What to wear to a summer Wedding?

[Anonymous]

Please help ladies, I don't want to spend too much $ on a new dress. Can I wear a summer dress to a wedding and maybe spend some $ on something to dress it up?
The summer dress I have is not very formal or dressy. It is conservative but not ugly.
Is it ok? What other options do I have. Buy a new dress? I am a size 8P and I need something under $50. Has anyone brought something lately that is nice to wear to a wedding that they can link to the site for me?

I feel pretty unattractive lately so that is another reason I don't really like to go shopping right now.

Thanks so much for any help...

[Anonymous]

Depends on the time of day and what the dress looks like, and the type of wedding (house of worship vs garden ceremony, reception location, etc).

A shirt dress (tank, polo) would be difficult to dress up for a wedding.

A basic dress (sheath, even the dress part of a suit) can easily be dressed up with shoes and accessories. I've found great necklaces at Target and Payless that receive a lot of compliments and take basic outfits to fun or chic. And I have admired friends' shoes from Payless.

I've also seen plenty of women wear a knee length skirt and blouse to day time weddings and look perfectly elegant. The trick is to not look like you are going to work, but to a fun event.

Check the dresses on target.com and newport-news.com for affordable ideas.

[Anonymous]

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http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=471118&CategoryID=24202

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Just pair with strappy heels and some dressy jewely and it would be fine for any non-formal summer wedding.

[Anonymous]

Lands End and Ann Taylor have sales right now on summer stuff. You can get some nice dresses in the 20-40$ range.

[Anonymous]

www.jcrew.com has some dresses on sale plus a 30% discount on all sale items at checkout, use the code SHOPNOW

The Sophia dress is on sale for $55, plus the 30% discount. That's a good deal!
http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/dresses/thelittleblackdress.jsp

[Anonymous]

Thank YOU!