Summer Wedding Guest Dresses for Women Over 40: Fresh Picks for Every Dress Code and Size
All new for 2026: over 125 different wedding guest dresses. Daytime, nighttime, destination, plus size, petite, tall, sleeves, and all silhouettes!
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Daytime Semiformal Looks for Grown Women
My sister was invited to an event that had a dress code of semi-formal and took place during the daytime. She shared how hard it was to find a stylish look as a grown woman, especially with a good size range. Weddings, bar mitzvahs, retirement parties, political events… there are a lot of semiformal occasions…
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Wedding Guest Dresses for Grown Women: 40+ Stylish Options for Fall and Winter
Dresses, pantsuits, jumpsuits in misses, petite, tall, & plus size for women wedding guests, mother of the married. Also cocktail dresses & formalwear w/ sleeves for fall and winter
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Non-Girly Plus Size Mother of the Groom Fashion for a Summer Outdoor Wedding
I will be attending my son’s beach (formal) wedding in September. I am a plus size (18 ish), 65-year-old and have no idea what to wear. I am not a girly girl and don’t usually wear dresses. But my son wants me to dress up. Any suggestions for a beach formal, mother-of-the-groom? Traditionally, Mother of…
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What to Wear to a Winter Evening Wedding
Love your blog and always turn to it when looking for advice. I’m a young 48, 14/16, busty, and fun woman who is STRIKING OUT looking for a cocktail/wedding guest dress for this fall. I’m attending a wedding in early November. Saturday evening, cocktail attire. I want to wear something fun, fancy, and flattering. Tired,…
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Ask Allie: How to Dress for a Wedding Without a Dress Code
I have a wedding to go, and ever since the wedding where I dressed fancier than the bride (I wore a simple velvet sheath!) I have a horror of wearing the wrong thing. The wedding is at 4, with cocktails, dinner, and reception to follow, all at the same venue, an “event center.” Essentially a…
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How to Enforce Dress Code at a Wedding
Answering a reader question on how to enforce dress code at a wedding so the guests stay on theme.
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Chapter Seven: What to Wear To A Wedding
Advice on what to wear to any kind of wedding and any kind of role you have in the event.
