What do Adult Women Wear For Their Confirmations?

[MissRose73]

When I was confirmed as a 17 year old many years ago, the girls were asked to wear a dress or a nice shirt/skirt combination and the boys to wear at least a dress shirt and pants with tie/jacket optional with dress shoes. Same dress code applied for our sponsors. I wore a blue and white dress that went just below my knees. I didn’t choose red as a few people did as its a color that doesn’t look all that good on me. My sponsor (my aunt & Godmother for baptism) did wear a red women’s business suit with a white blouse with dress shoes.

When my sister’s children received the sacraments of initiation a few years ago, I wore a modest black dress as one of the sponsors/godparents. My niece wore a white dress, my nephew a dress shirt and pants - both kids wore dress shoes & they changed into those nice clothes for Confirmation & First Communion after being baptized wearing a tan robe with a tee, shorts and bathing suit under it.

A good rule of thumb: dressy yet modest, and wear a comfortable pair of dressy shoes as you will be standing for some time.

 

[TrueLight]

I found a pretty, long print skirt and I’m wearing it with a blue top and black sweater.

It makes me look maidenly.

I won’t be able to wear my red and black mantilla that I bought before finding my outfit, but oh well.

 

[TheRealJuliane]

Sounds wonderful!

Good point. I didn’t think about this. Normally, we ladies take our purses with us when we go to communion.

I’m not sure yet if we will be sitting separately from everyone else, so I have to think about what I will do with my bag.

I would NOT recommend locking your purse in your trunk. Around here, bands of thieves will watch parking lots, break a window, flip the trunk open from the inside, and get away with your purse in less than a minute total. They have it down to an art. If you are worried, have your purse locked up in the sacristy. But probably just having a relative or friend keep an eye out would be enough.

Then again, what are you going to need in church anyway?

 

[Maria1993]

Hmmm…as a female, are we required to wear a veil when going to Confirmation?

 

[LightBound]

Hmmm…as a female, are we required to wear a veil when going to Confirmation?

Of course not. Now, if you usually wear a headcovering at Mass (hat, scarf, mantilla, doily, etc), then by all means go ahead and wear one for the Confirmation.

 

[jmcrae]

Hmmm…as a female, are we required to wear a veil when going to Confirmation?

Actually, you need to keep your forehead clear so that the Bishop can anoint you with oil on the forehead - if you wear a head covering, it needs to be something small that rests on the very top of your head, but doesn’t veil your forehead or your face at all.

 

[happymommy]

I wore a simple, ankle length sun dress with a little jacket over it.

 

[anp1215]

Actually, you need to keep your forehead clear so that the Bishop can anoint you with oil on the forehead - if you wear a head covering, it needs to be something small that rests on the very top of your head, but doesn’t veil your forehead or your face at all.

I’ve never seen a veil that covered the forehead when worn properly. In my photos you can see that mine and my sponsor’s full mantillas don’t cover the forehead at all.

 

[domandcarols]

Actually, you need to keep your forehead clear so that the Bishop can anoint you with oil on the forehead - if you wear a head covering, it needs to be something small that rests on the very top of your head, but doesn’t veil your forehead or your face at all.

I’ve definitely never seen a veil that covers the forehead.

 

[EvelynEVF]

Depending on your priest/bishop, some of them are really generous with the oil and it gets on everything So if your veil would be damaged by oil, keep that in mind!

 

[Melissa]

Well, I was quite pregnant at the time of my confirmation (Easter '98–so my confirmation was April 11, my due date was the 1st week of June but he decided to show up on April 29th at 35 weeks instead). So I wore a mid-calf length black maternity skirt and a hot pink button-up blouse with big black polka dots (I mean the dots were about 1.5 inch diameter).

 

[asd72]

I’m going for black pants and some sort of loose flowy long top.

 

[TrueLight]

I’m going for black pants and some sort of loose flowy long top.

Sounds liike a good choice.

 

[TrueLight]

Actually, you need to keep your forehead clear so that the Bishop can anoint you with oil on the forehead - if you wear a head covering, it needs to be something small that rests on the very top of your head, but doesn’t veil your forehead or your face at all.

Hmm. Thanks for pointing this out. I just bought a long veil lol. Plus I have a bang.

veilsandmantillas.com/black-mantilla-veil-2

Maybe I can fix it so that the veil is away from my face?

 

[odile53]

I would NOT recommend locking your purse in your trunk. Around here, bands of thieves will watch parking lots, break a window, flip the trunk open from the inside, and get away with your purse in less than a minute total. They have it down to an art. If you are worried, have your purse locked up in the sacristy. But probably just having a relative or friend keep an eye out would be enough.

Then again, what are you going to need in church anyway?

Wow, Julianne! I’ll be sure to let the sacristan or the priest know at my downtown parish about this! They’ve been recommending women to lock their purses in the car trunk for quite awhile now. I haven’t heard of thieves breaking windows and popping trunk lids here, not yet, anyways, but maybe our current crop of criminals is less resourceful than the ones in your area. Can you imagine, emerging from church to find your windshield smashed and your purse gone into the bargain? How annoying!

Just wanted to point this out: If you have an outfit that you think might be a little “iffy” in terms of being sleeveless or a tad low-cut, consider getting a coordinating shrug to wear over it. They’re a less expensive alternative for stretching a contemporary wardrobe than buying an entirely new outfit, being an accessory, they make a one piece dress look more finished, and they can really be a comfortable adjunct in a big old stone church (or a modern church with a very aggressive air conditioning system) especially for a suddenly chilly spring evening, even if your outfit has sleeves. I just ordered four of them in different colors from the Sears website.

 

[TrueLight]

Wow, Julianne! I’ll be sure to let the sacristan or the priest know at my downtown parish about this! They’ve been recommending women to lock their purses in the car trunk for quite awhile now. I haven’t heard of thieves breaking windows and popping trunk lids here, not yet, anyways, but maybe our current crop of criminals is less resourceful than the ones in your area. Can you imagine, emerging from church to find your windshield smashed and your purse gone into the bargain? How annoying!

Just wanted to point this out: If you have an outfit that you think might be a little “iffy” in terms of being sleeveless or a tad low-cut, consider getting a coordinating shrug to wear over it. They’re a less expensive alternative for stretching a contemporary wardrobe than buying an entirely new outfit, being an accessory, they make a one piece dress look more finished, and they can really be a comfortable adjunct in a big old stone church (or a modern church with a very aggressive air conditioning system) especially for a suddenly chilly spring evening, even if your outfit has sleeves. I just ordered four of them in different colors from the Sears website.

Pictures?

I’m wearing a sweater over my top.