Help! I am going to a wedding in PA on Oct 8th at 2pm in a Catholic Church. The reception is an adult reception that starts @ 4pm at a country club. I have a spaghetti strap black knee lenth dress that has a band of black satin (about 1 inch) across the top. I was going to wear backless black shoes and add some silver jewelry. Would this be appropriate?
A Church ceremony demands the respect of the hosting religion and spaghetti straps would not necessarily be appropriate for the ceremony. You could use a jacket or shawl over it for the ceremony and it would be appropriate for the reception. Nancy Tucker President of Weddings Beautiful US http://www.weddingsbeautiful.com
A little black dress is always a classic look for a wedding. Your dress sounds perfect and appropriate. Times have changed on what women should wear in churches. For example, if a bride can wear a strapless wedding dress why can't you wear spaghetti straps.
I agree that things have changed. But, I'm going to have to side with Ms. Tucker on this. A church wedding, in my opinion, should be more conservative in nature. The bride may wear something a bit less so (that is between her and the church), but it just seems appropriate for guests to dress with less skin visible. It just seems the respectful thing to do. Rebecca Black, Etiquette Now
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