What To Wear to a Harry Potter Wedding
By Gary Pope
You can dress for the wizarding world without wearing a costume. Here is how each house translates into dresses and suits, plus how to pull your wedding party and even your guests into the theme.
What do you wear to a Harry Potter wedding?
The Wedding Dress
The process of choosing your wedding dress is one of the most exciting experiences a bride will ever have because this is going to be the dress you will wear on your special day. It is the dress that makes you feel beautiful, the dress you will be in your wedding photographs and videos, and the dress you will wear as you declare your unbreakable vow.
Also don't overthink trying to have your wedding dress match your house colors! Focus on finding the perfect dress for you, and let your bouquet do the work in matching you with your house. These styles below are just simply what we feel matches best with each house!
HufflePuff Wedding Dress
One could describe a Hufflepuff as loyal, kind, and fair. Hufflepuffs' wedding days are filled with love and the presence of those they care about most. A tulle gown for this bride would add a touch of elegance to her wedding day. Its sweet floral lace patterns and jaw-dropping skirts make this gown one to remember for the bride.
A big focus with Hufflepuff dresses is on the Train and they usually bounce back and forth between A-line and Ballroom styles.
Slytherin Wedding Dress
Slytherins symbolize determination, cleverness, and ambition. With their glitzy boho vibes, these brides look stunning, and their weddings will make them look like they came straight from a dream.
When looking for a Slytherin dress it helps to look for "mermaid" and Sheath styles, and dresses typically outfitted for beach weddings. Don't hesitate to check out A-line styles as well!
Gryffindor Wedding Dress
Gryffindors believe in being brave and daring at the same time. The brides under the Gryffindors are fierce, strong, and independent, and they prefer exquisite details rather than just a dramatic train or a curve-hugging silhouette.
Gryffindors similar to Slytherins want to focus on Mermaid and A-line styles, but what separates them is that they may lean to more champagne colors to match with the rest of their color scheme
Ravenclaw Wedding Dress
Ravenclaws are witches who behave thoughtfully and carefully. The brides in this house always consider the people around her. Lace wedding gowns with dramatic trains must be on your list, especially if you want to have a more sultry yet alluring look in your wedding photographs.
A big focus with Ravenclaws is having sleeves with your dress, or considering a Bolero or jacket to go along with your dress!
How your wedding dress will look is all up to you. It does not have to be as bold as Hermione's dress, but if that's your style, why not? You can simply choose a wedding dress that best defines your style and character. It does not matter whether you are a tomboy or a fashionista as long as this is the dress that makes you look and feel great!
Accessories
If you plan to wear high heels to your wedding, hand-painted details like the “After all this time? Always” on these glitter pumps add a nice little flair to your walk down the aisle!
The Wedding Suit
Now what's cool about wedding suits is that they DEFINITELY have an easier time showing off their house colors when compared to dresses. So don't hesitate to get a matching tie or go all out with the colors of the suit as well!
The vast array of colors and shades on the market can make selecting a suit a roller coaster ride. But with some consideration, you can easily pick out an outfit that you will love.
Nothing can go wrong with the classic neutral shade of wedding suits as they perfectly blend in the occasion no matter the season or time of day of your wedding. You can easily accentuate it with boutonnieres and play with the colors of your tie that represent your house.
If you want to try something different, you can go all-black with an emerald tie and a Slytherin boutonniere or wear a plaid bow tie with a Gryffindor boutonniere, or wear an eye-catching printed suit.
What you would look like on your wedding day highly depends on your sense of personality. You can be a full-blown Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, or even Draco Malfoy if you wish to wear the exact clothes they are wearing!
Also while I wouldn't personally recommend this for the majority of your wedding. But many folks may have 2 dresses for their wedding...don't rule out having 2 suits at a wedding either!
Something silly and fun like this is perfect for a wedding party to wear or it can be something you bust out after all of the formalities have been completed....now it's time to party!
Bridesmaids and Groomsmen aka The Wedding Party
Attires are very important to unleash your Harry Potter spirit in a Harry Potter wedding. Dress your bridesmaids in party attire reminiscent of house colors. Typically you want to go with each bridesmaid representing a different house, or have them matching with all of the same colors.
If you don't like the idea of your groomsmen wearing Harry Potter dresses, you can still have them wear ties that match their house's hues or even the groom's house colors. The best part is that you can even coordinate their outfit with the bridesmaids' houses for the best magical wedding photographs.
You might also be a fan of the dark side. You can get your bridesmaids and groomsmen to get a temporary Dark Mark tattoo at your wedding party and capture group photos!
Guest Attire
Oh...did you really not expect us to get the guests involved in this as well?! The above photo may not have been a Harry Potter wedding but it does show that if you ask and make it an important part of your wedding, guests can and will arrive in costume!
Guests' attire on your big day solely depends on you. You can even let them wear their muggle clothes and assign them to their designated tables following your table arrangements.
Or, if you want to go crazy, go ahead and use the sorting hat
to sort their houses and colors. Ask them their houses and sizes after being sorted when they RSVP. So you can bulk buy their Harry Potter cloaks. Compare all the sizes from the shop with your guests to ensure the enchanting vibes are unharmed. These robes can also serve as your wedding gift!
This post is part of our Ultimate Harry Potter Wedding Guide.