Wedding Guest

I am attending a summer wedding in NY. I am from Canada. My problem is that I need to wear ballet flats. I have some that are soft and have pointy toes. The engraved wedding invitation has a reception card that says "Black Tie." The wedding starts at 6PM and is at a country club. I understand that the MOB is wearing a long dress. I want to wear a colorful satin top and a knee length black skirt.
What do you think? Thank you.


You can solve your problem (the need to wear flat shoes) by wearing a long skirt to cover your feet. Don't wear the flats with the knee length skirt&blouse. Evening separates are difficult to support with flats, but there are many long dresses and skirts out there just now. Although there are also short formals available that may work for this event, they aren't separates, and they absolutely require support from evening shoes.

Take the cue from the invitations and the MOB and dress properly for this formal event.