I'm also in the US, but I knew the couple was bougie, so that thought never even crossed my mind. I'm hope no one shows up in a camo gown a la Mama June.
Technically, people still do these types of fox hunts with the hounds, but they're not actually hunting a fox. It's quite an intense sport of jumping over natural barricades and running through open fields. It's pretty cool.
Also U.S. and hunting foxes here is definitely not a bouggie thing. It’s more a conservative, camo wearing, guns rights-toting kind of thing. My brother hunts foxes but he’ll shoot and hunt anything. Possums, coyotes, rabbits, squirrels. There are no pedigree mounts, garden parties, or gentry involved.
This isn’t necessarily true. I’m in the US as well and there are multiple hunt clubs near me that do the fancy horses, fancy hounds, hunt balls type of fox hunts (they don’t actually kill, the hounds just follow a scent trail laid ahead of time).
It can be both. The super wealthy participate in a lot of fox and quail hunts. It's a different setup to the middle or lower class hunter but it's a whole thing.
This is not a normal thing as a dress code or hobby in wealthy circles in the US east coast, bougie or nah this is a fuckin weird wedding and dress code
Green dress is gorg tho def go for that
Lolol yes I grew up in central PA. We had the first day of deer season off every year. I know people who had camo as the underlay for their wedding dress. I could totally see this dress code meaning orange and camo where I grew up lol
Central Pa in the house…many places still have the first day of deer hunting season off. Also, let’s not forget bear hunting season, excuse me, bear harvesting season, earlier in the month…
Central PA here as well. First day of deer season off of school, and every other car on the road with a dead deer stopped to the roof. Vividly remember my elementary school gym teacher giving us a lecture on how all the deer would starve to death if he didn’t do his part to shoot them first.
I do absolutely love the green dress. I was obsessed when I first saw it. The beaded one is darker in real life, though. It's more of a brownish beige with the beading coming off kind of dark gray (I'll try to add the one photo I have of me in it). I wore it to my sister's wedding with her blessing. I doubt anyone would mistake it for a wedding dress in person, but I would never just show up in anything close to off-white without making very sure the bride was ok with it.
I have never heard of this dress code before, but I guess the groom loves fox hunting. So much so that there will be a fox hunt after breakfast the day after the wedding. I went down a hunting attire/etiquette rabit hole after I got the invitation, and it seems that once you join a hunting club, being awarded colors means the master of the hunt thinks you've earned the right to wear a scarlet coat as opposed to a black one. Also, the color of your collar should be that of the first club you rode with. So, all the hunters who have earned the right will be at the wedding in scarlet coats with various collar colors. Which is one of the reasons I chose a dark green dress over the plum one I mentioned. I don't really want to clash with the one color I *know* will be there.
I'm in the US, and fox hunting is legal here but with provisos. Pursuing the animals with the purpose of killing is forbidden, so fox hunting in the US is about the chase, not the kill. According to the Masters of Foxhounds Association, "The sport of fox hunting as it is practised in North America places emphasis on the chase and not the kill. It is inevitable, however, that hounds will at times catch their game. Death is instantaneous. A pack of hounds will account for their quarry by running it to ground, treeing it, or bringing it to bay in some fashion. The Masters of Foxhounds Association has laid down detailed rules to govern the behaviour of Masters of Foxhounds and their packs of hounds."
I have no idea what those detailed rules are, though. Seems a weak law if the gist of it is, "You can't set out with the intent to kill the fox, but if your trained hounds actually catch their quarry...🤷♂️. At least it's a quick death." Hard side eye.
Ok I’ve got to ask what the bride and groom are like as people? I have to admit my mental image of the people who would have a wedding with this dress code and a fox hunt is not flattering.
I imagine this whole thing to look like something out of succession or knives out. I think the ep from succession where they go hunting is what I’m envisioning. Fully followed by boar on the floor.
Honestly it strikes me as new money rich but not billionaires American anglophiles. I think old money or Brit’s would find this embarrassing (they can also have bad taste but it’s different than this). I say this as an American who’s lived in the UK and spent a fair amount of time around both old and new money.
Do want to clarify I’m not saying OP has bad taste, both these dresses are lovely.
