The dos and don’ts of wedding guest dressing: Dress to impress but never outshine the bride

What guests should wear can depend on the location (abroad and hot, or local and cold; countryside or city), and black tie or less formal. A dress is not obligatory for a woman and certainly not a new one, says Ellie Violet Bramley

For a destination wedding, be mindful of fabrics and what your hosts may have been hoping for when they planned Mykonos over rural Ireland, and apply that to your wardrobe.

The wedding invitation arrives and rather than feel excitement, you feel dread. What do I wear?

Weddings are full of sartorial pitfalls. If there’s no dress code, the limitless options can feel daunting; if there is, it can still be daunting, just with a guide to prevent you from feeling overwhelmed.