Wedding Weekend (again!)

Between class, trying to hang out with my brother before he leaves the country, and all of the traveling I've been doing lately, I almost managed to forget that A. I'm going to another wedding this weekend and B. I'll, you know, have to wear something.  This wedding is outdoors in central Illinois and it's supposed to be in the 90s and sunny.  I'm thinking I might rock this look again, but with flats or wedges:

Or, when at the outlet mall over the weekend "buying clothes for the boyfriend" (ahem) I picked up a similar dress to this little beauty from JCrew Factory which may make an appearance:

One thing is for sure: if it's going to be 95 and sunny, I'm definitely putting my hair up and wearing lots of sunscreen.

I hope you have a great weekend!



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What I'm Wearing to a Wedding

Sidebar - today I'm being featured on Coffee Beans & Bobby Pins / FACE IT CATALOG and Chelsea and the City. 

Over the past few weeks I've been posting what to wear to different types of weddings.  This Sunday I'm hitting my first wedding of the season, so I thought I'd share what I'm planning on wearing.  I'd share the invitation too, but you know, I don't want you to stalk me.  It'll be a fairly formal and religious wedding, so I'm dressing up a little more than usual and trying not to show too much skin.  And also, apparently wearing every color in the rainbow.  Don't worry, I tried everything on together and all of the color actually worked.  Like, almost too well.

Dress / Heels / Earrings / Bracelet / Clutch

I actually have a whole weekend of wedding fun planned.  Tonight is my future sister-in-law's bachelorette party, and tomorrow I'll be heading out to the suburbs for my cousin's (shark themed!) bridal shower.  I hope you have a great weekend!!




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What to Wear: Beach Wedding

I've been posting a series lately about what to wear to different types of weddings.  I've already posted about what to wear to an outdoor wedding, a church wedding, and a hotel wedding.  Today I'm bringing you what to wear to a beach wedding.  Beach weddings can be extremely different based on the weather, location, and whether the ceremony is just overlooking the beach or actually on the sand.  My sister got married on a beach last fall and it ended up being about 40 degrees and windy - closed toe flat boots turned out to be an excellent choice for that one.

This beautiful invitation comes from Minted.  

The design of this invite isn't particularly formal, but they do use standard language and don't specify casual wear, so I would still plan on dressing up a little.  Since the ceremony is on the sand, you can go a little breezy/beachy with your look.  I like the idea of a longer dress that's a little more casual in style and softer colors to match the beach feel.  Also, just like for outdoor weddings, a flat, dressy sandal is your best bet so you don't sink into the sand.  

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Dress / Bag / Ring / Necklace / Sandals

Oh, and a bonus - a couple of pictures from my sister's beach wedding.  Do we look cold?

The ceremony - nice and intimate

My family on the beach

Pre-ceremony - looks like I'm literally being blown away by the wind, but I think I was actually jumping to keep warm.

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What to Wear: Hotel Wedding

Happy Wednesday!  I'm back again with another wedding style post.  I already posted about what to wear to an outdoor wedding and a church wedding.  Now I'm looking at another typical wedding venue - a hotel ballroom.  This particular invite is a little more casual than the church wedding I posted, but generally these looks are fairly interchangeable depending on the individual invitation.  The only difference is, you have a little more freedom in styling when attending a hotel ballroom wedding.

I found this beautiful invitation on Wedding Paper Divas.  When you read the invitation, the language is really formal.  However, the design, fonts, and colors are a little more laid back than the church wedding invite.  This means your dress can be a bit more relaxed as well.  Also since the wedding is in the morning, think a little more casual and fun.

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Dress / Earrings / Bag / Bracelet / Shoes

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What to Wear: Church Wedding

Hey ladies!  Welcome back to another wedding style post.  Earlier this week I posted about what to wear to an outdoor wedding.  Now I'm back with what to wear to a more traditional church wedding.

This beautiful invitation comes from Bella Figura.

This invitation is fairly formal in color, fonts, and design, which means it's time to dress up!  Also, since the wedding isn't until 6pm, it gives you the option of going a little more formal.  Since the wedding is in a church, it's important to be respectful and make sure not to show too much skin.  You know, just a little skin ;)

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dress / bag / heels / bracelet / earrings

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What to Wear: Wedding Edition

When I first started going to weddings as an adult, trying to decide what to wear would totally frazzle me.  I went to a bunch of weddings in the '90s when all of my parents' siblings and cousins got married, and then didn't go to another until my friends (ahem, my boyfriends' friends) and cousins started getting married.  I actually remember going through friends' Facebook albums from weddings they had attended to try to figure out what would be appropriate.  Little did I realize that there was a big hint right in front of me as to what was appropriate to wear - the invitation.

For really formal weddings, they'll usually spell it out for you in the bottom right corner.  Make sure to check if there is a specific dress code on the invitation and then dress appropriately.  A friend of mine managed to miss on his invitation that the dress code was black tie, and was the only person to show up in a regular suit - how embarrassing.

William and Kate, of course

But if your friends or family members weren't super specific about the dress code, you can still learn a lot from the location, time of day, and style of the invitation.  

I'm going to be doing a series over the next couple of weeks on what to wear to a wedding based on the invitation.  Stay tuned!

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