I have a wedding.. What should I wear?

Daytime wedding or evening wedding? This is the starting point for deciding what to wear…

Short dresses are best suited for daytime weddings and also for informal celebrations. If you have an evening wedding and you feel like showing off your legs, you can wear them as long as you are not a direct family member or someone very close to the bride and groom.

Reserve long dresses for the most elegant and sophisticated evening weddings. No, even if you really like it and it fits you like a glove, you shouldn't wear it to a daytime wedding.

For daytime weddings you can find two options, civil weddings and church weddings…at religious weddings it is frowned upon for guests to wear bare shoulders, wide necklines, miniskirts or dizzying slits.

Civil weddings are a little more informal than religious weddings, so you will have more options when choosing your outfit. You have to be dressed up but not over the top or over the top, and above all, keep in mind the colour chosen by the bride (in civil weddings it doesn't have to be white) so as not to clash, she is the protagonist.

Within short dresses, it is important to know how to differentiate between short day dresses and cocktail dresses. They usually have the same measurement and length, but one is more festive and the other a little simpler. Pay attention to this detail, since we usually tend to get confused. Short party dresses are not for a daytime wedding.

What colors to choose for the dress?

You can choose any colour, always keeping in mind that white, off-white, powdery, ecru and beige colours are reserved for the bride, so it is rude to choose these tones for your guest's attire, unless the bride and groom themselves specify it in the dress code for their wedding.

Another color that should not be worn to a wedding, especially in the morning, is black. This color is associated with mourning, so it is not the most appropriate color for a festive or celebratory day.

Choose pastel colours, such as pink, blue, mauve, coral... or bright colours such as mustard, fuchsia, turquoise, red... which are so fashionable right now.

No to all-black and white for this type of celebration.

Yes, hats and sunhats are not appropriate for daytime weddings, but they are not appropriate for evening/night weddings. For the evening, we will use small jewel-like headdresses. Remember that large hats tend to look good on tall women and small ones are ideal for petite women, and you know that a woman who leaves the house with a hat on, comes home with a hat on…that is, you cannot take off your headdress at any time.

Another very distinctive accessory is gloves, although the texture of these should be related to the type of dress, for example we will choose leather gloves when we wear a coat and soft or transparent fabrics when we wear a satin or silk dress. A very cool detail is to wear a glove on the hand in which you carry the handbag. Likewise you should choose the height of the glove well, for example if your chosen dress has French sleeves the height of the glove should be up to the elbow, if on the contrary you choose a short-sleeved dress the gloves should be short as well, while if you choose a sleeveless dress the gloves should be very high.

If you want to achieve a perfect daytime wedding look, handbags or purses should be comfortable, i.e. small and easy to handle. They should be simple, without extra rhinestones or extravagances.

Putting on impossible heels just for the photo and then going for the espadrilles that are usually given away at many weddings is not the most elegant thing to do… choose a type of footwear that is comfortable and that you will be able to wear all night without suffering. It is also okay to skip the heels and go straight to flat shoes as long as they go well with the rest of your look.

Wearing sheer stockings with sandals should be banned. It is true that they make the legs look prettier, but for that we can use body makeup with the same effect, bronzers or mix a few drops of liquid makeup with oil or moisturizing cream) and avoid showing the little toes with the stockings, which looks horrible.

At weddings people tend to wear too much makeup, you should think about the right makeup for daytime weddings; natural makeup in the morning is the best option , this type of makeup will highlight your beauty without masking or overloading it.

As for your hairstyle, don't focus on big updos, naturalness is paramount, loose hair that is well combed or braids or ponytails will be your best option.

Likewise, jewelry should be simple and we should avoid the Christmas tree concept... less is MORE.

Men have it a little easier, it is best to opt for a suit jacket with a tie, since the bow tie is intended for gala evening events, that is, it is only allowed with a tuxedo.

If the dress code requires formal attire, men should wear a morning coat. Only if indicated on the invitation should a tuxedo or tailcoat be worn, as these are formal suits that are worn on very specific occasions.

And remember: No to black ties at weddings and no taking off your jacket at the banquet.