blue floral strapless dress A-line Long Bridesmaid Blue / US 12 tie affair Astrid Floral Beaded Strapless Mini

We love linen for summer daytime dressing, but it can look too casual for a black tie dress code as does cotton and denim, despite Britney Spears iconic red carpet denim gown from 2001

Play with pastels when you add a wrap or shrug onto your coat dress

I actually just invested in a classic black suiting option that will be my go-to for fall weddings. Alexandra Macon, Vogue contributor and co-founder of Over the Moon, agrees: It is perfectly acceptable, and chic, to wear black to a weddingas long as its festive and not funereal, she says

What you choose should depend on where and when the party is and how cold it might be