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What to Wear to a Fall Wedding: The Ultimate Style Guide
Posted:
JULY 01, 2023
Summer has just begun, but we’re already thinking of fall weddings. Since the fall collections begin arriving in-store and online in July, it’s a great time to start thinking about your fall wedding wardrobe. The fall wedding season is an incredible opportunity to dress to the nines. So, if you’ve already received your save-the-dates and invitations, let’s lock down your fall wedding attire. Wondering what to wear to a fall wedding? Use our guide to find the perfect fall wedding guest dress. From color to fabric and silhouettes to autumnal-worthy details, we’ll show you this season’s best looks and where and how to wear them.
What to Wear to a Fall Wedding
We’ve curated a What to Wear to a Fall Wedding guide and organized our eye-catching picks into four categories:
· An outdoor fall wedding
· A casual fall wedding
· A semi-formal fall wedding
· A formal fall wedding
When deciding which category of dress your wedding falls under, review the invitation first. There’s no guesswork If the dress code or theme is formally stated. However, if no dress code is stated, then use other clues provided for wedding-appropriate attire. Consider the ceremony and reception venues as well as the time of the event. A reception in a vineyard’s barn will be more casual than one in a hotel’s ballroom. However, no matter the theme or dress code, there are a few key trends to take note of this season, including moody florals, jewel-tone pops, and elegant silhouettes with color-blocked styling color-blocked styling. So, keep reading. We’re glad you’re here because you won’t want to miss our What to Wear to a Fall Wedding guide. We’ve got options galore.
Outdoor Fall Wedding Attire
GEORGIANA SEQUIN BURNOUT VELVET GOWN
The Georgiana Gown embodies autumn with its paillette floral devoré and jewel-tone blues. It’s a stunning gown with an off-the-shoulder neckline, subtle bodice draping, and an easy-to-wear skirt that skims the hips then flares into soft, flattering volume. Plus, it has a foam bustier to ensure a figure-flattering fit and a neckline that stays in place. Choose this fall gown if you want an unforgettable wedding guest look.
It’s no secret that the Copeland Draped Plunge Gown is a bestseller. This easy-to-wear textured crepe gown drips with elegance. Cut in a navy textured crepe, this figure-flattering silhouette enjoys long sleeves, hourglass draping, and a high slit. The pairing of coverage with allure makes it an ideal choice for outdoor autumn weddings. Accessorize the V-plunge neckline with a statement necklace and accentuate the leg-lengthening slit with your favorite heel. Wedding guest tip: when selecting your footwear, remember that outdoor weddings mean walking on outdoor terrain. Choose accordingly.
COYLE EMBROIDERED ILLUSION DRESS
The Coyle Embroidered Illusion Dress is a cocktail-length dress with a mock neck and sheer illusion long sleeves. Its sophisticated cut and elegant coverage make it an attractive choice for fall wedding guest attire. But the real reason this style made our edit is because of its shoulder-to-waist cord-embroidered panels that deliver graphic two-tone contrast. This style will not only look great in real life, but it will photograph beautifully, too.
MELOY REVERSE APPLIQUÉ TULLE GOWN
The Meloy Gown is a gorgeous maxi dress for fall wedding guest look. It pairs elegance with a sophisticated take on fall’s moody florals. Brimming with craftsmanship, this two-tone gown is cut in a light-catching reverse appliqué tulle. It’s an outdoor-wedding-ready silhouette with a high neckline, fitted waist, and an easy-to-wear skirt that skims the hips and then flares into soft, flattering volume. On autumn nights, layer with your favorite evening coat for a look straight out of Vogue.
HENNIGAN EMBELLISHED BLOUSON GOWN
The Hennigan Gown is another bestseller that made our outdoor fall wedding guest dress list. The gown’s long sleeves and navy color make it an apt choice for fall weddings, while the heavily encrusted blouson top with its ravishing open back will have you at the top of the best-dressed list at the reception. In lieu of a necklace, style the high cowl neckline with statement chandelier earrings.
Casual Fall Wedding Guest Dresses
Florals for Spring? (We’ll spare you the Marinda Priestly quote) But florals for fall? Yes! This season, you’ll find moody florals presented on dark-colored backgrounds. Our long-sleeved Rumi Floral Illusion Dress features painterly flowers that are emphasized by a black stretch lining. We love this style for casual fall weddings because you can dress it down with a flat shoe and a nonchalant hairstyle.
