Guestwear: Hot young Mum
Dressing your age whilst keeping stylish and practical is challenge enough to anyone then throw in looking after young children too and where do you start? Make sure your clothes can deal with the challenges of the day, after all, when junior has darted off into the bushes, you don’t want to be bent over retrieving him as a gust of wind blows your skirt skywards. A trouser suit is stylish and practical – not only will you avoid any flashing accidents but you can wear a funky top and still be able to cover it with a jacket if the little miss/master finger paints you during dinner. Recreate a similar style with separates teaming together smart trousers and a tailored jacket if you don’t fancy a suit or try out a glam tuxedo for an evening do.


This pretty georgette dress is such a simple style that it could work for almost any wedding-guest scaenraio you want to throw at it. While it would be perfect worn on its own for a summer wedding, a fitted jacket, beaded cardigan or wrap would make it suitable winter attire, and a little bit of dressing up with some sparky accessories and heels would take it from day to evening easily. If you’re stuck for bridesmaid’s dresses, and are looking for something knee-length and simple, it could even work for that, too. It’s £59 and you’ll find it at
In the winter, one of the biggest problems a wedding guest faces is how to stay warm and look smart at the same time – a particular problem if the ceremony is taking place in a draughty church! The answer is to invest in a smart opera coat, like 
Our three year old son has only attended one wedding and that was as a page boy (in top hat and tails no less!), so now that he’s been invited as a guest I struggled to think what he could possibly wear.
Being a guest at a wedding can often involve a seemingly endless hunt for the right bag to match your shoes and the right hat to match your dress, and so on and so forth. Leave it to Next, though, to make sure your accessories are perfectly co-ordinated, with this
We’ve already talked about how being a guest at a wedding
Someone else’s wedding isn’t really the time to be making bold fashion statements or flashing lots of flesh. The occasion calls for something classy and tasteful, that shows you’ve made a bit of an effort, and this
The last time I went to a wedding, I struggled to find something to wear. I needed something that would work day and night, that I could wear a wrap or jacket with (since it was probably going to be cold) and that would also be comfortable enough that I could run around after my 2-year-old who was a page boy. After trying and rejecting numerous outfits, I finally found a dress by Great Plains. It was easy to wear (if you don’t count the fact that my boobs threatened to fall out of the neckline when I bent down to pick up my son) and I received loads of compliments (for the dress, not the boobs).


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