Wearing a White Dress to a Wedding as a Guest
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Please advise on guest wearing white skirt to wedding
Do you think it's ok for a guest to wear a dress that has a white skirt? As a bride, would you be offended if a guest wore the attached dress?
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Re: Please advise on guest wearing white skirt to wedding
It is fine.
Offended? No. But, if I was a guest and picking my outfit, there is no way I'd wear that much white.
I wouldn't be offended, but there's a lot of white in that & I don't think it's very appropriate to wear as a guest to a wedding.
I hope you're asking for yourself, and what you should wear to someone else's wedding.
If you're up at night worried that someone will wear this dress to yours, you should probably be concerned.
Agree with what's said above--I certainly wouldn't but it's not the end of the world.
I'm probably not the right person to ask because as a bride I couldn't tell you what 99% of my guests wore. Not a clue if any wore white. Personally, this doesn't really bother me, but it bothers A LOT of brides.
As a guest, I would never wear that much white. Not worth it.
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I wouldn't be offended. If it just happens to be a classy and appropriate for venue dress in your closet for someone else's wedding, wear it, but if you're worried, ask the bride if she cares. I turned up to a wedding in a red dress (which is apparently a big no) but I asked the bride, and showed her the dress, she ended up really loving it.
If it was purchased specifically for wear to a wedding, I'd be side eyeing the wearer, but that would be all. It's odd, but not a big issue.
I wouldn't be offended. But honestly, there's no way I'd wear that much white to a wedding.
What others have said. I wouldn't be offended. Hell I probably wouldn't notice until I looked back at pictures. But as a wedding guest there is no way I would ever wear something with that much white to it.
I have to agree with everyone else. Sometimes it's not so much the bride as it is everyone else giving you the side eye.
This. What about a turquoise cardiagan and some statement jewelry? If you set on wearing it, I think that would take away from the white a lot.
I probably wouldn't notice, and if I did I wouldn't care. However, if I were a wedding guest I would definitely avoid a skirt that's entirely white. That is worthy of getting side-eyed for sure. If you're worrying about one of your guests wearing that, don't. If you're thinking of wearing that, don't.
It's a full length white skirt. If I saw a wedding guest wearing that I would be thinking "Out of all the dresses in the world, THAT is the one she chose to wear to a wedding? She's either inconsiderate of the tradition, or ignorant of it.".
But I'd also like to think that as the bride, I wouldn't actually care.
Why is wearing a red dress to a wedding a big no?!
It is looked at as the same as a wearing a white dress. That you are just trying to stick out and pull attention away from a bride.
Also, some people think that if you wear all black then you don't really support the marriage and are mourning the whole thing.
Have no issue on guests wearing white, red or black. IMO, the appropriateness of the outfit is way more important than color.
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