Dress for wedding question...

[eliz77]

Hi ladies! I have to go to a wedding next month, H is best man, it is black-tie optional. I went to Macy's and was overwhelmed by how heavy fabric most dresses seem to be in the formal section. I did like this one that seemed kinda simple. H of course things too simple and I should go more formal. What do you think???



I also really liked this one, but black isn't in my size, and I'm not so sure I like navy:

Thanks in advance!!!

[tkford216]

I take black tie optional to mean "look nice but not like it's a ball." So personally I think the dresses above look just fine. (I am not a fashionable person though so Idk how good my advice is lol)

[madameovary]

I think it's classy.

[eliz77]

My mom had sent me this link re: what black tie optional means:
stylecaster.com/black-tie-formal-wear/

Nice read!

[ClassyMrsA]

I think either one would work. I particularly like the first one. It looks very elegant.

[eliz77]

Jul 17, 2016 21:42:31 GMT -5 ClassyMrsA said:

I think either one would work. I particularly like the first one. It looks very elegant.

Great!!! Thanks, guys! The 1st dress is my choice, so will see how it looks on and hopefully all will work out!

[oldbaylover1024]

+1 to the first dress. You can totally dress that up more with fancy earrings and a nice hairdo. I would not wear the ivy dress - ivy is too close to white for me, so I never, ever wear ivy to a wedding.

Have fun! Black tie weddings are usually a blast (meaning awesome food/drinks )!

ETA: FWIW I go for navy as my neutral instead of black because I'm very fair and black looks harsh on me. Plus, lots of other women may wear black, so navy could be a 'stand out' color at this affair.

[eliz77]

Jul 18, 2016 7:32:40 GMT -5 oldbaylover1024 said:

+1 to the first dress. You can totally dress that up more with fancy earrings and a nice hairdo. I would not wear the ivy dress - ivy is too close to white for me, so I never, ever wear ivy to a wedding.

Have fun! Black tie weddings are usually a blast (meaning awesome food/drinks )!

ETA: FWIW I go for navy as my neutral instead of black because I'm very fair and black looks harsh on me. Plus, lots of other women may wear black, so navy could be a 'stand out' color at this affair.

Oh, no worries! The ivory is just the back of the dress that I would pick in navy! I've never worn a navy dress before, so I will try the black one 1st. Had the 2nd one come in my size in black, I would've ordered and tried both! They were on sale and sale ended last night, so I wanted to hurry and order! 

Looking forward to a fun evening-it's in a very nice ($$$) place so I am assuming great food/drinks and a good time!! 

[oldbaylover1024]

eliz77 - Oh, wow! I thought it was the same dress in two colors LOL Neat look for the navy dress!!!

[eliz77]

Oh, no-the dress is to be all one color!! Just for whatever reason wouldn't show back in navy! LOL, that would be an interesting look!!

(And actually while that color choice looks ivory, website says lists it as "blush" so I presume it's more pink in person.)

[oldbaylover1024]

Jul 18, 2016 7:55:39 GMT -5 eliz77 said:

Oh, no-the dress is to be all one color!! Just for whatever reason wouldn't show back in navy! LOL, that would be an interesting look!!

(And actually while that color choice looks ivory, website says lists it as "blush" so I presume it's more pink in person.)

This saga is getting even better LOL! I blame Monday Brain

FWIW I still love the navy/ivory/blush dress LOL