Looks like a great choice.
The invitation is baffling to me - hosts provide these details to make it easier for guests to choose attire that will make them comfortable. This seems so at odds with that.
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Exactly.
I feel like everyone is worried about “ curating”an event. Who cares what color the guests wear as long as not jeans and appropriate!
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She seems to want lighter, spring colors.
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I’m going to have to disagree with these very specific dress codes is to make things easier for their guests.
They are to make the pictures more cohesive.
It’s for the gram! For your mood board!
Saying that I think many will wear what they like. Because people don’t have time to shop for your vision.
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Oh, I agree 100% that the hosts do it for the photos.
My comment was more about manners. Good etiquette says you provide your guests with an indication of what to wear to wear so that they are comfortable in the environment - not showing up in an evening gown to a room full of people in business attire. Not in heels if they need to walk through the woods to the wedding venue.
Asking people to dress as props for the pictures is imho tacky.
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I know. That’s my struggle. I can’t find a dressy enough dress in spring colors.
I have this dress. But it doesn’t feel dressy enough (it is mid-calf length on me).
Edit: trying to find the pic
Close to this with a little blue in the middle of the flower:
I’ve looked for a dress in spring colors that I think is dressy enough and without spending more than I would like (I am already spending thousands to get the family to the wedding)…
So agree. And the new normal is no phones during the reception, because when the photographer takes professional photos of the first dance, they don’t want the background cluttered with people holding phones up.
But I want casual snaps of my family! The pro photographer won’t be taking those!
Unplugged during the ceremony? Of course!
I, too, have a June wedding with ‘black tie optional’ as the dress code. It’s an outdoor wedding at 4 pm! The guys are wearing black tuxes (not matching as most OWN tuxes because they wear them all the time; kids these days!), I’ve seen the bride’s dress and it isn’t terribly formal, and the bridesmaids are wearing floral (not matching), so I don’t think it is too formal. The bride told me they just didn’t want shorts and flip flops.
I was looking at some dresses and found one that is dark navy with cream dots. It had a ‘suggested’ pink jacket/sweater thing with it that I actually like. Neither dress nor jacket have pockets, so I’ll keep searching.
I like either the dress you have or the halter you posted, @lucy_van_pelt
This is a great dress. I think it would be good all seasons!
It is a beautiful dress and my favorite style! 
Eliza J makes quality clothing. IMO it is perfectly fine for the occasion, and if you add a wrap in one of the lighter colors of the pattern, it will be even more “spring.”’
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I think your dress will be fine as it looks springy and has a light colored pattern. I’m also not in favor of being told exactly what to wear beyond formal, etc. we were invited to a wedding this summer and told to wear “garden party” colorful clothes, too. I was a bit out off, as were a few others. But it turned out to be one of the prettiest weddings I’ve ever been to. Everyone in there pretty summery colors, and the guys did the best they could. I actually ended up liking it. Here are a couple pics. I’m on the right, the MOG you can tell. Her dress was amazing. Another pic with the FOG and our neighbor friends.
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You’re right. It will look fairly springy with the lighter polka dots and possibly a lighter wrap. Pretty dress.
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I love that MOB dress in the top photo - I think I saw it while looking this year!
I think springy doesn’t have to just mean pastels just like summer doesn’t have to mean, florals and neons or whatever! Spring can be in color, fabric weight, styling, length - all the things.
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It is soooo much prettier in person than the stock photos. It’s a Mac Duggal. Another photo with some more of her friends and a close up of her dress. That sequin appliqué was gorgeous. The brides wedding party did flower colors. It was just a pretty reception, outside under a giant tent.
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All I can say is that I hope the spring color preference was well-communicated.
We attended a wedding last year and the couple requested, “pastel or festive colors.” It was NOT printed on the paper invitation. It was only on the website where you did your RSVP.
There were several women in black. I don’t think the couple cared, but some of those women did when they found out too late! Two of my friends who attended missed the memo.
I think so.
That would tick me off! Just a little type at the bottom would suffice.
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Son’s wedding invitation had only date, location and QRcode to their website… really well designed, including a section on suggested dress code - garden semi-formal, with descriptions and examples. That ensured that everybody read up on all the logistics, including bus transportation to the nature preserve venue and RSVP’d online with meal choice for the catered dinner. It was great for almost everybody; for my parents, I mailed printouts of every single website panel/photo and handled their RSVP.
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Thanks for the input (and others also!). Maybe I’ll find a light blue pashmina instead of a shrug. I do love the dress - flattering style and price was right. I feel like it is dressier than the floral one, so will probably go with that.
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My daughter is wearing a Mac Duggal dress for her local wedding.
It’s a beautiful dress.
She’s the only one wearing anything fancy and the destination wedding is much more casual.
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