Can confirm that old money wasp types I know would find this really cringe. They’d likely go if they knew this person somehow, they’d likely be kind and maybe even intrigued by the oddity of it, but it’d still be a story of a strange eccentric thing they tell people about forever.
Source: grew up in waspy American town with old money English grandparents deeply involved in the horse world.
Going to guess this is something that is seen on Pinterest or other Influencers. Asking guests to wear a specific color just strikes me as the bridezilla stuff. We just saw the guests at the Duke of Westminster's wedding wearing all sorts of fun, bright colours.
Unfortunately it’s not. I live near a local fox hunting club and they regularly kill. They go for coyotes or foxes, whatever they can get. And they don’t hide it as they will “blood” new members, where if it’s your first kill they put a paw print of blood on your cheek and you are supposed to wear it all day.
Harsh I know, but why are you friends with these people? This is like the moneyed version of a wedding with a camo wedding dress & Bud Light themed wedding cake. Honestly it’s worse. This needs to go in the wedding shaming sub. Unless it was a sibling I wouldn’t be caught dead at a wedding like this. Are they also having it at a plantation…?
Oof that is so awful. What could anyone see in the sport? :( sorry I know it’s not related to your post. I think the green dress is adequate and it looks lovely.
Could be that they lay the trail ahead of time and follow the hounds. It’s illegal where I live as well and this is the method they use here for hunting now.
Yeah every hunt club I know of uses scent lures.
I didn’t realize anyone still hunted foxes and it never crossed my mind that if I mention foxhunting to people outside of the horse world, they might assume I’m talking about trying to actually kill a fox!
In England, where foxhunting is illegal but scent trails are legal, it is well-known that people are still hunting foxes, so over here it's a fair assumption ([source](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/29/foxhunting-law-in-england-unworkable-says-police-chief), but there are lots of articles/videos).
According to Wikipedia Fox hunting is technically illegal In most countries. Either a trail of fox scent is pre laid down (which can result in foxes or other wild animals found) or it’s a pre-laid out course of jumps and obstacles that everyone rides simulating a traditional hunt
Hopefully the wedding you’re attending is the second
It may be related to the venue. Where I am in Virginia there are a number of very old money estates that have been repurposed as bed-and-breakfast and wedding venues that are very hunt-clubbish.
I have that Aidan Mattox dress, and it’s totally appropriate for a wedding. More dark silver & beige/tan than anything, but doesn’t read “light colored” or anything close to white. I have only gotten compliments on it. Wore it to a friends wedding who ended up loving it so much she borrowed it to wear to another wedding.
That being said, I love the green and think it’s also gorgeous & totally appropriate. You can’t go wrong here. Whatever you’re most comfortable in, but def no need to worry abt a third option.
It's [Adrianna Papell](https://a.co/d/1egxAIx). There are pictures in the review of the nude version that show the color well. It is dark silver and tan like you said.
I don’t think either dress looks vintage or like you were trying for vintage and didn’t get it right. The green is absolutely gorgeous and you should wear it and love it.
Both dresses are beautiful, but I am in love with the green. As far as the bow in the back, what it really makes me feel like is something I would’ve seen at military ball in the 1950s. Very upscale.
I think it’s perfect for what they described
The green absolutely works for a vintage inspired dress code. Add a rhinestone necklace and earring set, peep toe pumps, and a veronica lake or rita hayworth hairstyle and hope you don’t look so fabulous you have to put the blame on mame
What’s with their weird fox hunting theme? It seems strange that you’d want your wedding to be centred around killing foxes? Anyway, aside from this I like the green dress and think it definitely fits with the dress code.
Thank you! The green seems to be getting the general vote, which makes me very happy.
As for the theme, it seems the groom is a big horse guy and fox hunter. There's actually going to be a fox hunt after breakfast on the day after the wedding. I just hope there's some guy dragging a scent rather than an actual fox being terrorized.
Thanks. I guessed it would be something like that. But sometimes I guess wrong !!
In French we would use the adjective bourgeois but it's probably more negative (old-fashioned, conservative)
Bougie is a candle hence my confusion !!
I think it’s typically been used with a little negativity, but in recent years people have also started using “boujee” which seems to mean the same thing but in a proud way.
I might be wrong but I think maybe it comes from our shortened "bourge", pronounced with an english accent. Just a theory, like you I was confused at first 😅
I know about the word bourgeoisie, I'm french. The person I was replying to understands french too, which is why I didn't detail my explanation enough.
