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Step 1
Wear a short dress for a daytime wedding. Go a little dressier and more conservative than you would for a casual wedding, though. Leave the summery sundresses at home.
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Step 2
Opt for a nice suit as an alternative to a dress for a daytime wedding. Look for something in a light shade that is well-tailored, as opposed to a dark and frumpy business suit. You don't want to look as though you are heading into work.
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Step 3
Slip on a short cocktail dress for an evening wedding if it's not an overly formal event. A dressy pantsuit would also be an appropriate choice.
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Step 4
Go all out for a very formal or black-tie evening wedding with a long and glamorous cocktail dress. Hold the beading and sequins unless you know that it's a black-tie event.
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Step 5
Deck yourself out with jewel-encrusted accessories and an extravagant wrap for a really formal evening wedding.
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Step 1
Wear a dark suit and tie no matter the time of day for a formal--but not black-tie--wedding. If the wedding is only semiformal, then you can get away with a lighter-colored suit during the day; otherwise, stick with something dark.
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Step 2
Sport a tuxedo for black-tie and black-tie-optional evening weddings.
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Step 3
Stick to the more traditional tuxedo look for a black-tie event unless the invitation specifies "creative black tie."
