Sustainable Wedding Guest Dresses: Eco-Friendly Options for the Big Day

With the wedding of one of our founders coming up, an update to this blog was inevitable!

Weddings are a special occasion where every detail counts. For guests, finding the perfect dress is a crucial part of preparing for the big day. But what if you're not simply looking for a wedding guest dress that’s beautiful, but also a sustainable option?

More and more people are doing their best to live an eco-friendly lifestyle and make sustainable choices even at special events like weddings. Luckily, there are many options available when it comes to sustainable wedding guest dresses.

In this blog, we delve deeper into choosing an eco-friendly dress for a wedding. By making a conscious choice, you can not only contribute to a better world but also shine in a beautiful and unique dress on the wedding day.

Keep reading to discover how you can make sustainable choices for your wedding guest dress.

Sustainable Wedding Guest Dresses

Option 1: Rewear your favourite party dress again

The most sustainable party dress is the one that’s already in your closet. So if you’ll soon be a guest at a wedding of which most people have only seen you in your favourite party dress on Instagram once, wear it again. By styling your party dress with different accessories, it can suddenly seem like a whole new outfit!

Option 2: Borrow a wedding guest dress from your friends, family, roomies or neighbours

Even though it used to be standard to have only one festive outfit and the most sustainable thing to do is to wear your evening dresses as often as possible, we also understand that in today's consumer-oriented society, it can feel uncomfortable wearing the same dress to another wedding.

Our tip? Ask around if family/friends/housemates/neighbours have wedding attire you can borrow.

For the most recent wedding I attended as a guest, I borrowed a stunning vintage evening dress from my mom. Extra nice? It didn't cost me a single penny!

Option 3: Rent a wedding guest dress online

If your environment doesn't quite have the same style as you have or if you're not comfortable asking, there are plenty of other options out there for getting a fabulous party dress as a wedding guest.

Living in the Netherlands, I’m always a bit jealous of all the options that are currently not yet available here. Some great peer-to-peer rental services for wedding guest dresses are:

1. hurr
2. byrotation
3. Rent the Runway

PS: adding your own wedding guest dresses to such platforms is a great way to earn bucks while being sustainable! 

Option 4: Shop a sustainable wedding guest dress from a brand that aligns with your values

If the options above don’t provide a solution for you or you are looking for a new wedding guest dress you can wear for many weddings to come, we've got you covered.

Many secondhand shops offer stunning vintage dresses to wear to a wedding, but we at Project Cece also have a fantastic selection of dresses that are perfect as wedding attire.

Just remember to wear your fabulous new party dress as much as you can!

Some of our favourite sustainable wedding guest dresses for 2025:

1. 
   Brand: Bhoomi
   Price: €100 (was €150!)
   
   
2. 
   Brand: Gaâla 
   Price: €450
   
   
3. 
   Brand: Blondegonerogue
   Price: €69,95
4. 
   Brand: Chillax
   Price: $188,30 (was $269)
5. 
   Brand: C by Stories
   Price: €119 (was €139)

Need more inspiration? Discover all sustainable wedding guest outfits, with the most beautiful maxi dresses or cocktail dresses from over 300 carefully vetted sustainable brands in our catalogue!