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Is this ok for a wedding?

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caerdydd12 · 26/09/2023 12:47

I've bought a dress from Vinted. I don't want to share the exact dress as the photo is of the dress being worn by the seller and that seems unfair so I've googled and found a very similar one. The one I've bought has slightly more sage green and fewer white spaces.

Is this ok to wear as a wedding guest do you think? Is there too much white? I'd have no concerns wearing it to a wedding of a family member etc because my family are very casual about this stuff but I only know the groom at this wedding so no idea what the general consensus would be from the other guests.

Opinions appreciated. If it's not acceptable I've got a couple of christenings I could wear it to later this year so it's not a loss.

Is this ok for a wedding?
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RaininSummer · 26/09/2023 18:16

I don't see a white dress. It's lovely. Team Wear It here.

caerdydd12 · 26/09/2023 18:23

caringcarer · 26/09/2023 18:14

A nice dress but too white for a wedding. Do they do it in other colours?

It's second hand as I'm pregnant and didn't want to splurge on a dress in a size I'll only wear once, unfortunately.

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ActDottie · 26/09/2023 18:23

It’s a lovely dress but I wouldn’t. I know the one you have has less white so it depends but this one seems quite white.

ThreePointOneFourOneFiveNine · 26/09/2023 18:32

It is noticeably a white dress. And if you don't know the bride well enough to be sure she's okay with it I think you should play it safe and wear something else. Personally if I were the bride I wouldn't care, but some would, and it's not worth becoming the woman who upsets a bride on her wedding day over it.

My sister rented a maternity evening gown for a wedding once. The company was called "does my tum look big in this".

rainbowunicorn · 26/09/2023 18:34

Purplecatshopaholic · 26/09/2023 15:20

Is it an English thing, this no-white rule? I have only been to weddings in Scotland - many over the years - and worn most colours at one point or other including things that were white/ivory/cream, also black many times. Never ever have I heard it’s an issue…

Nah, it's a mumnet thing. Along with all the other crazy batshittery that you get on here like not answering your door, not answering your phone, thinking tradesmen shouldn't dare ask to use the loo and a million other weird things.

caerdydd12 · 26/09/2023 18:37

ActDottie · 26/09/2023 18:23

It’s a lovely dress but I wouldn’t. I know the one you have has less white so it depends but this one seems quite white.

I posted a picture of the actual dress a few minutes after the opening post if that changes anything. I think they're still very similar though.

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Anamechangeisnotjustforchristmas · 27/09/2023 02:17

It is SO NOT WHITE, wear it’s a lovely dress!

MrsSkylerWhite · 27/09/2023 15:21

BIossomtoes
We’ve just been invited to a wedding where the dress code quite specifically says “No white, please”. The bride has now added “not even with a pattern”. So some brides care very much indeed!”

Blimey. Hard work.

HowcanIhelp123 · 27/09/2023 15:32

I usually go by 'if I have to ask, answer is usually no'. It's got colour to it. Maybe if you wore coloured accessories and jacket it would be fine, but it's borderline.

BIossomtoes · 27/09/2023 16:53

MrsSkylerWhite · 27/09/2023 15:21

BIossomtoes
We’ve just been invited to a wedding where the dress code quite specifically says “No white, please”. The bride has now added “not even with a pattern”. So some brides care very much indeed!”

Blimey. Hard work.

Not really. She just knows what she wants. I’m buying a new frock anyway and it’s not difficult to avoid white. Especially in February.

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