AIBU unreasonable to wear purple anyway? Ridiculous christening invite...

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So, I said I'd go to a friend's daughter's christening (just the service) a while a go. No problems there apart from the usual trying to get into Chruch school bollocks. Just picked up the invite to check I'd got the times right for tomorrow and noticed this little beauty. "Please don't wear dark colours, after all, it's not a funeral. Also, you many not wear pink, purple or ivory unless you are the parent, God parent or grandparent".

I already have a purple dress that I was planning to wear. Is this a thing now??? I've never even read a bridezeilla missive saying one may not wear a certain colour!

The vicar is soooo going to get a bollocking.

hassled

I promise on all that is good in the world this is true! DH is now trying to decide which tie will cause the most offensive with his only black suit. He's so supportive!

The vicar is soooo going to get a bollocking.

Enforced colour schemes by grasping atheists who can't afford private school so have to do the next best thing....it's what Jesus would have wanted. Pound to a penny if you gave a bible as a present they'd respond as if it were a shit in a box. Vile.

They are nuts.... but do you have something in the non-excluded colours you could wear?

I wouldn't go and wear something in a colour I had been requested not to wear ... But they are nuts if that is any consolation!

Sorry - not sure what happened then.

It sounds like they are much more interested in the colour scheme of this event rather than the people who will help them celebrate this family milestone. I would be the tempted to wear the purple dress with ivory shoes and a large, very pink hat. But that's just me!

Why on earth would it make a blind bit of difference what on earth you are wearing!!!
Please please wear purple. and report back instantly

I wore black and white to my sons baptism.
And I didn't notice at all what anyone else wore.
Oh dear.
Have I committed some terrible faux pas?

No need to chose. Get a white dress with some ruffles and purple hair. Of course you must also have a matching bag and ivory shoes.

Big LOL, MrsCakes!!

Go as the back end of a horse - a black one - said nowt about equine outfits on the invite did it?

Jesus... Can you imagine this sort of thing in our parents' day? Weddings, christenings, birthday parties - everybody just turned up & got pissed! It's all about taking pictures of matching dresses & tablecloths now. Sad...

I'd pull a sickie. But then I bloody hate christenings. They are so boring, even more so when you know (as is the case 95% of the time) that the only other time the parents have set foot in a church was for the 'traditional' wedding. Makes me mad and I am not at all religious. Rant over.

Quality Street inspired hat? Very demure.

Bloody ridiculous. It's a religious service in a church, not a fashion parade. The child's parents can't specify what to wear. Wear whatever makes you feel comfortable.

Nobody but nobody can dictate to you what to wear to a public church service. Which I believe a christening service is, but please do forgive my ignorance if I am wrong.
Are they going to stand outside the church and forbid you entry?

What amazes me is how rude the request is written, not just how heinous it is to ask in the first place

Maybe the colours thing is a clunky way of saying those are the colours the Christening party will be wearing and they'd rather others didn't wear those. I think you should choose a different dress tbh, after all you wouldn't wear white to a wedding, would you?

How quickly do you think I can get this run up? www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1344567/Peoples-Choice-Awards-2011-Katy-Perry-wears-neon-dress-wins-2-gongs.html

Ugh sounds like a vile showey parade of tack....

Vile

marmiteandjamislush Christening party?! Is this a thing too now?! Apparently weddings/Christenings have more cross over now than I thought!

sad really - people have to micromanage every aspect of their significant events in order to create the image of perfection. Think how stressful that first birthday is going to be...