WED YOU THINK?
I thought I’d found the perfect wedding guest dress – but then got trolled for it being ‘too short’ & ‘like a nightie’
A wedding planner has chimed in with their views
IT can be hard to find the perfect dress to wear as a guest for a wedding - particularly when there is a strict dress code.
One woman revealed she thought she had found a strong contender, but it got slammed when she shared it online.
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The wedding guest had taken to Reddit to ask if people thought it was “appropriate” to wear for the occasion.
Sadly the responses may not have been what she wanted to hear.
The dress she had picked was a mini dress from Forever New which had a pretty, floral design.
People were quick to chime in with their views, and many slammed the choice for a wedding.
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Some thought that the dress wasn’t formal enough for someone’s big day.
One person wrote: “Too casual, too white, too short. Better for a girl's lunch or picnic.”
Another added: “Might be ok for a more casual wedding - maybe a winery. To me it looks like a nighty though.”
Others took issue with the length of the wedding guest dress.
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One Reddit user commented: “100% depends on the wedding. My immediate thought was it’s too short, rather than too white (although this is very white). I’d suggest you keep looking.”
The wedding guest responded saying: “Thanks! I’m getting a lot of people saying it’s too short (which I totally get), I’m just a shorty so generally go for shorter length to appear longer.”
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She also asked people if they thought the colour was also an issue, as she didn’t want it to be too white and upstage the bride.
One replied: “I'd err on the side of caution due to the amount of white. You can never tell how a bride will react.”
A second agreed: “I wouldn't wear it to a wedding because of the colour. Not that I think any modern bride would care, but a lot of mothers, aunts, grandma's, and so on might be up in arms about how close to white it is.”
However, one defended the dress, saying: “I thought it was perfect until I saw people commenting about it being white.
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“That didn't cross my mind at all as it just looks floral to me, but maybe that's a thing people seem to think (based on this anyway)?”
The wedding guest appeared to come to the conclusion that it would be best to avoid the dress altogether.
She wrote in the comments: “I was definitely feeling a bit risky so I think it’s a no go now.”
We shared how a wedding planner was fed up after noticing that four women showed up to the nuptials wearing white-hued dresses.
Wedding Guest Outfit Etiquette
If you're struggling to decided on a dress to see you through wedding season, here's a few rules on what not to wear so you don't get in trouble.
- Folklore says that wearing red at a wedding means you slept with the groom.
- Casual attire like jeans and flip flops should always be avoided.
- Any colour that could be picked up as white or cream - even if it's not.
- Most would agree that your cleavage needs to be covered.
- Wearing white is a massive no-no if you're not the bride.
Her annoyance was so great that she couldn’t bite her tongue.
Cari Izaguirre () said there is no reason for a guest to ever show up wearing the same colour as the bride.
Speaking about etiquette, she said in the : “You do not wear white to a wedding. Or a light ivory. You just don’t do it.”
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Standing outside of a reception she organised, she said there were four people sporting looks that crossed the line.
The wedding pro said: “One is wearing a full-on wedding gown.”
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