Eight Dresses That Are Grown-Up Enough for a Formal Wedding

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• Diane von Furstenberg Liluye Printed dress, $409
• BCBG MaxAzria Kendal one-shoulder ruffled evening gown, $298
• Rebecca Taylor Bare Back dress, $295
• Cut25 Matte Jersey dress, $345
• Dolce and Gabbana Jacquard dress, $1,475
• Nicole Miller Prime Stretchy Matte jersey gown, $575
• Tory Burch Beckett dress, $995

Being of the marrying-age means you're probably going to receive a wedding invitation or two with the words "Semi-Formal," "Formal," or the very scary "Black Tie Required" written on them. That being said, now might be the time to invest in a dress for such the occasion if you have yet to do so in your adult life. In the gallery above, we've rounded up eight cocktail dresses and gowns that would work quite nicely, from Dolce and Gabbana, BCBG MaxAzria, Nicole Miller and more.
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