Ask Angie, all: Casual wedding attire? WTW?

We will be attending the wedding of one of my husband's relatives in May.
The event will take place in a Manor which has a beautiful surrounding park with trails and cabins and it will be at 5 PM.
The invitation states "casual attire (jeans are fine!)" and their wedding website says "the bride will be wearing a clean T shirt".
What dress should I wear?
I have a solid purple dress and ordered the three that I pictured below.
The Tadashi is in black and the Komarov is in a medium blue shade, a bit darker than the one in the picture. I also ordered the Eva Franco dress.
The bride's mom said that there is no need to dress-up too much.
Now I am thinking that I might be overdoing it with the dresses below.
I am OK with being more dressed up for the occasion but I do not want to look like I belong to another party.
Also, do you think a flower print dress is OK for a wedding guest?
Thanks in advance for your help and suggestions.

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Angie

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You need a CASUAL dress. The Tadashi in particular is quite formal, and from what I can gather - this is a very casual wedding. I think you'll feel uncomfortable dressed in these frocks.

Joyce B

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Thank you, Angie.
Do you think these might work?
I hope the picts come out clear because I cannot link from my phone.

1. Catherine Malandrino Magda scuba knit fit and flare dress. This dress has more pink in real life.
2. Maggy London print scuba sheath dress.
3. Ellen Tracy print jersey fit dress. The print on this one does not photograph as nicely as it looks in real life.
Is there another type of dress that I should be looking at?

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always trying

If you want to wear a dress, I would get a very casual cotton. Another thing would be a denim or denim skirt and t shirt. -other types of cotton pants f you did not want to wear jeans.

Yes. Those fit the dress code.

Thanks, Angie and AT!
Angie, my husband thanks you, too, he is happy to save on the dress. You just got yourself another fan!

HAH. Fabulous.

unfrumped

I would go pretty casual, fabric and style-wise, too, but with that happy, summery vibe, and I think florals are perfect, if you like them. This would be a time I'd consider wearing a cotton dress or skirt with sneakers! Or espadrilles would be great. (though that's my "covered toes" personality; I guess most ladies would wear casual sandals). Think the woodsy version of beach wedding, I guess! The sheath dress is pretty, but a fitted sheath always to me seems a more formal style, so I think more relaxed fits and styles look good for a very informal event; but, for dresses it's good to focus on what style looks good on you, and then use a more casual version.

Thanks, UF! I would love something in cotton but I don't have anything that's fun. I have two linen skirts, one in black and one in white but I would need to style them and I am not sure about the tops. Maybe I will start a separate post next weekend so that you ladies can help me style them.
The pictures are below.
Nic & Zoe long engagement skirt:
I also have the Ted Baker top but I don't think it goes with the white skirt and it will be too much black with the black one.

Adelfa

Look at dresses on the Old Navy website. I think that's the vibe you're likely to encounter.

Thanks, Adelfa. I will look there to get a better idea.

Joy

Any of the second set of dresses could be worn with a denim Jean jacket if it is cool or the mosquitos are biting

Debbie

I think the second set would fit the bill perfectly.

Thanks so much, Joy and Debbie!
Joy, I will try with the jean jacket, that is a great suggestion. Plus, I will wear my mosquitoe repellent bracelet, thanks for the reminder. Mosquitoes love to bite me! It must be the fruit and chocolates that I love that attract those pesty bugs.

rabbit

I think Adelfa has the right idea, I'd imagine any dress to be the kind of thing (with the kind of sandals) you could hike on trails or go to a bbq in if it's that casual -- so a casual cotton dress with comfortable walking sandals would be my guess.

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