Pretty Spring Wedding Guest Dresses - Dress for the Wedding

A gorgeous spring wedding guest dress or jumpsuit is the foundation for a fantastic spring wedding guest outfit. In this latest wedding style guide, we have updated picks for the best spring wedding guest dresses to wear for the current spring wedding season.

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Image credits and shopping sources: 1. Floral Applique Midi Dress by Astr the Label 2. Lilac Pleated Strapless Maxi Dress from Hello Molly 3. Yellow Ruffled Floral Maxi Dress from Lulus 4. Off-the-Shoulder Pink Maxi Dress by Petal + Pup

We have scoured some of our favorite shops and handpicked over 70 of the best dresses for spring weddings to help you find the perfect dress to take you through the spring wedding season in style.

70 of Our Favorite Spring Wedding Guest Dresses

If you've been invited to a wedding this time of year, and you're wondering what to wear, we're here to help with this shoppable visual guide of our favorite dresses. From bright colors in floral print dresses to pretty pastel color palettes, if you're looking for the best spring wedding guest dresses and the most elegant dresses to wear to a springtime wedding or special event, you are in the right place!

These are our latest picks for the best spring wedding guest dresses and styles to wear to a spring wedding for the current season. We keep an eye on the latest trends and new arrivals in order to pick some of the prettiest styles for wedding guests to wear if you're attending an April, May, or June wedding.

What are the Best Dress Styles to Wear to a Spring Wedding?

When looking for the perfect wedding guest dress, you'll want to find a style that is appropriate for the wedding's dress code, which can include many factors, including the level of formality, venue, season, and the anticipated weather for the big day. Once you've considered those key elements, it's fun to check out the newest trends and styles for spring dresses to make your final dress pick.

For spring semi-formal dress codes, we love elegant maxi dresses in spring colors and prints, or chic cocktail or midi dresses. If dresses aren't for you, jumpsuits, pantsuits, and more are also a great way to dress for especially casual spring weddings.

If you're attending a black-tie wedding in the spring, there are many gorgeous formal gowns in springtime hues. This season, we're seeing a lot of tiered dresses, romantic ruffled details, and pleated styles that have lots of movement and will look great on the dance floor at the reception. Chiffon, satin, and other lighter-weight fabrics always come back into rotation for the spring season.

What Colors Should You Wear to A Spring Wedding?

In general, we think the perfect spring wedding guest dresses reflect the season with bright or pastel dress colors and pretty floral options.

Whether you choose prints or solid colors, dresses in all sorts of different colors like pink, green, pale blue, yellow, mauve, taupe, gray, lavender, and coral are the perfect colors to choose for the spring wedding season. Check out our dresses organized by color to browse these seasonal shades.

That said, dark tones like navy or even black can still be appropriate for spring evening events after 5 pm. In general, any attire that suits the dress code and is in a wedding-appropriate color (in other words, not white or cream) is fair game.

Floral wedding guest dresses are particularly perfect for the spring season, so we've dedicated a whole post to our favorite picks.

Top Spring Styles for Wedding Guests

This season, we think some of the best styles to wear to a spring wedding are long-sleeved midi or maxi dresses in lightweight fabrics. Dresses in this style are particularly nice for early spring's changeable weather patterns and are especially suitable for an outdoor wedding.

We also love long pleated gowns or maxi dresses, and floor-length gowns in spring prints. Here are a few of our top picks for the Spring 2026 season, showing the trends for every dress code. It's still a little early in the season and not all of the spring dresses have arrived in stores yet, so we'll keep updating our top styles as more become available.

Floral Maxi Dress with Sleeves

This floral maxi dress by Astr the Label offers the perfect transitional style. The longer sleeves and long dress give a bit of coverage, but the mint color and floral print are decidedly springtime. We'd wear this to an outdoor wedding, a daytime spring wedding, or a wedding in a rustic setting, such as a countryside wedding or a winery.

Floral Print Maxi Dress

Abstract floral prints dress from Lulus were big this past year, and we welcome seeing the trend translated into spring fashion in pastel colors. A dress like this is an MVP during any wedding season because it can go from afternoon casual weddings to nighttime formal events with just a few styling and accessory modifications.

Pair it with hoops and a stack of bracelets for more casual events, or add statement earrings and metallic strappy heels for an evening wedding for the perfect, more formal look. If you're going to a black-tie event, you still might need something with a little more structure. Check out more of what to wear to formal weddings and black-tie events.

Pink Lace Midi Dress

Lace and the color pink are always great for spring weddings, especially when it is a midi length like this. We love voluminous and textured styles like this that add interest to the look. movement, and a little more formality and less clingy than a column satin slip dress.

Floral Column Gown with Embellished Neckline

This new floral column gown from Adrianna Papell features a beautiful embellished detail at the neckline. This bit of sparkle set against a beautiful pale pink floral makes this a beautiful look to consider for a spring formal. Here are more tips on what to wear to spring formal weddings, with plenty of recommendations for black-tie wedding guest dresses.

Dressy Jumpsuits for Spring Events

Petal + Pup

If dresses aren't a fit for your personal style, jumpsuits are one of our favorite alternatives. Suiting separates and skirts with dressy tops are other great wedding-appropriate options as well. Here's one jumpsuit style we love, and check out all of our picks for the top jumpsuits to wear as a wedding guest.

More Spring Wedding Attire Ideas

For more tips and dress codes for guidance on what to wear to a wedding, please read these wedding attire guidelines! For ideas on how to style a spring wedding guest dress, you might love our past posts with spring wedding outfit ideas.

If you're in the wedding, check out our editors' picks for spring mother of the bride dresses and spring bridesmaid dresses. We know spring is also a big time for destination weddings and beach weddings, so please see our picks for the best wedding guest dresses for beach weddings. We'll be updating the page of dresses to wear to a summer wedding soon, too!

If you prefer to shop for your event by season, time of day, or formality, visit these shopping guides:

Affordable Wedding Guest Dresses Under $100

Dressy Casual and Daytime Wedding Guest Dresses

Semi-Formal Wedding Guest Dresses for Afternoon or Evening

Evening or Black Tie Wedding Guest Dresses for Formal Weddings

Winter Wedding Guest Dresses

Summer Wedding Guest Dresses

Fall Wedding Guest Dresses

How to Style a Spring Wedding Guest Dress

Here is one idea for how to style a spring wedding guest dress.

Visit our LTK to see some of our most up-to-date ideas for how to style a wedding guest dress.

Past Features

This article was originally published on January 14, 2018, and updated most recently in April 2026

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