NBR: Which dress would you wear?

jlthompson19 · May 2011

I'm going to a wedding in Florida at the end of the summer. It'll be outside, on a rooftop, overlooking a bay. The wedding is at 6pm. I bought both these dresses this weekend and can't decide which to wear. Both come to the top of my knees, I'm short. The second one is black, but they don't have it in black on the website. I'd use color in accessories. Which one do you like better?

https://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=1ba3a65&DeptID=70656&CatID=80145&SO=0&SelDim=3%7e&x5view=1&NOffset=0&Ne=4294957900+5+29+3+8+1031+1066+18+904+833+949&pagesize=1&shopperType=G&N=4294936942+323&Nao=0&PSO=0&CmCatId=70656|80145

yankeebaby2 · May 2011

They are both nice but I think the first one is perfect for a wedding.

yourfaceyourface · May 2011

i like the second one. they are both pretty though!

lmpdjc · May 2011

I like the first one for a wedding. And I lol'ed at "overlooking a baby".

DaisyFull · May 2011

Hmmm... I'm torn. I really like them both.

If you really only paid $20 for the first one though, I'd keep them both and FIND somewhere to wear them.

jlthompson19 · May 2011

lmpdjc:
I like the first one for a wedding. And I lol'ed at "overlooking a baby".

Wow, talk about a Freudian slip! I hadn't caught that!

katcarls · May 2011

I like them both but I think the second one is better for a 6pm wedding. The first one is more suited for an afternoon wedding.

ckerr1 · May 2011

katcarls:
I like them both but I think the second one is better for a 6pm wedding. The first one is more suited for an afternoon wedding.

I agree with this. The second one is better for an evening wedding. Plus I like it better in general. I don't know what kind of figure you have but I feel like it would be flattering on most figures because of the ruffles.

scoutkate · May 2011

katcarls:
I like them both but I think the second one is better for a 6pm wedding. The first one is more suited for an afternoon wedding.

Yep, this exactly!

jlthompson19 · May 2011

You all are not helping-it's too 50/50! I have 90 days to return both, and $100 was my limit, so since I spent less on both combined, I'll hang on to them for awhile.

I'm pretty small right now, but I expect to gain some weight when DD weans (if she weans before the event, it's up to her) so that may help me decide. The black one is much more comfortable, very stretchy, whereas the other is more fitted.