PHOTOS: How to Dress as a Wedding Guest

By Carly Totten, Lover.ly

We've all been there: you open your mailbox to find an invitation to a good friend's wedding. You're so excited to have been invited to the soiree, but then your excitement slowly fades as you scan down and see the attire requirements. And then there's the question: what am I going to wear? Weddings have changed and evolved to the point where black tie attire is not always the answer. Instead, guests now have beach, modern, and backyard fetes to contend with.

In an effort to keep you focusing on the positives (you get to attend a wedding!), we've broken down what to wear to a wedding of any style, guys included, in the gallery - browse and breathe.

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