The Novie Dress is another moody floral piece that features a colorful floribunda. The crinkle chiffon print is wonderfully abstracted when intricately pleated, creating a casual fall wedding look that’s brimming with excitement, irresistibility, and fun.
The Milo Gown shares the same pleated floral print as the above Novie Dress, but billowing Bishop sleeves, a spiral flounce, and a high slit, make it distinct. This floor-grazing gown an enchanting option for casual fall weddings.
The Burstyn Dress features a floral print on georgette that enjoys a variety of blues and greens with navy lace accents. Georgette enjoys a graceful, billowing movement like chiffon but offers a crisper print motif. This easy-to-wear silhouette, featuring a v-neckline and tiered skirt, offers a universally flattering fit to all body shapes.
HARBY PLEATED TRAPEZE MINI DRESS
The Harby Pleated Mini Dress is the only LBD that made our What to Wear to a Casual Fall Wedding edit. This short-sleeved mini enjoys a fitted stretch lining with a trapeze overlay cut from pleated crinkle chiffon. The crochet lace yoke and mini length make it a delightful option for a casual outdoor wedding, while the elevated styling conveys an effortless elegance. Dress this style up or down with your shoe choice and accessories.
The Aiden Halter Gown is a piece from Tadashi Shoji’s diffusion line: SHO. Crafted in stretch floral lace, the Aiden features a sleek cut with a sexy attitude. Plus, it boasts smooth elastic edging for a formfitting and comfortable fit and a stretch lining that ends at the thigh. Choose the Aiden if you want an extra alluring wedding guest look for that casual fall wedding you’ll be attending.
Semi-Formal Wedding Attire
GEORGIANA SEQUIN BURNOUT VELVET DRESS
The best-selling Georgiana Dress is number one on our semi-formal fall wedding attire list. This va va voom cocktail number pairs feminine styling with draped details and will surely turn the heads of other guests. This style is a perfect semi-formal option for fall weddings thanks to the fabric (a divine paillette floral devoré), the color (navy with a nude lining that emphasizes the devoré’s floral motif), and the cut (an off-the-shoulder fitted midi with a hem that lands below the knee). Choose this fall dress if you want a memorable wedding guest look.
ESTON EMBELLISHED TIERED RUFFLE DRESS
The Eston Tiered Ruffle Dress, available in a sparkly geranium red and a shimmering black, features light-catching paillette-embellished tulle tiers. This fun-to-wear semi-formal fall wedding look boasts statement-making style, so have fun with it and make it move on the dance floor. Our favorite design element is the Eston’s statement rosette ruffle that accentuates a collarbone-grazing neckline. It’s a lovely interpretation of this season’s fall floral trend.
SAMARA EMBELLISHED PANEL DRESS
Choose the Samara Dress for your semi-formal wedding guest attire if you want a curve-skimming look that mixes sophistication with statement style and sparkle. We also are thrilled with this LBD’s occasion versatility. Wear it to the fall wedding you’re attending and then again to the offsite holiday office party. Details include sculpted cap sleeves and a knee-length hem. All in all, the Samara is a must-have for occasion dressing.
CORDED EMBROIDERY ON TULLE CAP SLEEVE GOWN
Our Corded Embroidery on Tulle Cap Sleeve Gown is a bestseller and available in all sizes, including plus size. While this cap-sleeved gown would be right at home on a formal fall wedding guest list, it also works equally well for semi-formal fall wedding attire. Cut in a vivid blue topaz, this gown is crafted from our much-loved cord-embroidered tulle that Tadashi custom designed. The embroidery’s high-texture matte appeal makes it a favorite among all who wear it. Be warned: you may be showered with compliments at the reception. Lastly, it’s fitted with our signature stretch jersey lining, which makes this style flatter curves and feel comfortable all wedding long.
We love the Maylee Rosette-Shoulder Dress for its spin on timeless sophistication. It’s a classic LBD silhouette, but this time we’ve added statement ivory rosette shoulders. This fashion-forward approach to color-blocked styling creates a striking dress choice to wear to a fall wedding with a semi-formal dress code. So, move over fall wedding autumn wedding suit because the textured crepe Maylee Dress just entered the room. Also, our textured crepe has a slight stretch and is of excellent quality. It is not flimsy or see-through.
Formal Fall Wedding Attire
The Ilaria Gown is another bestselling silhouette. This asymmetric draped gown is a lovely option to wear to a formal fall wedding because of its rich embellishment (elaborate beadwork on paillette-embroidered tulle), coverage (we’re looking at you, boat neck, tailored long sleeves, and floor-length hem), and color (a moody night blue).
