Wedding guest? How to wear your dress afterwards.

Dresses for a wedding, as a guest. I’ve never had much use for it. I hate buying a beautiful piece of clothing for one occasion and then never wear it again. But I do enjoy looking for a way of how you could style a more chic dress in such a way that you will still be able to wear it after a wedding or reception or whatever sort of party.

I was allowed to choose two evening dresses by Ever Pretty and I’m going to show them to you today. These are wedding guest dresses and I’m not going to style them as if I were going to a wedding. Because I will be wearing a dress that I will wear afterwards with great pleasure and not a real formal dresses. But I’m going to style them in a more casual way.

Wedding guest dresses

When I was still working, our store was known for selling beautiful dresses. Our dresses were also featured in the TV series Julia’s Tango. On the day after the TV broadcast, those dresses were up to be sold in the stores and women were already waiting in front of the shops before they opened. It was crazy and fun!

We received many women who were looking for a wedding guest dress or bridesmaid dresses. We also sold blazers, bolero’s bags and accessories to complete the outfit. But I always enjoyed showing the women how you could wear the dress after the wedding. And it’s so simple! Switch the blazer for a cardigan or a cool jacket, the pumps for espdrilles or boots and you’re almost done!

How I styled the wedding guest dress in a casual way

First these dresses are a very good quality. They are true to size and fully lined. The fit is much better then I had expected. In fact, they could not fit any better. The blue one, which is a dirty blue, has a high-low hemline which I love. I like the combination of blue and brown a lot so I choose brwon leather boots with a heel. For a even more casual style you could wear flat heeled boots like these. A denim jacket always looks good on a dress!

I wear a scarf with it, I have been wearing a leopard print scarf with a denim jacket for as long as I can remember. And brown/blue accessories. If you wear this dress with a navy pump and navy satin bolero-like jacket, subtle silver jewelry, you are ready for a wedding.

I initially had a cardigan and biker boots in mind for the black dress, but I felt super frumpy in it. So a little more dressed up. Suede ankle boots, which already have a more casual look than leather. A biker jacket and a black and silver necklace that accentuates the silver thread in the dress. With this dress, add black pumps, or perhaps silver ones, a silver or black short jacket and it is chic enough for a wedding. You can also wear ballerinas with this dress in the summer. And here too, the denim jacket would not look out of place.

So you see, a dress that you buy because you are a guest at a wedding does not have to be worn only once!