How to Dress Up for a Wedding

In retail circles, June is known for Father's Day and Weddings. This is the absolute best time to find the best variety of wedding gowns, bridesmaid dresses and cocktail dresses. If its anything to do with a party you'll find it in your favorite department store. The trick is to find just the right dress for the occasion. Here are some tips for dressing the part for your next wedding invite!

The Daytime Wedding

• The Challenge: 

      create a look that is dressy but not too formal

Wearing rhinestone clad jeans just will not do! You absolutely must dress up like you were going to church, because even if the ceremony takes place in a venue other than a traditional church it is still a reverent event.

• The Challenge : 
  create a look that's cool and flowing, but not beachy.
  

  
  

Wearing a flowy muu muu will look like you have a pool party to go to. Instead of a jazzy beach coverup, focus on a dress with more tailoring, such a pintucks, pleats, and a fitted waistline.   

• The Challenge : 
  
  
  create a look that is sexy and ladylike at the same time
  

  Day Dresses
  Flats

  

Being a lady means dressing like a lady. Elegance and sexiness go hand in hand, so you don't have to show a lot of cleavage to get the attention you want. It could be the wrong kind. 

• The Challenge : 

       create a look that is fun and vibrant, yet sophisticated, like you

Choose a color that brings out your skintone. Most ladies look fabulous in any of the blue tones, including purples and teals.  Coral looks great with gold jewelry. Choose a color in the mid range rather than a pale washed out pastel. It's most elegant as a daytime choice. Take extra care when choosing a print, so as to keep in line with an air of sophistication. Avoid stripes and tiny flower prints, too homebody.

The Evening Wedding

• The Challenge: 

   create a dressy night-time look that doesn't takes the sparkle away from   the bride.

Table Lamps
Flats

Wearing your sequins is not appropriate unless the wedding invitation is black-tie or black-tie optional, which is the most formal dress code of all. You don't want to come across like a disco-ball, after all. Otherwise, wear a matching suit of a luxe fabric like shantung, which offers a soft sheen under low light. You can also wear a cocktail dress that has a jacket or bolero that matches. The fabric and jewelry will make the statement here.

The challenge : create a sexy look that is respectful and lady-like.

Black  is always sexy. A fitted knee high dress with heels is always a good choice but other colors can be equally fabulous. Consider deep purple, bronze or any of the deep blues, like sapphire. The darker colors do well at evening weddings.

Prom. A night like no other. You, like no one else.

Best Emmy Fashions

The 2012 Emmys might be over, but the fashions from last night are still fresh in the minds of many. This years fashions were very festive and colorful. We saw tons of yellow, orange, red, and light blue dresses on the red carpet. Exposed shoulders seemed to be the night’s trend, with many dresses featuring no straps. Also, long flowing Grecian style gowns and sequin dresses were all the rage.

Best Emmy Fashions The Emmy red carpet definitely delivered when it came to fabulous fashions!

Look of the Month : Miley Cyrus

We fell in love with Miley a long time ago, but were even more enchanted with this look: once we changed her hair do (as seen in Makeover of the Month for March) we embraced this totally red carpet glam look!

We think Joannalyne nailed a perfect look for Miley, glam, vintage, yet fresh and youthful all in one. See more of Joannalyne's looks for some inspiration of your own. Better yet, why not enter our monthly Look of the Month Challenge and submit your own creative layout? If you win the challenge, your look will be posted right here for all your friends to admire! Details here.

Evening Dresses by Emilio Pucci
Sandals by Christian Louboutin

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December Prom Challenge : Miracle On 34th Street

December's Challenge asked our stylist's to create a look based on their favorite Christmas movie ! Honey18drm, our December winner gave us her reasons to love again with this all time favorite. "I just can't help but to smile every time I remember this movie. It is a ritual every Christmas time, I watch this movie. There is something about miracles, and unexpected things that move me. I always believe in Santa Claus and the birth of Christ. I always believe that miracles do come true the least we expect them to be."

thank you honey18drm for helping us smile and thank you for your gorgeously inspired look!

Boots by Topshop
Clutches by Moschino Cheap & Chic

Check out honey18drm's incredible stylebook at shopstyle

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Meet the Queens

Meet 2010 International Galaxy Queen: Haley Mac

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To compete in the 2010 International competition, click here

You could be the next International titleholder!

Hayley Mac won the title of Miss Galaxy UK 2009 and Miss Galaxy International 2009/10. Our sponsor, Promgirl.net sponsored both Miss Galaxy UK and Miss Teen Galaxy UK in 2009.

But did you know Promgirl.net also was privileged to be chosen as the supplier of the majority of the prom dresses and gowns worn by the contestants on the ABC Family's TV reality series America's Prom Queen during the elimination phase of the show and for the final episode. Find all America's Prom Queen Dresses.

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