https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:56:34 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal#post-500447 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:49:32 +0000 Deborah 500447@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry it took me so long to get back here. Thanks everyone!! I have been looking around for a dress with some color but have not been successful. I have a lovely black midi length dress that I think I will try with my red pumps and some accessories and bring the color in that way. It is going to be warm but given its a 5.00 p.m. ceremony followed by dinner I think black will be ok. I am reluctant to purchase a new dress unless I can find something fabulous in time, otherwise I am happy to wear something I already have and all my summer special occasion dresses are black at this stage...I am working on this. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal#post-500310 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:05:48 +0000 Vicki 500310@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think a midi-length dress would be perfect for this affair in some lovely color. Proper shoes would be a consideration, depending on the ground you'll be on, so ballet flats, sandals or low heels may work. It sounds like it's going to be a fun wedding. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal#post-499925 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:50:35 +0000 rachylou 499925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mm. I think that means the affair is formal and taking place in a garden. At 5 pm in January, it will be cold and dark. I'd be tempted to do the tuxedo look. Or a long skirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal#post-499086 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:10:40 +0000 HelenInCanada 499086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Midi-length dress, non-stiletto heels (maybe a beautiful wedge?), and a dressy clutch. The details are up to you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal#post-499068 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:51:09 +0000 Diana 499068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I'd go with a midi length or at least a long cocktail dress with, as everyone has suggested, non-grass spiking shoes. Speaking from experience, having to extricate two inches of heel every time you take a step does not lend itself to elegance... Plus if your heel is underground, it kind of negates the whole leg-lengthening aspect! I think an ideal shoe would be like Angie's red Kate spade pumps with the thicker heel. </p> <p>Otherwise I think floral is always appropriate for a garden wedding. Although I have worn black to weddings on occasion I think I'd avoid it for a garden wedding. And a lot of garden weddings I've been to provide parasols for shade, which is a super fun accessory... If they will not be provided it might be fun to bring one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal#post-497582 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:34:09 +0000 Lantana 497582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Will you wear a hat Deborah, because if so that might direct the rest of the outfit. Chuckling about Pretty woman oh, and I echo Angie on the Killer red shoes. Now they wouldn't be grass spikers, would they? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal#post-497130 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:30:35 +0000 Angie 497130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm thinking a pretty polka dot frock with your killer red shoes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal#post-497059 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:14:16 +0000 Beth 497059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Easter-wear comes to my mind, too. As do some of Kate Middleton's outfits she's worn at daytime weddings, minus the headgear:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal#post-497023 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:05:49 +0000 Queen Mum 497023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I immediately thought of Pretty Woman at the Polo match too. I'd keep the dress knee to midi length, on the dressier side... something more than you'd wear on a regular Sunday. I'm thinking "Easter wear" although Easter where you are is probably much cooler than it is here. A hat is a great idea too!<br /> Are you close enough to any of the family to call and ask what they are wearing? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal#post-497010 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:19:00 +0000 nancylee 497010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm envisioning a midi or tea length dress....maybe with a hat, like others suggested. I'd stay away from dark colors, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal#post-496992 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:38:03 +0000 JennyAnne 496992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my goodness, they are crazy with the dress codes! As someone who recently went to a "black tie" wedding in a gown and felt overdressed, I'd say cocktail dress with a shoe that won't spear into the ground. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal#post-496985 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:22:58 +0000 Anonymous 496985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm. That's a tricky time of day. I'm conjuring up images of chiffon, pearls and embelished sandals that you can take into the grass if neccessary. A hat would be nice if the sun will be a problem; I'm guessing you are having your longest days of the year right about now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal#post-496982 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:03:52 +0000 shipskitty 496982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is how I would define it. I was curious and googled "Garden Formal" to see if anyone had a better definition but the only thing that resonated was one that said "think Pretty Woman at the Polo match". I'd be thinking appropriate footwear, skip floor-length skirts, maybe a hat? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wedding-dress-code-garden-formal#post-496979 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:34:45 +0000 Deborah 496979@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Ladies,</p> <p>We are attendinng a wedding in late January and the dress code is "Garden Formal". My interpretation of this is the wedding is "Formal" but it is a garden wedding so cosideration needs to be given to appropriate footwear :)</p> <p>The wedding is at 5.00 p.m. Do you think its appropriate to wear something Angie categorises as Formal Daytime? Its definitely not black tie. Or do I move more to the cocktail dress for this time of day?</p> <p>Would really appreciate your advice ... .thank you xxx Deborah </p>