Wedding guest outfit: which colours truly suit you
Between dress code, photos and hours of celebrating, a wedding guest outfit has to deliver. But the most important decision comes first: the colour.
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The taboo colours first: white, cream – and what else?
The best-known rule still applies: white, ivory and very light cream belong to the bride. Champagne and pale blush can also read as white in photos – when in doubt, go one shade stronger. All black is now accepted depending on culture and time of day, but often feels heavy at summer afternoon weddings. And if the couple sets a dress code or colour palette: stick to it – within the guideline you'll almost always find a tone that suits you.
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Your best colours by colour type
Warm colour types (golden skin undertone) glow in terracotta, sage green, coral, warm yellow and cognac. Cool types (rosy undertone) shine in dusty blue, berry tones, emerald and cool pink. Muted, soft types choose powder pink, mauve or grey-blue; high-contrast types can go for rich tones like fuchsia or royal blue. The fastest way to your palette: an AI colour type analysis – Mira shows you in seconds whether your undertone is warm or cool and which exact tones make you glow.
«A summer garden wedding suits light, airy tones like sage, lilac or apricot.»
— Mira Mirror Magazine
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Consider time of day, season and location
A summer garden wedding suits light, airy tones like sage, lilac or apricot. In autumn, rust red, forest green and mustard look elegant and warm. At evening celebrations in formal venues, colours can go deeper: emerald, bordeaux, midnight blue. Rule of thumb: the later and more formal the event, the richer the tone – but always within your palette, or even the most beautiful dress will look tired.
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The practical check before you buy
Order two or three favourites in different colour directions and do the honest comparison: same pose, same light, one photo per dress. With Mira's outfit comparison you see immediately which tone makes your face look awake and which one swallows it – more honest than any fitting-room mirror. Add a glow score for the “festive” occasion, and the decision takes minutes instead of days. You'll arrive at the wedding in an outfit you feel confident in all day long.
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