Brown wedding guest dresses are trending for the fall season of weddings. If you love this chocolatey espresso color and want to wear it to your next wedding invite, read on! We've picked over 50 of our favorite wedding guest dresses in shades of brown, chocolate, and bronze to make it easy to wear the latest trend to weddings.
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We love seeing which new colors trend for each season. While some seasons like fall have predictable styles and colors that will trend, each season a new color offering will sometimes be more prevalent than usual. This season not only is everyone sipping on espresso martinis they also want to wear this coffee-colored style to weddings. From a lighter shade of latte to the richest mahogany brown, we've been looking for and stockpiling the best of chocolate brown dresses to wear to weddings. Here are our picks along with the shopping details of where to find them,
Gorgeous Brown Dresses to Wear to a Wedding as Guest
If you're looking to stand out this wedding season, brown wedding guest dresses are the latest style trend that promises to make a lasting impression. When it comes time for fall weddings, we see lots of guests choosing darker colors like classic black dresses or floral wedding guest dresses in fall tones. But thanks to seasonal trends brown is now making waves as a go-to choice for formal wedding guest attire. We're even seeing it as a bridesmaid dress color. It’s a versatile color that can be a very neutral shade. It pairs beautifully with both warm and cool tones, making it perfect for a semi-formal wedding or a black-tie evening affair.
Brown Dresses for Every Wedding Dress Code
From formal maxi dresses to chic mini dresses, brown wedding guest dresses come in a variety of styles, so you'll have no trouble finding the perfect fit for the big day. A long sleeve wrap dress is perfect for casual weddings in the cooler seasons. A short-sleeve style is great for the transition into for summer. If you're going for that best-dressed guest title, try a full length gown in brown satin. Here are a few examples of our favorite brown dresses of the season, and where we'd wear them.
Brown Strapless Gown
This solid color reddish brown strapless gown with tie neck dress is a lovely style for formal outdoor fall or winter weddings.
Satin Midi Dress
You can't go wrong with satin cocktail dresses for wedding guest attire, and when done in this rich coffee color, it's the perfect fall wedding guest look.
Bronze Metallic Gown
If you need a brown dress for a black tie event, up the formality of a brown dress by choosing something with a metallic bronze gown like this.
Brown Velvet Dress
As the fall months turn cooler, velvet dresses become a great option for special occasions like weddings. We love this sleek mocha gown with spaghetti straps.
Brown Printed Gown
Leopard and animal print is in this season, and when paired with a brown background, animal print becomes formal-wear! This is perfect for a formal or black tie optional look with some personality!
Brown Polka Dot Dress
Brown gets a whimsical look when paired with pale polka dots on this midi dress. It's ideal for afternoon outdoor fall weddings or a semi-formal wedding dress code.
Brown Floral Dress
Floral dresses are always a great look for a wedding guest dress, and if you add brown to the mix it becomes a beautiful fall floral look. Perfect for a casual outdoor early fall wedding.
Tea Length Dress
This tulle tea length style has loads of sparkle and short sleeves. This full skirt style would be perfect for a semi-formal to black tie option.
More Earth Tone Wedding Guest Dresses
If you love wearing these darker rich tones, but want to go more golden, try these gold wedding guest dress ideas, or these ideas for copper wedding guest dresses.
Some deeper shades of burgundy and rust are very close to these brown and bronze tones so check out our favorite burgundy wedding guest dress picks as well!
We also have lots of picks for more new dresses for fall wedding guests as well as formal wedding guest dresses for the fall season.
