Baptist Wedding ( etiquette, traditions, dress)

irishmom9700

    I was invited to a Baptist Wedding.  I have never been to a Baptist church and would like to know if there are any traditions for the guests. What is proper dress etiquette for a late afternoon ceremony.  I would like to be respectful to the bride and groom.

Habs2Hart

I'm a baptist and I didn't even get married in a church.  It really depends on the church, but our church is really casual. 

I would say a nice summer dress that is a little longer if you are concerned (knee length is appropriate, but a little higher like low thigh down is fine) and if it is strapless, bring a wrap or a jacket in case the A/C is cranked.  Formality depends on the invitations.  Nothing different or special unless the church itself requires something different, and if it does, it would be stated somewhere for the guests to know. 

bunni727

I would wear a sundress that comes at least to my knees, and maybe a cardigan/cami depending on how the top of the dress is made just to be safe.

Callmefia

Agreed - my uncle is our officiant and he is a Baptist minister - we have no special rules etc.

We also have attended other baptist weddings in a church and its pretty much the same as any other Christian wedding.

Arh65

It really depends on how orthodox or lax the church is.  For my all of my cousins weddings (although I was between 12-18 for all of them) I wore knee length dresses with higher necklines and caardigans.  However, as others have said, some churches are much more relaxed.

When in doubt, I tend to go a little more conservative rather than not.