Wedding etiquette

[Dark Angel]

Would you object if you were the bride and some other lady wore white to your wedding? A friend of mine thinks its not correct - she was talking about a mutual friend of ours who wore white to a wedding.

I personally don't think there's anything wrong, as the guest would wear a differently styled dress to the bride, only the colour is the same.

[woofgang]

speaking personally yes I would mind if someone else wore white and I wouldn't wear white to someone elses wedding.

[Dark Angel]

Come to think of it, I haven't worn white to someone else's wedding either, and am not sure if I would have liked it if someone had worn white to my wedding, but I wasn't faced with the situation.

I suppose you need to be in that situation to know how you would feel.

[natalie_1982]

I wouldn't wear white to a wedding, and definitely wouldn't want someone to wear white to mine!

[libertie]

Yes, it is usually considered to be in bad taste for anyone other than the bride to wear white to a wedding!!

[puttycake]

Thinking about it, I've never seen any lady apart from the bride wear white at any weddings I've attended. No-one did at mine, but I wouldn't have been to bothered about it - too busy wondering if I was doing the right thing! That was an omen for sure!

[witchone]

a guest at my wedding wore white, and my mum took it very badly, she said as far as she was concerned the guest was very rude. The guest couldnt understand why my mum was upset saying it was silly to be upset.

5 yrs later the guest got married herself, and i debated for months about whether i should wear white to her wedding, i didnt in the end, to keep the peace.

However somebody else turned up wearing white, and the bride was very upset and tearful about it.

Maybe if a bride does take an exception to a guest wearing white on her wedding day, then maybe the bride should let is be known POLITELY before the big day comes.

[kick3m0n]

I personally wouldn't mind at all if someone turned up in white at my wedding. It's not like anyone's going to get us mixed up or think it's her big day...are they??  But then I would never chose to get married in white - it's just sooo not my colour.  For the same reason, I would never be tempted to wear it to someone else's wedding.

[Lacey2709]

I got married almost two years ago, and a couple of ladies were wearing outfits which were predominantly white.  It didn't bother me at all.  (Maybe because they were too large to wear that colour!  Hee Hee!)

[funkychicken]

when I get married (20/8/11, put it in your diary!) I'm gonna specify a dress code, which includes no white, ivory or cream if you're a lady (also no jeans and t-shirts if you're a bloke) I would object if it was a white dress and I would probably ask them to leave lol but if it was white trousers or a skirt I probably would be ok with it but I wouldn't wear white to somebody elses wedding, just as I would ask people not to wear say orange if I was going to wear an orange dress at my wedding (which I'm not!)

[BUNNY]

It honestly wouldnt even have crossed my mind.Surely the bride should be more interested in the fact that shes just got married,arguably one of the biggest and most emotional and uplifting experiences of her life,than getting hissy about what guests are wearing?

[FP]

I wouln't give a damn.  I got married in a purple trouser suit with purple boots in the early 70s.  (Don't like weddings!)

[Solarjunkie]

There's a slot of tradition and etiquette associated with weddings, usually the most formal event of someone's life.

If it is going to be a "white wedding" along traditional lines, then traditionally it is considered inappropriate for a guest to wear a white outfit. The bride alone should shine!

Some people also think black is unsuitable, as it is worm for funerals.

Of course, if it is an informal wedding, maybe anything goes! Personally I would always play safe & leave white shades to the bride.