no also unless there’s a black-and-white theme or something like that. Yeah, the idea is that you not be confused with the bride, which a sundress probably wouldn’t, but still. It’s not like there aren’t a trillion other colors you can wear that don’t run the risk of ticking off the bride.

I have sadly never been to a full-out Indian wedding — I had to miss the Indian part of the only one I’ve been to. Emma might have opinions on that one, though — she stayed for the whole deal!

By: Betsy

Betsy — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:19:47 +0000

Someone really needs to post the rules for these things. For example, black at weddings – I’ve seen and worn black to plenty of northeast urban evening wedding affairs, but that’s a no for daytime weddings anywhere else in the country right? Can you wear white at a wedding? I always thought no, but then I saw a friend wear a white sundress to a wedding last summer. What about Indian weddings and others where guests will be wearing traditional dress – how can we get our hands on those? etc. etc. etc.

By: Kai

Kai — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:43:06 +0000

Ooh, that sounds nice… Will definitely keep an eye out!

By: Monique

Monique — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:39:13 +0000

Ah, wedding attire. A constant thorn in the side.

I tried on a gorgeous chartreuse silk number by Cynthia Steffe last week – smocked waist, low back but high neck. Stunning, really, it fit beautifully and now I’m kicking myself for not purchasing it – it would have been perfect for the 2 weddings I have this summer!

Keep your eyes peeled for me?