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What To Wear To A City Wedding - When Pumps And Pashminas Just Don't Cut It

You won't upstage the bride, but you'll certainly turn heads

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City weddings are in many ways easier than country affairs - you won't get your heels stuck in the grass, for one. But with a city wedding comes added pressure to look put like the put together urban fashion girl that you are, so you'd better bring your A-game.

Pink Floral

preen line pink floral dress - wedding guest outfit

Pink florals are a bit of a wedding staple, but to stop them from slipping into generic territory, play with shapes and volume - some ruffles go a long way. 

Pink floral dress: Preen line - £420 | Alternative dress: V by Very - £65.00 | Blue mules: Malone Souliers - £475 | Alternative shoes: Jeffrey Campbell - £97.52 | Earrings: Cornelia Web - £285 | Eye crayon: Marc Jacobs Beauty - £20.00

Lilac accents

wedding guest outfit - city wedding

Powdery lilac colours are a true staple at the moment, so snap up these uber affordable Office bow-backs while you still can.

Dress pictured: Tibi - £1,000 | Alternative dress: Kaos - £85.00 | Earrings: Melissa Joy Manning - £170 | Lilac shoes: Office - £25.00 | Bag pictured: The Volon - £620 | Alternative bag: ASOS - £25.00

Printed Jumpsuit

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Whether you're heading off to an evening event, it's slightly cooler outside OR you just really like feathers, throwing this lightweight top over a jumpsuit is a great call.

Jumpsuit pictured: Mary Katrantzou - £997 | Alternative jumpsuit: ASOS - £65.00 | Cowl neck teal jumpsuit: AQ/AQ - £165| Feather sleeved top pictures: Prada - £1,715 | Alternative black feather cuff blazer: Missguided - £18.00 | Black mules pictured: Mansur Gavriel - £295 | Alternative mules: Reiss - £60.00

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Contrast Colours

pink and red jumpsuit - what to wear to wedding in city

...and volume sleeves. One of the easiest ways to make your outfit scream 'fashion' this season is to add a big poufy sleeve into the mix.

Jumpsuit pictured: Staud - £265 | Jacket pictured: Roksanda - £1,695 | Alternative jacket: V by Very - £18.00 | Hoops: Mercedes Salazar - £191 | Silver mules pictured: Balenciaga - £535 | Alternative mules: Boohoo - £12.00 | Clutch: Cult Gaia - £265

Slip Dress

pink slip dress- city wedding outfit

If the sun is shining on the day, a silk fabric will catch the light nicely. And this season's slip dress is a great way to wear silk.

Pink slip pictured: Hatch - £335 | Alternative pink slip: ASOS - £11.00 | Pale pink slip: Topshop - £39.00 | Bag pictured: Givenchy - £1,490 | Alternative bag: Topshop - £28.00 | Mules pictured: Mercedes Castillo - £345 | Alternative mules: ASOS - £32.50 | Star earring pictured:Jennifer Fisher - £250

Silk Robe

sunny city wedding - silk chinoiserie robe

For a sunny city wedding and a girl who doesn't like dresses, you can't go too far wrong with a silk robe. 

Silk robe pictured: Etro - £1,995 | Alternative: ASOS - £42.00 | Satin flares: Galvan - £475 | Alternative trousers: River Island - £40.00 | Frayed satin camisole pictured: Frame - £200 | Alternative camisole: River Island - £16.00 | Bag: Gucci - £1,610 | Alternative bag: See by Chloe - £205 | Gold choker:Alighieri - £560 

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