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Wear white to a wedding??

  • 08-05-2009 7:46pm
    #1
    miss.lost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭


    Can anybody tell if it is ok to wear white to a wedding...? I have a knee length grecian style dress and am considering wearing it but my nan keeps insisting that there is some old unspoken rule about wearing white to a wedding, is this the case?


Comments

  • #2
    chocgirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 697 ✭✭✭chocgirl


    Generally speaking it's not done, upstaging the bride and all that, I've heard even the most incredibly enlightened brides complaining of people wearing white or cream dresses to their weddings! I wouldn't chance it personally.


  • #3
    mam1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 48 ✭mam1


    No no no people will think you are jealous and trying to upstage the bride keep your beautiful dress for a swish party


  • #4
    tinkerbell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,423 ✭✭✭tinkerbell


    No, it's a wedding and it's an unspoken rule that you don't wear white, cream, ivory or any other random shade of white. There are so many other colours you can choose from, just go with a different colour. Don't upset the bride on one of the biggest days of her life.


  • #5
    Escapism
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭Escapism


    yikes ... no way!


  • #6
    Dolbert
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,154 ✭✭✭Dolbert


    +1... Any other colour but white. Even if the bride doesn't care, chances are you'll be getting evils some older relatives anyway!


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  • #7
    taram
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭taram


    It's about the only wedding fashion rule! Also, my friend got married in what sounds to be similar to your dress, do you honestly want cousin jack from up the country who's not seeing the bride since she was 6 confusing you with the bride? :D


  • #8
    miss.lost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭miss.lost


    Jeeez guys thank god for my nan and boardsies!!!! I definitely dont want to A) Upset the bride or B) confuse uncle jack from up the country!

    Thanks guys!


  • #9
    fozzle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭fozzle


    Agree with the others. I got married last year and I'm certainly not the crazy bride type - but I'd have felt distinctly uncomfortable if someone had worn white, ivory or cream. If nothing else, with so many people going for less traditional wedding dresses, you could end up with something very similar to the bride! I almost wore the same dress as the bridesmaid to my cousin's wedding two years ago and that would have been bad enough!


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