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The only instance where that might be true is when the dress code is just casual

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Wearing metallic to a wedding as a guest comes down to a few clear principles: choose a shade with visible warmth or saturation rather than drifting toward ivory, match the finish to the formality of the event, avoid silhouettes that read as bridal, and style the dress with accessories that emphasize evening wear rather than wedding-adjacent neutrals

Olivia Hosken is the deputy managing editor of House Beautiful , where she oversees operations across the brand's print and digital platforms