Traditionally, wedding invitations are mailed six to eight weeks before the Big Day. And that means that anyone who knows a June bride can expect to receive their invite at any moment. Then the hunt for the perfect dress is on!

If you search for advice on what to wear online, you’ll find a laundry list of rules: Don’t wear black. Don’t wear red. Don’t wear white. Cover your shoulders.

But I’m sure we’ve all been to a wedding where we saw each of these taboos at play.

I think perhaps the best rule for dressing as a wedding guest is to make sure both you and the bride are comfortable with your choice. After all, you want to wear something that will allow you to mingle, dance and be comfortable throughout the festivities. And the bride, well the last thing she wants to be thinking about on her wedding day is what you’re wearing. So don’t pull a Lady Gaga to grab attention and make sure you’re wearing something that says “festive” and not “funeral.”

Something like today’s VPOD perhaps. This vintage 1960s silk frock marries the ease, comfort and conservatism of a shirt dress with just enough pizazz and glitz to qualify as a cocktail dress.

It’s a match made in heaven for a vintage fashionista!

Available at Circa Vintage.

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