Guests at a wedding clapping

Stunning Wedding Guest Dresses For Ceremony Season

Fashion /


Inspiration and ideas for the best dressed guest

This post may contain affiliate links. Learn more

Congrats, someone special is getting hitched! While our busy brides and grooms sort out the specifics on invitations, venues and catering, you’re left with one important job: finding something to wear. Lucky for you, we’ve rounded up some of the best wedding guest dresses to shop and rent (it’s better for the planet and your wallet, after all) now.

The Country & Town House Responsible Buyers’ Guide

As always, keep the planet in mind when shopping. Re-wearing old clothes is the best way to be sustainable, but if you can’t avoid it then shop consciously at responsible retailers, as well as rental and resale sites.

Stunning Wedding Guest Dresses For Ceremony Season

Photo 1 of
Two women in blue floral dresses

Suzannah London x Kate Scott

Cora Silk Tea Dress Floral Wreath, £1,150, suzannah.com

Josephine Dress Floral Wreath, £1,690, suzannah.com

Woman stood outdoors in floral dress

Ro&Zo

Elsie Blurred Floral Frill Midi Dress, £129, roandzo.com

Black dress with pink top

Nafsika Skourti

Galaxy One-Shoulder Satin Midi Dress, £985, harveynichols.com

Woman in tweed coat dress and hat

Lalage Beaumont

Claire Tweed Dress Coat in Ivory with Scarlet Tufted Stripes, £1,299, lalagebeaumont.com

Pink dress with red hearts

Lirika Matoshi

Feart Corset Midi Dress, rent from £60.08, hurrcollective.com

Green pleated dress

PARTOW

Colette Pleated Hammered-Satin Midi Dress, £1,562, net-a-porter.com

Pink sequin dress

Rotate Birger Christensen

Dawn Sequin Midi Dress (Size UK 6), rent from £69.74, hurrcollective.com

Purple mini dress with feather sleeves

16Arlington

Michelle Feather Dress, rent from £148.80, hurrcollective.com

Woman with colourful metallic dress stood in garden

Taller Marmo

Altea Metallic-Fil Coupé Halterneck Satin Gown, £1,260, matchesfashion.com

Purple dress

Needle & Thread

Victoria Ditsy Strapless Ankle Gown in Lilac, £595, needleandthread.com

Patchwork dress

RIXO

Kaila Vintage Blouson Sleeve Dress, £285, rixolondon.com

Green dress

Kitri

Gwen Green Halterneck Dress (Multiple Sizes), rent from £28.61, hurrcollective.com

Blue and black dress

Sister Jane

Saddle Floral Maxi Dress, £115, sisterjane.com

Red puff sleeve dress

AJE

Mimosa Dress, (Size UK10), rent from £85.84, hurrcollective.com

Purple long sleeve dress

Zimmermann

Vitali Floral-Print Linen Maxi Dress, £735, harveynichols.com

Blue velvet puff sleeve dress

Rotate Birger Christensen

Noon Velvet Dress (Multiple Sizes), rent from £42.68, hurrcollective.com

Gold high neck dress

La Double J

Cleopatra Floral-Jacquard Maxi Dress, £990, harveynichols.com

Red dress

Emilia Wickstead

Felipe Square-Neck Flared-Hem Stretch-Woven Midi Dress, £1,325, selfridges.com

Pink dress

Rat & Boa

Simona Floral Lilac Maxi Dress (Multiple Sizes), rent from £20, rotaro.co.uk

Blue and white floral dress

Borgo de Nor

Blue Tati Off Shoulder Midi Dress, £695, brownsfashion.com

Green high neck puff sleeve dress

Noon By Noor

Gloria Dress (Multiple Sizes), rent from £13 or buy secondhand for £664, mywardrobehq.com

Green floral dress

Erdem

Jocelyn Floral-Print Cotton Midi Dress, £1,095, selfridges.com

Floral dress with bow straps

Reformation

The Nikita Dress (Size UK16), rent from £42.59, hurrcollective.com

Pink sheer dress

Staud

Pink Calluna Organza Gown, £385, brownsfashion.com

Featured image: Samantha Gades, Unsplash