Shopping help! Dress for my brother's wedding

That is gorgeous!

Have you thought about getting a floral or patterned dress with the lilac as one of the colors, and wearing a wrap or shawl in lilac for the wedding ceremony that you could take off for the reception?  That's what I'd try to do with a color that I didn't like.  

www.nordstrom.com/s/js-collections-embroidered-short-sleeve-trumpet-gown/5926871

www.nordstrom.com/s/la-femme-lace-column-gown/5329378

Or maybe something like this in the nude color with a purple floral belt?

www.nordstrom.com/s/mac-duggal-sequin-mesh-column-gown/6184881

You might find something here ...

www.google.com/search?q=lavender+dress+for+wedding&rlz=1C1AWFC_enUS874US874&sxsrf=ALeKk00xCm6ztxGxZU-rXyh1ePWGQ791rA:1625362686429&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXx7jso8jxAhXHyp4KHUN6BBsQ_AUoAXoECAoQAw&biw=1858&bih=977


I would stay away from anything that appears to be from China. Pictures lie!

You could try www.adriannapapell.com/july-4th/sale They have dresses in that color and are having a sale.

The wedding guest category has the most in that color.

That's a beautiful dress!  I think it would be totally appropriate!

You might try Revolve.com

I have a 250 guest destination wedding (Hawaii) we postponed from 2020 to 2022 that had 8 groomsmen and 8 Brian bridesmaids.  Ugh.  That was hard selecting attire…. 

We eloped and married last week in Hawaii just the two of us.  I had hoped for a semi-casual and short white dress but the one that looked best was long and not one I thought would look good when I ordered it but was getting desperate.  I looked great in it, even with extra COVID pounds.

I found my elopement dress on Revolve.com after ordering and trying on at least 40 short and long, white and light color, dresses from various websites….

My real wedding dress is still hanging in a bag waiting for the real deal.  

I personally don’t care for dresses that aren’t a solid color but it can be hard to wade through a bunch of options to find one of the right color and that is also flattering..

good luck!

That would be fine for a " British garden party" feel. It would also separate you from the bridesmaids ( I'm guessing that the colour swatch in your first post is the colour of their dresses.) It would " blend" in with the groomsmen too but still pick up the colour theme provided the flowers are a " shade/blending" of the same colour as the swatch. Lilac/lavender is such a hard colour to match and even worse on a screen and more so as a block colour. Alternatively, I would also consider something in a silvery grey colour but not so dressy as some of the ones that have been posted on here if you still wanted to keep to the B Garden theme and be more on the groomsmen that the bridesmaid side. Love the venue. A string quartet playing in the grounds of that venue would really make it a very British garden theme of a wedding

Have you heard of eshakti? Their dresses are all customizable, so you can adjust the neckline, sleeve length, skirt length, etc., and they are made to order… meaning, when you place the order you add additional information like your height, shoulder-to-waist, waist-to-floor measurements, etc, and not just a basic size. (AND their dresses have pockets!)

I’ve ordered from them a few times, and my mom (who is an excellent, very picky seamstress) was surprised at the quality for the price.

I’m not sure if something like this print would work (it has lavender flowers, but isn’t lavender all-over) but I like this dress: www.eshakti.com/shop/Dresses/Floral-bird-print-dupioni-pleat-waist-dress-CL0083312


And just modifying the skirt length changes the vibe a lot:

And one more:

I don't know if this is dressy enough but Talbots has this dress. I have broad shoulders and a collar always helps.

Lavender dress