Wedding dress code

Ilovecupcakes

I am looking for some impartial advice about wedding dress codes...

My boyfriends sister is getting married next month and l have been searching for a dress to wear for ages. I have found the perfect one BUT it's cream. It's knee length with cap sleeves and some beading around the neck and waist (cant find it online or l'd post a pic) l was all set to buy it when my mum told me it is a major faux pas to wear cream to a wedding.

Does anyone know if this is still the case or is it an old fashioned rule nobody follows anymore? I was going to accessorise it with coral coloured shoes and maybe a coral coloured blazer (l hate pashminas) and maybe a flower in my hair to break the cream up a bit.

I would ask the bride but l have never actually met her or most of my boyfriends family as they live at the other end of the country, l'm obviously a bit nervous about meeting them so l don't want to add to the stress.

balletshoes

If you're breaking up the cream with coral (great idea ) then I think it will be lovely, and not at all inappropriate.

Brighton_belle

While I don't subscribe to nearly all wedding hoohar and the bride/groom dictating nonsense... I do think you are at risk of the one inexcusable faux pas. If you take the blazer off because it is hot you will definitely be.
Wouldn't have mattered at my wedding of course - I wore olive green

balletshoes

you could also add coral clutch bag or coral bangle, so that theres still a touch of the coral colour about you when you are sitting down with your jacket off.

podperson

It depends on the individual getting married. Some people might think it was inappropriate and some wouldn't care less. Tbh because you don't know them very well I'd be inclined to err on the side of caution and not wear it. Just personal opinion but I'd probably be nervous about meeting them anyway so wouldn't want to inadverently get off on the wrong foot if the bride is quite a traditionalist and wouldn't like it.

thoughts_please

At my wedding, I honestly didn't mind what people wore - my sister wore a cream dress (and someone at the reception who only knew my husband not me did think she was the bride!) and it didn't bother me in the slightest. However, if it was me I'd probably not go for a cream dress myself, especially if I didn't know the bride. I'd probably keep looking - sorry!

Bella73

All the brides I have known (including myself) wouldn't be too chuffed if you turned up in cream the only person in white or cream should be the bride and sometimes the bridesmaids, guests just don't wear it.

Obviously some brides wouldn't care but I wouldn't take the risk.

claire16c

Next month is likely to be too hot to wear a blazer, I mean you couldn't have worn one today could you, so personally Id skip wearing a cream dress. The bride might not notice but I would feel self conscious about it so would rather just avoid the issue and find something else.

Person_one

I'm not someone who goes in for any silliness around weddings, but I'd pick another dress.

Not wearing white/cream/off white etc. is pretty much the one 'rule' that most people still follow and especially as this is the first time you're meeting your boyfriend's family I think it'd be much better to go with a safer option.

fluffnutter

I couldn't care less what people wore to my wedding. I just wanted to spend the day with the people I love.

Stephb1986_2

I think it's still a bit of a no go area hun

I'm sure you will find something lovely to wear

Steph xx