What to Wear to a Summer Wedding: Ten Dresses from NYC Stores

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• Line & Dot Ruffle Sheath, Dear Fieldbinder, $84
• Oblixe Dress, Diane von Furstenberg, $345
• Karen Walker Frill Sleeve Shift, Gargyle, $285
• Side Ruffle Tube Dress, Pinkyotto, $148
• Jan Ahlgren Strap Dress, Oak, $385
• Yumi Kim Goddess Dress, Yumi Kim, $172
• CO-OP Barneys New York Cascade Dress, Barneys New York, $495
• Lanvin Gathered Flower Dress, Barneys New York, $1,129
• Cotton Blakely Dress, www.jcrew.com/womens_category/dresses/eveningdinner/PRDOV..., $148
• David Szeto Sari Dress, Barneys New York, $819

Maybe you're too blue about not being invited to the wedding of the century to shop for something to wear to summer's distinctively less glam events. Maybe you'd rather be lying on a beach enjoying the glorious weather. Or maybe you're just burnt out after helping the bride-to-be find her own gown. Either way, we understand, so we've done the shopping for you. (Life is hard, we know.) Above, we've scooped the best dresses around the city for any type of summer wedding, for any budget.—Lauren Budorick
· All Weddings Week 2011 coverage [Racked NY]