Is it appropriate to wear a very very low cut wedding dress?

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A friend has posted photos of a wedding she went to yesterday. When I saw photos of the bride I actually felt quite shocked.

Her wedding dress was so low cut you could actually see part of her nipples. She was bursting out of the dress and it looked about 3 sizes too small.

It was a church wedding and I feel it was really inappropriate to wear such a dress. A non church wedding would not have been so bad although the dress would still have looked tacky

Call me a prude but I think shoulders should be covered in church as well as the boobage!

So, at a wedding you weren’t invited to, a bride you don’t know, wore a dress you didn’t like enough for you to to take the time to complain about it. Out of curiosity, what’s next on your to do list this weekend?

Touche!

It’s not what I would’ve gone for, but if she was happy and felt good in it then power to her. She can wear what she wants, not hurting anyone is she?

I was recently appalled (nay ASTOUNDED) that a bride and groom who are friends of an acquaintance who I once did business with 30 years ago, knew of a couple who actually left their wedding early to engage in sexual intercourse.

I found it totally inappropriate to have left it so late.

Was it this wedding? I can't see any problem with the dress at all.

I'd attend this wedding!

Who takes a photo against a brick wall. Ruined a lovely photo!

I guess we all have different ideas of modesty or appropriateness of dress. My mother in law was HORRIFIED 20 years ago that I dared get married in Ivory in church when I clearly wasn’t a virgin (having lived with her son for some years prior to the wedding). She suggested I might wear a red handkerchief pinned to my bodice on the day and was miffed when I said “why not make it a giant red F for Fornicator and have done with it?”

This is far better than a brick wall isn't it?

I agree with the OP that it is not appropriate for a church wedding.

I agree with you OP. If not in a religious setting, then turn up stark naked if you want to. However, if the reason for a church wedding is only to provide a pretty setting then have some respect and dress accordingly. Nobody forces you to marry in church.

Inappropiate and disrespectful, in my opinion. Just because there isn't a formal dress code doesn't mean you can wear whatever you want in church. The bride could easily have worn a wrap or little jacket for the church part and taken it for photos and the reception.

My God, people haven't even seen the damn dress and they're calling it inappropriate.

Got to love faux outrage.

It's not appropriate for a church in my opinion (does she attend regularly or someone who fancied beimg married in a church).

In 2018, a woman can wear what she likes to her wedding. Equally, it's 2018 so people will have opinions on it.
The attitude of 'i can wear what I like and nobody should ever have a negative opinion' is a bit too much 'boost my esteem, all feels'.

Get married in a dress made out of pumpkin peelings and freezer bags for shoes, but don't be surprised if people think it's a little odd.

Sounds disgusting

Very low cut dresses are APPALLING for a church wedding - it may be just a venue to some people, but to others the church is a place of worship and should be treated with respect. You wouldn't stride into a mosque with your shoes on, or into a Gurdwara with your head uncovered - it's bad mannered in the extreme!

These dresses also probably show a lot more than the bride realises! Remember - the bride and groom kneel down in front of the priest at one part of the service - some poor cleric - male or female - is going to get an eyeful whether they want to or not.

If you decide on a church wedding - fine, that is your right, but please remember that a wedding in church is a RELIGIOUS service, not merely a legal formality, and the venue and the people who are facilitating the service have a right to have their feelings respected, too. Church personnel (priest, verger, organist, bell-ringers, flower ladies etc) do everything in their power to make sure that a wedding day is a wonderful day. It's nice if the wedding party extend some simple courtesy towards them as well, by respecting the sacredness of the service.

It's a church you are in - not a knocking shop. (I am a lay minister, and have also acted as verger - I've seen some sights, believe you me.)

Torn. You don’t need to see the dress though. If part of the bride’s nipples could be seen then it’s fair to voice the opinion that is was inappropriate for a church wedding.

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But her choice I guess.

Yeah tacky imo. Bare shoulders I think are fine though

Very low cut dresses are APPALLING for a church wedding - it may be just a venue to some people, but to others the church is a place of worship and should be treated with respect.

Not half as bad as abusing young boys mind.
Not much condemnation for that until recently!

We've not actually seen this dress, and yet it's inappropriate, worthy of a knocking shop.

Bare shoulders!

Stone 'em!

Call me a prude but I think shoulders should be covered in church as well as the boobage!

TBH, so do I, but I appreciate that I am old-fashioned. It just comes down to respecting the fact that you are in a holy place Whether you believe in God or not, if you want to make use of the "facilities", then you should be prepared to follow some ground rules.

There are still countries/ churches where you would not be allowed to attend a church service with your head or shoulders uncovered. We are less strict here, obviously.

If she looked like she was auditioning to be the new Mitchell Brothers then yes it was inappropriate to imo

If God made the boobs, he’s probably not bothered about them being shown

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