Would you wear the same wedding guest dress to different weddings within the same family ?

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Or would you only wear it again at wedding if it was in say the other side of the family ?

Unless it's really striking, I doubt most people would even notice

But would you want to be in the wedding albums wearing same dress 8 or how ever many times suggested

Why would you care? Does anyone ever look at anyone else's wedding album? If of they do do they ever compare them with someone else's and notice what guests are wearing?

Totally bizarre.

What mans face book page ?

If Kate Middleton can get away with rewearing outfits to weddings than so can you.

It is a very UC thing to do- men just pull out their suits and wome grab an outfit from their wardrobes.

I have about three dresses I’ve worn on rotation for all the weddings I’ve been to in the last 8 or so years.

OP 'The man that has it all' is a parody FB page highlighting how ridiculous the social differences between men and women are.

This thread highlights this.

How many men are fretting about wearing the same outfit twice? Probably, let me think, a wild guess but maybe none.

And why are people bothered if they wear the same dress to a social occasion more than once? What is the fear/concern? There is one because there is one otherwise this question wouldn't be asked.

Well said notacooldad

But would you want to be in the wedding albums wearing same dress 8 or how ever many times suggested

But they’ll be separate albums! No one is going to look at each guest and cross reference the albums to check if anyone wore the same dress twice.

We typically go to 10 or so weddings in a year.

I am not buying 10 dresses a year.

"We typically go to 10 or so weddings in a year."

How do you know so many people? I am 60 and have probably been to about 10 weddings in my life.

I have two Christenings a week apart and some guest overlap and I'm still planning on wearing the same dress

Not a cool dad, sorry I don’t get your pint because we agree men don’t thjnk twice
But they also don’t get commented on what hey are wearing you only have to look at the papers for that, it’s also about what the women Wore to the oscars or the golden globes or whatever

And that's exactly what the FB page is about OP - the ridiculous misogynistic patriarchal culture that judges women on looks, outfits etc rather than their worth as human beings. Double standards intended to keep women too busy worrying about their appearance to challenge the status quo of false societal norms.

WHY should we be told we must spend lots on different outfits? Who came up with this ridiculous "etiquette" or unspoken rule? It's bizarre and discriminatory. Wear what you want.

Halfahunnerstillastunner
Thanks for replying and giving an explanation, I was too busy face planting into my desk. OP, you haven't said if you are bothered about wearing the same outfit twice but I get the feeling you are.
What are you bothered about?

Just out of interest I asked DS2 when he came home what he would think if xxxxxx ( his girlfriend ) wore the same dress to a wedding if the dates were close together. He said, ' well I wear the same thing all the time when I go out so why would I care' I just said, 'well you know, aren't women supposed to wear different things though'
His point was exactly the same as mine 'Who care's what you wear as long as it is appropriate'

Women put too much pressure on themeselves!

I would. I hate shopping and have a hard time finding stuff I like.

My DM is wearing the same thing to DB's wedding this year that she wore to mine 20 years ago!

Why not - yes - wear different shoes / accessories if you’re conscious about looking the same .

Yes, do it. I've got one dress that I wear to most weddings and events. It's plain and classic and I just dress it up with a pashmina or jewellery.

My DM wore the same outfit to my wedding as she did to each of my siblings' weddings. The first was 18 years ago, the most recent was last summer so she accessorized in different colours/styes but the main dress was the same one. All the wedding photos on display in her home have her in the same outfit but I'm not sure one of my siblings, the most fashion-conscious one, has noticed... possibly because that sibling was far too preoccupied with their own appearance to give a moment's thought to anyone else's!

I rotate outfits around for different occasions and occasionally update with a new one. I do try to mix outfits for different audiences, but I doubt anyone cares much!

When it was the main wedding phase for my friends, one did regularly wear the same outfit, it was noticible because the style was dating heavily from the previous decade (rather than classic) and it was looking well worn rather than fresh. She's just the kind of person who puts a very low priority on style, it's just fabric to cover her body (observation, not judgement).

I'd wear again - just as DH would wear the same suit again.

In my 50s I was the bride and wore a fabulous outfit. One year later my stepson got married and I wore the same outfit. Overlapping of some guests. Didn't worry me one bit even though I was top table on both occasions and many pics.
I looked and felt great.

Depends. I probably would if it suited the wedding type. But I rarely get dressed up so buying fancy dresses seems a waste

For me, it depends.

I do re-wear outfits, I only buy things I really love, so I don't have that many dresses, and I really like the ones I have so I actively want to wear them again. But I would probably try and wear a different one within the same family, particularly if they were close together - but because I like a little bit of variety, not because I would worry about it being a faux pas!

absolutely no issue for all the very good reasons already given above.
If I look great in an outfit, I might as well rewear it when I can.

Women are lucky, we can buy cheap but smart clothes for events whilst men really can't get away with a cheap suit. It doesn't mean we must buy a new outfit. The only wedding that deserves a special dress is yours, as a guest who cares.

When my brother got married in 1977, my (now late) Aunt wore an incredible hot pink hat which looked home made. I never forgot it because it was hilarious.

I was therefore delighted when I got married more than 20 years later and she wore the same hat.

Other than that, I can't remember what anyone else has worn to anything. Myself included usually!