Not to be outdone, the Zaira Gown packs as much evening glamour as the above Ilaria but enjoys off-the-shoulder cap sleeves and a universally flattering full-skirted fit. Available in a black/nude colorway, this tiered tulle gown exudes shimmering elegance and reveals how luminous embellishments and tonal sparkle steal the stage this season.
EMMELINE DRAPED CAPE-SLEEVE GOWN
We’ve featured so many bestsellers in this guide, and rightly so, because bestsellers are flattering, glamorous to wear, and make you feel gorgeous because you look gorgeous. Case in point: the Emmeline Gown. This best-selling style is the epitome of formal fall attire elegance. It combines tactile embellishments with a focus on craftsmanship to create covetable fall wedding guest attire designed to captivate.
PORTIA EMBROIDERED BODICE GOWN
The Portia Gown is the only pastel look that made our What to Wear to a Fall Wedding guide, and we’re proud it’s here. Pastels, especially pale pink, are not often thought to be a fall color, but we beg to differ with the Portia. Intricate beadwork, paillette embroidery, billowing Bishop sleeves, an asymmetric draped skirt, and a figure-accentuating cut are combined to deliver a wedding-ready look that drips with sophisticated elegance.
Our Maylee Rosette-Shoulder Gown is a striking silhouette cut in a vivid sapphire blue textured crepe that enjoys a touch of stretch. It’s a standout on our list thanks to its sculptural shoulder rosettes stitched to give a delicate ripple effect, mimicking a rose in full bloom. If you favor shoulder pads (including low-profile shoulder pads) or looks with exaggerated shoulders, you’ll love our statement-making rosette-shoulder gown.
DUBLIN EMBELLISHED OFF-SHOULDER GOWN
The cut of our Dublin Gown enjoys an elegant simplicity, which allows the elaborate beadwork and paillette embellished floral embroidered tulle to shimmer and shine. This glittering look is designed with an off-the-shoulder neckline, cap sleeves, a fitted waist, and a modified A-line. A modified A-line is our go-to skirt. It’s fitted at the waist and hips, then gradually flares to the hem. We often prefer it to the traditional A-line, which flares from the natural waist, because the modified A-line accentuates curves, delivers soft volume, and always adds to a style’s sophistication.
ESPERANZA SEQUIN CAPE-SLEEVE GOWN
Last but certainly not least is our one-shoulder Esperanza Gown. This scene-stealing gown pairs artistry with high-impact glamour, which makes it a dazzling option for formal wedding attire. Highlights include an ethereal cap sleeve with an angled hem, resplendent allover seed-beaded and embroidered embellishment, and a modified A-line that flares into soft, flattering volume.
Men’s Fall Wedding Attire
While we don’t offer men’s fall wedding attire, we do have a few recommendations. Whether you’re a plus one or have invited a plus one, always match your guest in formality and focus on fit and tailoring. A suit, whether it’s sharply tailored and formal or unstructured and more relaxed, will be comfortable if it fits well. Make fit your number one priority. We do love unstructured or linen suits for casual weddings and unmatched blazers and pants for semi-formal weddings. Lastly, florals are in this fall for all. If it fits your vibe or you’re feeling adventurous, try working a moody floral into your men’s fall wedding attire.
Buy Your Fall Wedding Dress at Tadashi Shoji
Tadashi Shoji’s dress versatility is anchored in seasonally perfect pieces. For fall weddings, that means jewel-tone colors, dark florals, and silhouettes that offer cool weather details like sleeves and high necklines. (We love to design pieces that pair coverage with illusions and cutouts, creating an elegant play of coverage and allure.) Tadashi Shoji offers the best in luxury wedding guest dresses. Craftsmanship is evident in every detail, from the patternmaking and custom-designed fabrics to a meticulous attention to fit.
From first touching a dress to trying it on, you can both feel and look your best no matter the occasion, as each and every piece is designed from the inside out. By employing expert techniques in draping, ruching, and pleating, each dress is masterfully tailored to flatter all figures. Whether it’s a cocktail dress or floor-length gown, you’ll look red-carpet polished with the ease of slipping on your favorite t-shirt.
From the fabric to the fit, a Tadashi dress is infused with effortless glamour. As a brand known for occasion dressing, each collection stays true to the Tadashi Shoji vision: Beauty, ease, and enchantment—design for the spirit of celebration. Find your fall wedding guest dress at www.tadashishoji.com.
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