Two ceremonies... same dress?

Texasmouse · ‎09-27-2010

I have a question for all you fashion-savvy ladies. In a couple of weeks, I'll be attending my son's wedding. He is marrying a girl of Indian descent so there will be an Indian ceremony in the morning and then a traditional North American (for lack of a better term) ceremony in the late afternoon into evening. I bought a dress for the wedding a while ago and have the shoes, clutch and jewelry to go with it but now I'm wondering whether or not I should wear a different dress for each ceremony. I asked my future daughter-in-law and she said it was up to me. She said her family would be wearing Indian clothes for the first one and would change for the second one. From what I understand, most people will be attending just the second ceremony because children are not invited so it's too difficult for those people to do an "all day" event. Being the mother of the groom, I feel I should attend both. What would you ladies do? Wear the same dress to both or change between ceremonies?

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

Same dress (unless you are also wearing a traditional Indian gown)

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ArielRose1 · ‎03-09-2010

I think if you like the outfit you've put together, wear it all day. It isn't as if the events are on two consecutive days, and no one would expect you to change if they had just one wedding ceremony in the morning and the reception in the afternoon. One outfit per day seems fine.

That being said, if you'd feel more comfortbale or if the tone/level of formality is distinctly different in the earlier ceremony, then you could well find that you'd be more comfortable in different clothes. For example, if the rest of the guests will be wearing richer, jewel colors to the first ceremony, and your dress is mint green, then maybe a different outfit would be more in keeping with the ceremony.

Either way, congratulations!

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

I'd wear the same get-up to both... It might be two ceremonies, but it's the same event and on the same day, within hours of each other.

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KingstonsMom · ‎03-09-2010

The outfit you purchased earlier is probably more suited to the evening ceremony, in which case I would wear something colorful for the morning ceremony, in keeping with their traditional dress.

Don't forget, there will be wedding pics from both ceremonies, so it's up to you if you want to be wearing the same dress in all of the photos.

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Chrystaltree2 · ‎12-08-2014

Well, future dil was not much help. I'd personally would wear a fancier, long dress to the Indian ceremony. Saris are beautiful and exotic and embellished and jewelled for weddings so I would want to wear long with some embellishment. Perhaps even a sari if I had help selecting one. It would be a nice way to honor my dil's culture. The word you want is western...

MalteseMomma · ‎03-09-2010

Can you buy ( or have one made) a long billowy and light scarf that matches your dress for

the Indian wedding? That would look beautiful and you can leave it off in the evening.

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

@MalteseMomma wrote:
Can you buy ( or have one made) a long billowy and light scarf that matches your dress for

the Indian wedding? That would look beautiful and you can leave it off in the evening.

I would check out PROTOCOL of wearing traditional Indian dress to a ceremony if you are not a member of that nationality.............. Can you ask another member of the wedding party???

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