to not want to wear white on my wedding day?

[FearlessFairy]

Did anyone wear a different colour?
I'm only getting married in a registry office with both sets of parents as guests, nothing exciting. I don't really like white dresses 🤣 or traditions! But I do feel pressure to wear a nice white dress (even if only simple and not a traditional wedding dress!)

I wore scarlet at my registry office wedding. I was actually sticking up two fingers to my now ex MIL because she hated that I'd been married before so I went dressed as the 'scarlet woman' she thought I was!

We used it as an opportunity to buy the clothes we'd always wanted but never been able to justify. I finally (after a decade of yearning) bought a custom steel boned corset top, and my husband bought the £200 boots and the poet/pirate shirts he'd wanted. It was a good excuse

@FearlessFairy

Day-to-day I wear all sorts of colours. I'm very pale (which I love), red hair, freckles etc. I'm not sure why I feel pressure to wear white - maybe just societal pressures? My OHs parents are quite traditional, mine wouldn't care at all. Somewhere in the back of my mind I'm worried about being judged by my friends too I guess, even though they won't be there!!

Wedding is not until December so plenty of time to decide!

Has to be emerald green with that time of year and your colouring!

I knew of a bride in a black wedding dress.

Midnight blue for me, small registry office wedding in December.

Even with a bigger do I doubt I would have done the whole white wedding dress thing, it isn't really my thing.

I wore blue - and in church too! I wanted something I could wear again afterwards, so got a nice knee length blue dress from Boden (IIRC). My mother was very grumpy about it, but she got married in blue too! (Suit in a registry office)

@Gullible2021 wear red if that's what you want, who cares what other people say. You might well be the stunning bride who takes their breath away for being different - Be brave

Best wedding I ever went to was two punks complete with mohicans, matching tartan, leather and chains, was lovely as it was what they wanted and suited them

Gold silk, given we'd lived together for 5 years & it's a better colour for me.

I adore fuchsia pink and purple on red heads.

Definitely buy a dress that you will re wear.

@StiggyZardust

I wore a burnt orange dress with a red coat. I had orange, red and purple flowers. I like a bit of colour!

That sounds lovely

I wore goldish/taupe sort of colour, and not a wedding dress. Wear whatever you fancy! X

I wore white and loved it OP, but it’s not for everyone so get something that excites you :-)

To all of the posters saying white is unimaginative and they all looked so much better in whatever they put on - get over yourselves, it’s just about personal choice.

[quote Embroideredstars]@Gullible2021 wear red if that's what you want, who cares what other people say. You might well be the stunning bride who takes their breath away for being different - Be brave

Best wedding I ever went to was two punks complete with mohicans, matching tartan, leather and chains, was lovely as it was what they wanted and suited them [/quote]
Got to find someone to marry me first lol

My sister got married in a black dress with red flower print from Monsoon and her cherry red DM's. She looked great.

My sister wore her early-music performance dress for her church wedding. It was green, with what I believe is called brocade.

I wore dark green velvet...! Was mostly a 'normal' wedding otherwise, I just don't really like white clothes, bridal or otherwise haha.

Oh, and another sister wore a bronze dress she'd worn as my bridesmaid four years before, with a cream jacket. That one was a register office do. The ten-year-old bridesmaid wore cream with a green sash.

I'll probably end up wearing white, but have thought some of the pronovias dresses in bold colours would be stunning wedding dresses. I just dont think I'd be brave enough to do it.

My sister-in-law wore gold with a blue cape.

My mum's best friend wore emerald green

I had nothing against white/ivory but ended up with a blush pink dress with white lace overlay. Was very bridal though!
I don't know anyone that would ever dare criticise what a bride wore!

Don't wear white then. It's not the law. It's your wedding and you should feel great in whatever you choose to wear - whatever colour or style it is.

My dress was blue. Not weddingy at all.

White wedding dress are actually not that old of a tradition so wear whatever colour you want if you don't want to wear white.

https://www.thehouseoffoxy.com/vintage-style-dresses/mansfield-dress-scarlett
I'd bloody love this as a wedding dress with statement shoes!!!