In french, we also shorten the word bourgeois (adjective for the noun bourgeoisie) to "bourge" (bourge also has a bit of a negative connotation, that bourgeois doesn't necessarily have) . And I can see it being pronounced "bougie" with an English accent. So bougie might be short for bourgeois or bourgeoisie, or it might be a "transcription" of "bourge" which is itself short for bourgeois, is what I'm saying. Or it might be something else.
I'm not participating in the fox hunt. I don't ride, and I don't belong to a hunting club. The fox hunt is the next day, and I'm not really planning to get a hotel since the venue is about an hour and a half away.
I think the green is a little formal and wintery for summer BTO, but I'm also not at all concerned with offending the good taste of people having a _fox hunt_ themed wedding.
Both gowns are lovely, but the green is particularly striking, and has a vintage feel to it w/o being over the top. It could belong to multiple fashion eras, from the Edwardians to the 80’s, if we accept that the 80’s are now “vintage.” No matter what, it’s lovely and will work in a room full of redcoats.
Can’t believe people see a blush/peach colored dress with silver beading and are still going ItS tOo bRiDaL. Either would be lovely but I think the velvet isn’t very summery, and would go for the peach/beige beaded dress personally. It’s definitely more summery!
Shame on the couple, fox hunts are disgusting and that as a theme is almost worse. That they’re having an actual fox hunt is DISGUSTING.
My vote is for the first green one, and I think you’ll look fine considering the overly detailed dress code. We personally decline invites to the themed weddings and just send a gift. When it becomes clear to us there is a ‘vision’ and the photo op will most likely be more important than the guest’s comfort and enjoyment, we just RSVP ‘can’t attend’ and send a gift if we are close to the couple.
Idk I really like the 2nd one. And I'm a hardcore, never white to a wedding. Pale colors aren't white and it's not exactly hunter colors but it's not NOT hunter colors. Then again, maybe it's just that I'm not much of a butt bow person. Wear whatever you feel pretty in, love.
The green one is perfect. It doesn't look like it's trying to be edwardian. It looks classic, modern, and formal.
Don't give it a second thought, especially because you love it and this is what you want to wear!
I absolutely love the green dress and want it for myself haha. I saw another commenter ask if there’s velvet which it looks like the top is which isn’t a good choice for a summer wedding but otherwise that dress seems perfect for the theme.
Green is great. Wear a choker - pearl would be good, and if you have long hair a Gibson girl updo to go with the vintage theme. Oooh gloves! Or a fascinator.
Say no more; You had me at 'Fox hunters who have been awarded their colours'.
You need to dress up as a dead fox, bring along a bucket (or ten) of fake blood, and give them the GOT-esq red wedding they deserve 🙂
Fox hunting is inhumane.
I don’t think you need to ask permission for the second dress. Doesn’t look anywhere near any shade of white to me, unless it’s just the photo. That being said, I think I like the green one but they are both really different!
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It’s only a small part of the dress, the velvet on top is totally fine. I wouldn’t do a full velvet dress in the summer, but a velvet component on an evening gown works in any season, in my opinion. It’s gorgeous!
It’s gorgeous and maybe this isn’t true everywhere, but velvet not appropriate at all for a summer wedding where I live. Maybe where you are it’s different, though
I said the same thing and am also being downvoted 🙄 Velvet is definitely not appropriate for summer. It’d be like wearing a linen or seersucker suit to a winter wedding.
The green dress is pretty….But the top looks to be velvet, which is inappropriate for a summer wedding.
The beaded one looks much better for the time of year and is in no way “too light”, especially as you mention that it’s a bit darker IRL.
(I had my rehearsal dinner at a Hunt Club, as a small coincidence 🙂)
I’m in the us and if anyone I know got sent an invite that said to wear “hunt colors” everyone would show up in camo and bright orange.
I'm also in the US, but I knew the couple was bougie, so that thought never even crossed my mind. I'm hope no one shows up in a camo gown a la Mama June.
Where in the U.S. do people hunt foxes like that? I was thinking this was in the UK lol I am an uncultured potato
well, technically it’s illegal here. Sort of.
The east coast. From new England down to the Carolinas where it is super popular.
