Is this dress appropriate for a wedding guest?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks all! It's a black tie optional wedding in April in Alexandria, Louisiana if that makes a difference

Beautiful dress. I feel it may be too casual for black tie optional.

[Anonymous]

Okay, thank you all! It's linen so obviously not super formal, although I do believe it's a bit much for brunch at the club haha.

Dress is old Agua Bendita for the person who asked. I think I'll save it for a more casual wedding later in the summer.

And if anyone knows anything about the scene in Alexandria, LA and has a suggestion I'd love to see it!

[Anonymous]

I think it would be perfect for an outside afternoon wedding but not evening black tie.

[Anonymous]

Lovely dress! I can say with total confidence that it would not be appropriate for a black tie wedding in DC or NYC or similar. Sometimes these things are regional, though...does black tie attire look different in Louisiana? More colors and patterns? I really don't know.

[Anonymous]

I haven’t been to weddings in Alexandria, but I have in other not-too-far-away cities/towns, and I agree that the dress, while lovely, is too casual.

I’d expect a black-tie-optional wedding in Alexandria to look a lot like one in DC, though probably with less black on the women. Younger women there won’t balk at wearing a black dress any longer, but their mothers might, especially in the spring/summer.

[Anonymous]

I need this dress. It’s gorgeous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I need this dress. It’s gorgeous.

Omg $798 on Poshmark! I’m too cheap for that.

[Anonymous]

I love it.

[Anonymous]

This would be great for a summer daytime wedding, but absolutely not for black tie optional.

[Anonymous]

Too casual

[Anonymous]

Beautiful

[Anonymous]

Oh no definitely not for black tie optional for Louisiana! The ladies there will go all out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh no definitely not for black tie optional for Louisiana! The ladies there will go all out.

Yes, I would assume most would go super fancy in Louisiana.

[Anonymous]

Gorgeous dress, and I think it's fine, as the event is black tie OPTIONAL, not black tie

[Anonymous]

I hate this, it is too cutesy, looks like something a preteen would wear, but answering the question you did ask, not too much white, no, but not at all appropriate for a black tie optional wedding.