what to wear to an afternoon Catholic wedding

#1 jane12

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Posted 02 August 2025 - 01:59 PM

I have to attend a wedding in September and was instructed to wear a nice dress. Its an afternoon Catholic ceremony -

1. What kind of dress should I wear? Are there restrictions on colors, length, bare legs/shoulders?
Could I wear a skirt/nice top?

2. Should we change between the ceremony and reception since there will be around a 3 hour time gap in between?

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Posted 02 August 2025 - 08:04 PM

You can wear a skirt and nice top for the ceremony and then change in to a more formal outfit for the reception.

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Posted 03 August 2025 - 03:16 PM

Thank you.

I am not sure we will have time to go back to our hotel and change so I was thinking about just wearing the same dress for both the ceremony and reception.

i have 2 options - a brown and coral halter..jersey material (with cover up) or a black and beige dress that is less dressy /more something that i could even wear to work or dinner..

This post has been edited by jane12: 04 August 2025 - 09:00 AM