[StereoXGirl]

Hello, all!

A guy friend of my brother's (whom I've known since he was 9 and I was 11) has just gotten engaged! They're getting married early January. I know it's not for awhile, but I'm excited!

It's going to be a full-on black tie affair; adults only. They're going for a rich old hollywood glamour look.

I don't know what to wear! I have a few killer little black dresses, but I feel kind of awkward wearing black to a wedding. Also, I really want a floor length dress! I don't have any, but I think it would be really fun to wear!

Unfortunately, the only long dresses I can find either scream "prom" or "bridesmaid", which is not a look I'm wanting to go for. I'm thinking something more along the lines of these:









Of course, I wouldn't wear anything resembling white. lol. Do you think these are too over the top? I know the groom was adamant on how formal he wanted the wedding to be...


Does anyone know where to get a good floor length dress? Or should I just go with one of my LBDs?

[Ashley]

Hm..I don't think there's anything wrong with wearing black to a night wedding.

I do think a long dress will be great, but the embellishments on the first two a bit too over the top.

Do you think they're going for the formal black-tie or ultra-formal white tie event? I think you might be able to pull of the dresses if it was a white tie event.

[daer0n]

I agree with Ashley, i think its ok to wear black to a wedding, i see no problem with that, i have seen a lot of women wear black to weddings.
Are they floor lenght as well?
I think something like what Rachel is wearing there would be nice, except in a different color, cause you know what they say about no one else wearing a white dress except for the bride lol.

[StereoXGirl]

Lol. Right...I said I wouldn't wear anything resembling white.

I don't own any floor length dresses...all of my black dresses are LBDs. lol.

I guess you girls are right, the first two are a bit too fancy for black tie. I was just getting a little too excited! lol!

I want an excuse to get super dressed up! lol.

[bella1342]

Shaundra, I'm with you on floor length... definitely. That would be so pretty.

[pinksugar]

Shaundra, the dresses you chose are SO gorgeous, I love them! I think if you do wear black it would be fine, but maybe wear a coloured wrap or sash?

as for those styles, not sure where you could get them from, but I think you'd look hot in them!

congrats to your friend on his engagement!!

Ohhh, weddings are so exciting!

[sooperficial]

Hey Shaundra

I would totally try looking for a BCBG Max Azria or ABS dress.

I LOVE Max Azria and they have some gorgeous long formal gowns that are def not prom-ish.

HTH!

[brewgrl]

BCBG is almost always my store of choice for interesting, adult, appropriate dresses.
Plus, in spring, the SF Union Square BCBG basement has the greatest sales ever.

[Rissa928]

black is OK to any wedding. to me, it is the texture that makes the difference. for instance... one shouldn't wear black sequence to a day wedding, nor would one wear a black knitted sweater dress to a summer wedding. BLACK IS OK.

Although I love the dresses, I think they are kind of too fancy. You are a guest and not part of the bridal party (I assume). Get a feel of what the bridal party and bride are wearing. Then dress a little "under". Also, the invitation/location dictates the attire as well.

[CellyCell]

I checked out the BCBG website - omg, the evening dresses there are gorgeous - but that's steep money to me, ha.

[StereoXGirl]

There's a BCBG outlet a little over an hour from where I live that has a lot of dresses, so maybe sometime between now and the wedding I could check that out! They usually have pretty good prices.

[StereoXGirl]

Originally Posted by Rissa928

black is OK to any wedding. to me, it is the texture that makes the difference. for instance... one shouldn't wear black sequence to a day wedding, nor would one wear a black knitted sweater dress to a summer wedding. BLACK IS OK.

I know that technically black is ok, but I'm just not 100 percent comfortable with it, personally.

[StereoXGirl]

Originally Posted by pinksugar

Shaundra, the dresses you chose are SO gorgeous, I love them! I think if you do wear black it would be fine, but maybe wear a coloured wrap or sash?

as for those styles, not sure where you could get them from, but I think you'd look hot in them!

congrats to your friend on his engagement!!

Ohhh, weddings are so exciting!

Thanks, Rosie! Yeah, I'm excited!

Originally Posted by bella1342

Shaundra, I'm with you on floor length... definitely. That would be so pretty.

Thanks, Nicole!

[monniej]

i love the dress in the last pic. i'd skip any kind of train, though. jmho~ i'd say go for the floor length! every girl needs at least one in her closet.