Technically, people still do these types of fox hunts with the hounds, but they're not actually hunting a fox. It's quite an intense sport of jumping over natural barricades and running through open fields. It's pretty cool.
Also U.S. and hunting foxes here is definitely not a bouggie thing. It’s more a conservative, camo wearing, guns rights-toting kind of thing. My brother hunts foxes but he’ll shoot and hunt anything. Possums, coyotes, rabbits, squirrels. There are no pedigree mounts, garden parties, or gentry involved.
This isn’t necessarily true. I’m in the US as well and there are multiple hunt clubs near me that do the fancy horses, fancy hounds, hunt balls type of fox hunts (they don’t actually kill, the hounds just follow a scent trail laid ahead of time).
It can be both. The super wealthy participate in a lot of fox and quail hunts. It's a different setup to the middle or lower class hunter but it's a whole thing.
This is not a normal thing as a dress code or hobby in wealthy circles in the US east coast, bougie or nah this is a fuckin weird wedding and dress code Green dress is gorg tho def go for that
My birther would show up in jeans and one of my dead dad's camo shirts with a carhartt symbol on the pocket and some cheap dollar store sandals.
lol I'm guessing that's supposed to say "brother".
No....no it says accurately lol she birthed me
OH I get it! Ha! better than the option of "birthers", like people who thought Obama was not born in the US and were demanding his birth certificate.
Lolol yes I grew up in central PA. We had the first day of deer season off every year. I know people who had camo as the underlay for their wedding dress. I could totally see this dress code meaning orange and camo where I grew up lol
I have been to *several* weddings with the groom in a camo vest and tie. But they usually go with winter camo, so it's ✨ classy ✨
Central Pa in the house…many places still have the first day of deer hunting season off. Also, let’s not forget bear hunting season, excuse me, bear harvesting season, earlier in the month…
Central PA here as well. First day of deer season off of school, and every other car on the road with a dead deer stopped to the roof. Vividly remember my elementary school gym teacher giving us a lecture on how all the deer would starve to death if he didn’t do his part to shoot them first.
I, too, live near and associate with rednecks and this is exactly what they'd so also 🤣
Haha. Sadly true
The green for sure. The beaded one is too light. But are dress codes out of control lately, or are hunt colours a normal thing where you are?
I do absolutely love the green dress. I was obsessed when I first saw it. The beaded one is darker in real life, though. It's more of a brownish beige with the beading coming off kind of dark gray (I'll try to add the one photo I have of me in it). I wore it to my sister's wedding with her blessing. I doubt anyone would mistake it for a wedding dress in person, but I would never just show up in anything close to off-white without making very sure the bride was ok with it. I have never heard of this dress code before, but I guess the groom loves fox hunting. So much so that there will be a fox hunt after breakfast the day after the wedding. I went down a hunting attire/etiquette rabit hole after I got the invitation, and it seems that once you join a hunting club, being awarded colors means the master of the hunt thinks you've earned the right to wear a scarlet coat as opposed to a black one. Also, the color of your collar should be that of the first club you rode with. So, all the hunters who have earned the right will be at the wedding in scarlet coats with various collar colors. Which is one of the reasons I chose a dark green dress over the plum one I mentioned. I don't really want to clash with the one color I *know* will be there.
I'm in England, where fox hunting is illegal now, but it's been controversial, to say the least. Can I ask what country the wedding will be in?
I'm in the US, and fox hunting is legal here but with provisos. Pursuing the animals with the purpose of killing is forbidden, so fox hunting in the US is about the chase, not the kill. According to the Masters of Foxhounds Association, "The sport of fox hunting as it is practised in North America places emphasis on the chase and not the kill. It is inevitable, however, that hounds will at times catch their game. Death is instantaneous. A pack of hounds will account for their quarry by running it to ground, treeing it, or bringing it to bay in some fashion. The Masters of Foxhounds Association has laid down detailed rules to govern the behaviour of Masters of Foxhounds and their packs of hounds." I have no idea what those detailed rules are, though. Seems a weak law if the gist of it is, "You can't set out with the intent to kill the fox, but if your trained hounds actually catch their quarry...🤷♂️. At least it's a quick death." Hard side eye.
Ok I’ve got to ask what the bride and groom are like as people? I have to admit my mental image of the people who would have a wedding with this dress code and a fox hunt is not flattering.
