I am going to this wedding in a couple weeks and I have a cute white dress that I would love to wear but I have heard that only the bride wear white. Is it ok for me too?
2007-09-13 06:49:09 · 28 answers · asked by Amanda P 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Pair it up with some colorful sash or scarf... and a nonwhite sweater.
The reason that most people don't wear white to weddings is because you shouldn't upscale the bride.
2007-09-13 06:56:48 · answer #1 · answered by humperdinky 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
OK here is my first thing if you have to ask you shouldn't wear it. Also, No don't wear white here is the reason why ....... A long time ago only the rich could afford white cloth to make the bridal gown, then It turned in to a white is for a "pure" lady to wear, know it is more like for the bride to stand out in the crowd. Only the bride should be standing out, it is her one day. Unless on the invite you are asked to wear white don't. There are so many other colors then white or black out there to wear. This just gives you a chance to go shopping for something new. Have fun shopping.
2007-09-13 10:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by typicalcagirl 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's not okay to wear white for a wedding unless you're the bride. Don't wear the dress.
2007-09-13 08:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since I have been on Answers I have learned that wearing white to a wedding is worse than torturing puppies.
No, it is not ok. If you wear white to a wedding you should just do the right thing and jump off a bridge. I don't really feel that way, but that seems to be the prevailing attitude. I wore peach to my own wedding, and if anyone had asked me what they should wear, I would have said "decide for yourself, I'm not your mom."
I guess you should wear some other color, but there are those who will tell you it can't be black, it can't be the same color as the bridesmaids, and it can't be the same color worn by either the mothers of the bride or groom. So that must leave puce, olive green, or electric orange.
2007-09-13 07:32:15 · answer #4 · answered by danashelchan 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No. Don't wear it. Only the bride wears white at a wedding. Sorry...you will need to pick something else.
2007-09-14 06:18:42 · answer #5 · answered by iloveweddings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's okay to wear white to a wedding when:
a) When you're the bride
b) When you're the flower girl.
Aside from that, it's pretty much a no-no. Reason being that it's considered by a lot of people that if a guest is wearing white, she's trying to upstage the bride.
2007-09-13 06:58:18 · answer #6 · answered by sylvia 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Oh for Pete's Sake. There are two reasons you shouldn't...
1. It's AFTER Labor Day. You know the old "rule" - No white after Labor Day.
2. Let the bride wear white (or off white or whatever shade of white she wants) and DON'T wear white yourself. Unless of course, you hate the bride and want to be the subject of conversation at the wedding. ("Can you believe she wore white? I wonder what the bride thinks.")
Spare yourself and everyone else. Wear the dress somewhere else... next summer.
2007-09-13 07:16:06 · answer #7 · answered by Proud Momma 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
NO WAY...it is NEVER ok to wear white to a wedding. You can be viewed as "stealing the bride's thunder". The only way it would EVER be ok is if they have a black and white themed wedding, which I have heard of.
2007-09-13 07:03:12 · answer #8 · answered by Mrs. June 6th, 2009 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is never ok for anyone other than the bride to wear white. Find another dress.
2007-09-13 06:57:29 · answer #9 · answered by RedRabbit 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There are three times when it's okay to wear unrelieved white to a wedding:
1: when you're the bride
2: when you're in the wedding party and asked to wear white by the bride and/or groom
3: when you are under the age of six.
If you don't fit into one of these categories, either choose a completely different outfit or add a significant amount of another color to your outfit, like a jacket or shrug that isn't white.
2007-09-13 07:01:03 · answer #10 · answered by gileswench 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
(according to the Emily Post Institute)
Old: Guests shouldn’t wear white or black to a wedding.
New: You can wear white as long as it doesn’t look like a wedding dress: it’s the bride’s day. If you wear black, it should look like you are attending a wedding, not a funeral. Also consider: time of day, location, and any rules of attire specified by religion (for example, bare shoulders or too much cleavage or leg showing).
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It always amazes me that there are so many questions these days regarding white, but nobody thinks twice about wearing black. You never hear of a groom crying and screeching, 'How dare he wear black?! This is MY DAY! MINE, MINE, MINE!'.
2007-09-14 07:05:50 · answer #11 · answered by m0rganrules13 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