If you’ve been invited to a destination wedding this year, it’s likely you’re already been searching for some beach wedding guest dresses – as well as flights. The perfect excuse to dress up (and to go on holiday!), more and more people are choosing to elope the UK on their big day in favour of a more exotic location, and who can blame them?
The thing is, though, as a wedding guest, you’ll also have to remember to pack your best swimwear, beach-ready outfits, SPF and of course choose one of the best beach wedding guest dresses to wear for the occasion. With this in mind, we’ve been kind enough to help you with the latter by hunting down styles – from floaty minis to boho midis and floral maxis – that’ll be the chicest plus-one to the ceremony.
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Finding the best wedding guest dresses isn’t as simple as you might first think. The time of year the nuptials are scheduled for plays a big part in determining what you can wear. Those taking place in May through to September will need summer wedding guest dresses in floral prints and lightweight fabrics, while winter wedding guest dresses are all about darker hues and long sleeves. And you’ll definitely need a brolly in tow for autumn weddings.
When it comes to finding a beach wedding guest dress? You’ll want to make sure your outfit works with the setting. Beach weddings are generally more laid-back affairs than their church or registry office counterparts, so the dress code will naturally differ. We’d recommend avoiding structured silhouettes, instead focusing on loose, floaty styles that reflect the overall vibe of the occasion (and hopefully the weather). You can also play with tropical prints or bold colours that’ll fit seamless into the chosen beach location – and you can always just ask the happy couple what the vibe will be before going.
Take Rebel Wilson’s wedding, for example, the actor married her partner Ramona Agruma in a Sardinian ceremony last summer and while it was set by the water, the ceremony was a black tie event. Guests were seen wearing suits and more formal occasion dresses – proof it’s always a wise idea to check the dress code before you catch your flight.
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So, which are the beach wedding guest dresses, in our opinion? If budget is your biggest concern (and that’s fair enough, if you’re covering air fare and hotels too) we have fallen for H&M’s jacquard print mini dress – which reminds us of Mykonos tiles – for just £28. The chocolate brown shirred dress from ASOS Curve is one of the comfiest styles around and there are under-£100 styles coming through in the form of Omnes’ bardot midi and Nobody’s Child’s printed version of that sell-out polka dot bandeau dress from last year.
If you have several weddings in your diary this year, Reformation’s glossy green dress is a wedding guest winner that’ll suit so many occasions, beyond weddings. And Farm Rio’s tropical print midi dress is one you’ll pack on every upcoming trip from now on.
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