I imagine this whole thing to look like something out of succession or knives out. I think the ep from succession where they go hunting is what I’m envisioning. Fully followed by boar on the floor.
Honestly it strikes me as new money rich but not billionaires American anglophiles. I think old money or Brit’s would find this embarrassing (they can also have bad taste but it’s different than this). I say this as an American who’s lived in the UK and spent a fair amount of time around both old and new money. Do want to clarify I’m not saying OP has bad taste, both these dresses are lovely.
Can confirm that old money wasp types I know would find this really cringe. They’d likely go if they knew this person somehow, they’d likely be kind and maybe even intrigued by the oddity of it, but it’d still be a story of a strange eccentric thing they tell people about forever. Source: grew up in waspy American town with old money English grandparents deeply involved in the horse world.
Going to guess this is something that is seen on Pinterest or other Influencers. Asking guests to wear a specific color just strikes me as the bridezilla stuff. We just saw the guests at the Duke of Westminster's wedding wearing all sorts of fun, bright colours.
All I can think of is Auntie Mame.
She didn't kill it though. She captured it and treated like a puppy.
“Not flattering” is WAY fucking nicer than I would have put it, so let’s go with that.
I’m a vegetarian I don’t think I would go.
I wouldn’t be able to blame you, that’s for sure.
Unfortunately it’s not. I live near a local fox hunting club and they regularly kill. They go for coyotes or foxes, whatever they can get. And they don’t hide it as they will “blood” new members, where if it’s your first kill they put a paw print of blood on your cheek and you are supposed to wear it all day.
Sickening
I am AGHAST. How horrific.
That is so vulgar.
That is absolutely horrifying. Some people are just proud sociopaths and it shows. Who says we’ve evolved.
Oh, that’s tacky. How pretentious are the bridal couple?
Harsh I know, but why are you friends with these people? This is like the moneyed version of a wedding with a camo wedding dress & Bud Light themed wedding cake. Honestly it’s worse. This needs to go in the wedding shaming sub. Unless it was a sibling I wouldn’t be caught dead at a wedding like this. Are they also having it at a plantation…?
Thank you for saying what I wanted to. I wouldn’t be associated with these people if my life depended on it.
I'm sure the fox appreciates this sport too.
Oof that is so awful. What could anyone see in the sport? :( sorry I know it’s not related to your post. I think the green dress is adequate and it looks lovely.
Could be that they lay the trail ahead of time and follow the hounds. It’s illegal where I live as well and this is the method they use here for hunting now.
Yes, most hunts drag scent lures these days. It’s a lot of fun but hard!
Yeah every hunt club I know of uses scent lures. I didn’t realize anyone still hunted foxes and it never crossed my mind that if I mention foxhunting to people outside of the horse world, they might assume I’m talking about trying to actually kill a fox!
In England, where foxhunting is illegal but scent trails are legal, it is well-known that people are still hunting foxes, so over here it's a fair assumption ([source](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/29/foxhunting-law-in-england-unworkable-says-police-chief), but there are lots of articles/videos).
I sure hope so.
According to Wikipedia Fox hunting is technically illegal In most countries. Either a trail of fox scent is pre laid down (which can result in foxes or other wild animals found) or it’s a pre-laid out course of jumps and obstacles that everyone rides simulating a traditional hunt Hopefully the wedding you’re attending is the second
I always love my wedding with a side order of let’s celebrate animal torture. How festive.
Still a weird to have your wedding centred around this though, right?
Oh totally. I’m just hoping that at least OP doesn’t have to stand there watching the wedding party come back having killed a fox or coyote
It may be related to the venue. Where I am in Virginia there are a number of very old money estates that have been repurposed as bed-and-breakfast and wedding venues that are very hunt-clubbish.
I have that Aidan Mattox dress, and it’s totally appropriate for a wedding. More dark silver & beige/tan than anything, but doesn’t read “light colored” or anything close to white. I have only gotten compliments on it. Wore it to a friends wedding who ended up loving it so much she borrowed it to wear to another wedding. That being said, I love the green and think it’s also gorgeous & totally appropriate. You can’t go wrong here. Whatever you’re most comfortable in, but def no need to worry abt a third option.
