The Wedding Lens Blog – Wedding Planning Tips & Advice

Here’s the latest wedding question:  We have a wedding to go to up North in August. The wedding is at a catholic church at 3 in the afternoon and the reception is at a country club afterwords. Was wanting to know what kind of dress should I wear?

Good question! There are a few factors that you have to take into account when deciding what to wear:

1. time of year
2. time of day
3. location of wedding (as in, the state or city)
4. ceremony place (as in, church or outdoors)
5. ceremony + reception locations

Lots to consider. So, bearing in mind that you are going to an afternoon wedding in August up North that is a Catholic ceremony and a country club reception — here’s my advice:

Catholic weddings tend to be more conservative, so you should NOT wear something that is strapless or too low cut (unless you have a sweater or pashmina to cover up during the ceremony).  Your shoulders should be covered.

Since the wedding is in the afternoon and in the summer, you can wear either a short dress or a longer one — whichever you feel more comfortable in.

As for colors, that’s up to you. Not white! But other than that, it’s what you feel comfortable wearing. I tend to think that nothing too bright is a good idea, especially in an afternoon wedding + night time reception. Blues and browns are my preference — but that’s just me.

Good luck!

~ Natasha

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