What I wear on my first experience as a guest to a Thai wedding

When I received the wedding invitation of our school manager's son and knowing that they're well-to-do families and the wedding is to be held in one of the best hotels in the heart of Hatyai City-Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel , the first thing I asked (in my mind) is what should I wear? You see, it's my first time to attend a traditional Thai wedding . We attended the wedding of our church mate 2 years ago and it's kinda informal, just like re-affirmation of vows because they were in their 60's already and they just wanted to be married in the church. I even blogged here the choice of dress I plan to wear but black Cheetah Print Waist Belt Dress wasn't materialized because I remembered that it's considered unlucky to wear black at a wedding (or any celebrations), so this means no black dresses or tops for women and no black shirts or ties for men, although it is OK to wear black shoes and black trousers or slacks. So what do I wear? I wear something sexy but not too revealing dress and something that looks sassy!

I go for a bit of a retro-style fashion, and this black dress with red apples print is cute n’ retro without looking too much like a fancy dress costume. I love the red waist belt that go with it. I just accessorize it with black woven strings collar necklace with sparkling blue stone to match with my pair of sequined shoes from Illusions by Reflexion in blue. It has the classic peep-toe platform style and plenty of sparkles in front, but it’s toned down nicely with the casual effect of the wooden heel. The red purse which I only get for 290 baht (about $9) really shows up and is hard to miss. I love how it looks bold yet classic.


Take a look of what my co-teachers (foreign teachers' dept) (except the man in suit and tie - he's our school manager) wore on the night of October 29. The men wore long/short sleeves with a pair of plain trousers or slacks to be on the safe side. We girls wore dresses- an orange boat neck tie-waist dress for my preggy co-teacher,a sleeveless button front short dress for the other and me with the dress I featured above.


Get invited to a Thai wedding (usually we're only invited to turn up for the wedding reception in the evening) ? Fret not on what to wear. Just decipher by only considering the local, the restaurant or the wedding set. During the wedding, I noticed that the young wedding guests wore shoulder dresses, portrait dresses, off the shoulder , halter dresses, sweetheart dresses, A-line, ballerina or bell shaped skirt and any kind of dress you can name of. The wedding has no theme or motifs like we have in colors so the dresses vary and the the trendiest ones are: light violet, champagne, beige, hot pink, coral orange, fuchsia, deep purple, gray, teal, lime green, aqua blue, navy blue, pale yellow, magenta and burgundy.

Can't wait to attend more Thai weddings!

"What appropriate wedding gifts could I give to Thai couples? " will be tackled on next post.

See yah!