2026’s best wedding guest dress trends — fresh ideas and standout looks to wear to every wedding this year.
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Pastels & Soft Hues
Subtle Asymmetry
Flowing Silhouettes & Fluid Movement
Warm & Earthy Tones
Drop Waist & Vintage-Inspired Lines
Pleated Skirts & Separates
Pastels & Soft Hues
This midi dress in a soft, pastel pink features a high neck and ruched sides and is made from a soft and stretchy knitted fabric. Plus, it's currently on sale for 74% off!
Soft Touch Midi Dress | ASOS
This lightweight maxi dress would be ideal for a spring wedding. The flattering strapless neckline comes with removable straps and has an elasticated, adjustable waist and flowy skirt.
Strapless Easy Waist Maxi Dress - Abercrombie
This powder blue midi dress featurese a one-shoulder style with a fixed strap and hardware detail.
One Shoulder Midi Dress with Back Trim Detail
This gorgeous maxi dress in a mermaid silhouette has a strapless, sweetheart neckline and cascading side ruffle detail.
Strapless Mermaid Maxi Dress
Subtle Asymmetry
This beautiful, flowy maxi dress would be a great pick for a spring or summer garden wedding. The movement the dress provides is so feminine and such a statement.
One shoulder asymmetric ruffle satin maxi dress green floral print | ASOS
You'll feel like a queen in this one-shoulder dress that features dual adjustable straps, a side cutout, and an asymmetrical drop waist. The A-line skirt is flowy and sure to move with throughout the night.
Marcela Navy Blue Ruched One-Shoulder Maxi Dress
Flowing Silhouettes & Fluid Movement
This maxi dress is fitted across the bust and has an empire waist with a flowy, elegant silhouette and soft-feel.
Sage Satin Maxi Dress
This flowy dress has a floral lilac design and features a square neck with adjustable straps and is sleeveless. The dress is made of a soft and sheer chiffon.
Chiffon Strappy Maxi Dress
Warm & Earthy Tones
I wore this dress for a wedding reception recently and loved the soft and stretchy feel. I also appreciated the slight ruching on the side; especially after a few extra plates at dinner. If you're looking for a dress that'll turn heads and make you l...
Jayde Sculpt Maxi Dress
This drapey, maxi dress has a high neckline with side button detailing, is sleeveless and has a front split.
Button Detail Drape Front Maxi Dress | ASOS
This maxi dress features a gathered, halter neck line with a front knot detail at the waist in a stretchy, comfortable fabric.
Abby Halter Mesh Maxi Dress
This gorgeous, fern-coloured midi dress has versatile straps that allow you to style the dress as a halter, or crossed over. The way the dress drapes down is also very flattering for curves.
Griffith Dress | Park & Fifth
Drop Waist & Vintage-Inspired Lines
This maxi dress has a timeless silhouette and would be great for those with a shorter torso as the drop waist would help give you the illusion of a more elongated one.
Iris Flared Ponte Maxi Dress
This ruched bodice drop waist maxi dress has an all-over pink abstract print in a bandeau style and is comfortable to wear with its' stretchy fabric.
Mesh Bandeau Ruched Bodice Maxi Dress | ASOS
The Millie Tulle dress features a flattering dropwaist silhouette with a strapless sweetheart neckline in a midi length.
Truly an elegant gown that any hopeless romantic will swoon over. Made of an airy, chiffon fabric with ruffled, floral pattern, it features long sheer sleeves and a drop-waist with side cut-outs around the waist and an open-back.
Chaelyn Black Floral Long Sleeve Cutout Maxi Dress
Pleated Skirts & Separates
This structured one-shoulder dress features a split detail, with a zip-back fastening and pleated skirt.
Sculpted One Shoulder Maxi Dress with Micro Pleat Hem | ASOS
This piece can be purchased separately or as a set. The high rise maxi skirt has a flowy, sheer trim and an elasticated pull-on style waistband in a textured satin fabric.
High-Rise Satin Maxi Set Skirt | Abercrombie & Fitch
Cape Dresses and Dramatic Sleeves
This bodycon dress features ruching throughout, a high neck line with long, wide sleeves.
Ruched Sculpting Mesh Off-Shoulder Wide Sleeve Mini Dress | ASOS
This ruffle detailed maxi dress features sheer long sleeves. Very feminine and elegant.
Long-Sleeve Ruffle Maxi Dress
The Francesca mini dress has a sweeping cape with a boat neckline and defined waist.