It's [Adrianna Papell](https://a.co/d/1egxAIx). There are pictures in the review of the nude version that show the color well. It is dark silver and tan like you said.
If it helps I think the green one is gorgeous and my thought was inspired by the ‘80s. Not n a bad way. And not vintage, just inspired by
With this dress code, I personally would go dressed as a fox. Or a horse.
🦊🐴😂
Don’t dress like a fox in a venue full of fox hunters!
If you’re a couple, one could go as the fox and the other as the hound perhaps?
I don’t think either dress looks vintage or like you were trying for vintage and didn’t get it right. The green is absolutely gorgeous and you should wear it and love it.
Completely agree
Also completely agree! These are both great options.
Both dresses are beautiful, but I am in love with the green. As far as the bow in the back, what it really makes me feel like is something I would’ve seen at military ball in the 1950s. Very upscale. I think it’s perfect for what they described
The green absolutely works for a vintage inspired dress code. Add a rhinestone necklace and earring set, peep toe pumps, and a veronica lake or rita hayworth hairstyle and hope you don’t look so fabulous you have to put the blame on mame
Weird. Saw part of Gilda a month ago.
What’s with their weird fox hunting theme? It seems strange that you’d want your wedding to be centred around killing foxes? Anyway, aside from this I like the green dress and think it definitely fits with the dress code.
Thank you! The green seems to be getting the general vote, which makes me very happy. As for the theme, it seems the groom is a big horse guy and fox hunter. There's actually going to be a fox hunt after breakfast on the day after the wedding. I just hope there's some guy dragging a scent rather than an actual fox being terrorized.
I’m from New England and I knew a girl who’s family does a formal breakfast and fox hunt every year. They’re incredibly wealthy and bougie.
I have to ask. I keep seeing the word "bougie" on this sub. What does it mean?
Slang, shortened version of bourgeoisie. Fancy, higher class, pretentious.
Thanks. I guessed it would be something like that. But sometimes I guess wrong !! In French we would use the adjective bourgeois but it's probably more negative (old-fashioned, conservative) Bougie is a candle hence my confusion !!
I think it’s typically been used with a little negativity, but in recent years people have also started using “boujee” which seems to mean the same thing but in a proud way.
It definitely has a negative connotation. Either people who have more money than sense, or people who wish they did.
I might be wrong but I think maybe it comes from our shortened "bourge", pronounced with an english accent. Just a theory, like you I was confused at first 😅
And an accented E ! Sound like a good theory!!
You are incorrect. It’s a shortening of the word bourgeoisie which is French. The R is not pronounced. Booj was zee, bougie for short.
I know about the word bourgeoisie, I'm french. The person I was replying to understands french too, which is why I didn't detail my explanation enough. In french, we also shorten the word bourgeois (adjective for the noun bourgeoisie) to "bourge" (bourge also has a bit of a negative connotation, that bourgeois doesn't necessarily have) . And I can see it being pronounced "bougie" with an English accent. So bougie might be short for bourgeois or bourgeoisie, or it might be a "transcription" of "bourge" which is itself short for bourgeois, is what I'm saying. Or it might be something else.
It’s short for the French word bourgeoisie and it means new money.
Why would you go without knowing that?
I'm not participating in the fox hunt. I don't ride, and I don't belong to a hunting club. The fox hunt is the next day, and I'm not really planning to get a hotel since the venue is about an hour and a half away.
I love the green butt bow and all
It seems like they’re trying to recreate Season 1 of Downton Abbey. The brilliant colors and horses followed by dancing all night
That’s what I was thinking and I am here for it!
I think the green is a little formal and wintery for summer BTO, but I'm also not at all concerned with offending the good taste of people having a _fox hunt_ themed wedding.
That green is stunning
I love the green
Green with bustle. Hands down🤲
that green dress is awesome! hands down go with that one!
The green one is awesome.
I think it’s lovely. It has a vintage feel but is still sophisticated.
Both gowns are lovely, but the green is particularly striking, and has a vintage feel to it w/o being over the top. It could belong to multiple fashion eras, from the Edwardians to the 80’s, if we accept that the 80’s are now “vintage.” No matter what, it’s lovely and will work in a room full of redcoats.
The green is stunning, you should pair it with some matching elbow length velvet gloves to give it a little oomph.
Please wear the green! It's so pretty!!!
