Is this true? and if so, would a winter white pants suit count?
2006-07-11 07:50:54 · 58 answers · asked by ladylawyer26 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
its really a winter white, not bright white like the dress would be....
its an autumn wedding....
i'm asking, cause i wear my dark suits all the time, and they just don't feel appropriate for a wedding, and i don't have the cash to buy something to wear once, and i don't have a large call for autumn dresses, or dresses of any kind really....
2006-07-11 07:57:53 · update #1
good grief! i never expected so many answers. i consider myself pretty "up" on a lot of manners, how did i get to 26 and not hear this one?! now i know.
fyi - i never wanted to outshine the bride or "look hot" - only appropriate.
i am a lawyer, but a young one, so my clothes were expensive, and i don't have a lot of money to throw around. But i will do my best to find something else....i wasn't set on wearing the suit...it was the only thing i thought i had that looked like it would fit in at an outdoor wedding....
thanks for all the advice!!! this is my cousin's wedding and i wouldn't want to upset him or his bride, but especially not his mother (my aunt)
2006-07-11 08:06:08 · update #2
I personally would not wear an all white suit to a wedding but how about if you use your suit pants and then buy a nice button up in festive color? That would be nice and that way you wouldn't have to get a whole new outfit, just a shirt.
2006-07-11 20:29:42 · answer #1 · answered by Nicole 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well I'm the mother of the groom and I'm wearing an off white suit to my son's wedding this Saturday and the bride saw it and loves it so I don't think wearing white is a problem. Also I attened a weding in April and the grroms Mom wore a white flowing pant suit, no competition with the bride. No one is looking at anyone but the bride anyway. I say go for it.
2006-07-11 08:29:18 · answer #2 · answered by teamkimme 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some people might be flexible about the white thing but odds are good some people are going to feel that it's tacky and in poor taste to compete with the bride. Come on, it's the ONLY event where the bride KNOWS that no one else will be wearing the same colour. Don't risk it. Why offend?
2006-07-11 07:54:20 · answer #3 · answered by nailbiter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a rule of etiquette, only the bride should be dressed all in white. Of course, some brides don't even wear white. But the rule still stands. All white is for the bride only.
No winter white pants suit! No white dress. No white pants with white blouse. No white skirt with white top. And so on....
But a pair of colored dress pants or colored skirt with a white or white accented top is fine.
2006-07-11 07:54:21 · answer #4 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May I just say....I've heard the same thing BUT do you really think the bride is going to remember that you wore white on her wedding day????? UHM NO....she's not.....I wore white pants, and a hot pink jacket to a wedding recently and no one even noticed me.....I mean don't show up in a white gown...but honestly...whats the big deal!?! Like I said-unless she's a TOTAL bridezilla...she'll never even noticed. No one is going to remember that your wore white to some chicks wedding in 5 years anyways. I wouldn't run out and buy a new wardrobe because the fashion police say no.
2006-07-11 08:20:57 · answer #5 · answered by Nikki B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah.Only the bride is to wear white at a wedding and that suit counts
2006-07-11 07:53:15 · answer #6 · answered by kareen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is in extremely poor taste to wear white to someone else's wedding, and yes a winter white pants suit counts. Do you have a different color pant suit? A pretty dress or skirt and top would be nice as well.
2006-07-11 07:57:42 · answer #7 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bright white is out, but a nice shade of ecru (a pale tan) or eggshell would work. If you want to wear your pantsuit, just wear a bright shirt under the jacket or a different colored bottom - like a cute a-line skirt that hits right above the knee with a pair of funky boots. Then no one can accuse you of competing with the bride!
2006-07-11 07:53:42 · answer #8 · answered by jessicarabbit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost any color is acceptable today, including black. The only reason not to wear an all-white outfit is because it would detract from the bride, which would be rude. Save your winter white outfit for another occasion. If you absolutely insist on wearing it, be sure to wear extremely contrasting shoes, jewelry, scarf, purse, etc. to show respect for the bride and that you aren't trying to steal the spot light!
2006-07-11 07:58:26 · answer #9 · answered by Linda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White is very tacky at any wedding. Even if you ask the bride, others will think you are tacky. It looks like you are competing with the bride (Even if it isn't a dress, it's a pantsuit instead). It just looks bad.
No one wore white to my wedding, except me and the button up shirts that guys were wearing.
I would not suggest it, AT ALL.
2006-07-11 07:55:46 · answer #10 · answered by irishcreaminator83 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