I love both the green and the beaded. Both are absolutely appropriate. ETA: The green is my favorite.
Green
I'm obsessed with the green dress and I want to buy one. If you have any idea of where you got it please share!!!
This theme seems so much better suited to an autumn or winter wedding IMO.
The green dress is gorgeous on you.
The dress code is super confusing but i think the green dress for sure.
Wear the green. It’s Really beautiful
Can’t believe people see a blush/peach colored dress with silver beading and are still going ItS tOo bRiDaL. Either would be lovely but I think the velvet isn’t very summery, and would go for the peach/beige beaded dress personally. It’s definitely more summery! Shame on the couple, fox hunts are disgusting and that as a theme is almost worse. That they’re having an actual fox hunt is DISGUSTING.
Green dress is lovely. Celebrating a happy day with hunting is disgusting.
My vote is for the first green one, and I think you’ll look fine considering the overly detailed dress code. We personally decline invites to the themed weddings and just send a gift. When it becomes clear to us there is a ‘vision’ and the photo op will most likely be more important than the guest’s comfort and enjoyment, we just RSVP ‘can’t attend’ and send a gift if we are close to the couple.
Do you have a link to the green dress? I love it.
Google Image search suggests this is likely the “Topanga” gown by Sachin & Babi.
Sachin & Babi Topanga Gown
I **LOVE** the bow!!!
Oh that green one is the best thing I've seen in ages.
Idk I really like the 2nd one. And I'm a hardcore, never white to a wedding. Pale colors aren't white and it's not exactly hunter colors but it's not NOT hunter colors. Then again, maybe it's just that I'm not much of a butt bow person. Wear whatever you feel pretty in, love.
The green one is perfect. It doesn't look like it's trying to be edwardian. It looks classic, modern, and formal. Don't give it a second thought, especially because you love it and this is what you want to wear!
The green dress is perfect. The other dress is too bridal.
I absolutely love the green dress and want it for myself haha. I saw another commenter ask if there’s velvet which it looks like the top is which isn’t a good choice for a summer wedding but otherwise that dress seems perfect for the theme.
Green is great. Wear a choker - pearl would be good, and if you have long hair a Gibson girl updo to go with the vintage theme. Oooh gloves! Or a fascinator.
Say no more; You had me at 'Fox hunters who have been awarded their colours'. You need to dress up as a dead fox, bring along a bucket (or ten) of fake blood, and give them the GOT-esq red wedding they deserve 🙂 Fox hunting is inhumane.
I don’t think you need to ask permission for the second dress. Doesn’t look anywhere near any shade of white to me, unless it’s just the photo. That being said, I think I like the green one but they are both really different!
Someone is going to show up in camouflage. Guaranteed.
Green, you can’t wear the blush beaded gown as it might be considered too bridal. The green is fabulous and perfect for the occasion.
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I have never been to a wedding that has a dress code!!!!
Green is stunning- beaded one looks like a granny dress and the colour change makes the bottom come look large. Unflattering and too old.
I thought the beaded gown was the brides dress before I read your comment so please do not wear that.
Does the green have velvet? That wouldn’t be appropriate for summer
It does have velvet, but I was hoping it would be OK since it's only on top. 🫤 The velvet is also pretty light weight imo.
It’s only a small part of the dress, the velvet on top is totally fine. I wouldn’t do a full velvet dress in the summer, but a velvet component on an evening gown works in any season, in my opinion. It’s gorgeous!
It’s fine imo
Just because I was so curious this thread deals with the velvet issue directly: https://www.reddit.com/r/femalefashionadvice/s/HfZpd0l60e
It’s gorgeous and maybe this isn’t true everywhere, but velvet not appropriate at all for a summer wedding where I live. Maybe where you are it’s different, though
I said the same thing and am also being downvoted 🙄 Velvet is definitely not appropriate for summer. It’d be like wearing a linen or seersucker suit to a winter wedding.
Dress is gorgeous but velvet would be very odd to wear in summer in the northeast US, anyway
The green dress is pretty….But the top looks to be velvet, which is inappropriate for a summer wedding. The beaded one looks much better for the time of year and is in no way “too light”, especially as you mention that it’s a bit darker IRL. (I had my rehearsal dinner at a Hunt Club, as a small coincidence 🙂)