Is this too white for a wedding?

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Additional info

It's for a nine year old

Dress code is smart casual and it's in Indonesia, if that makes a difference

This is not the 'main' wedding, this is a western wedding and is seen as secondary to the bride who is Indonesian

No bridesmaids or flower girls

What do you think?

That's what I was going to ask, does it look better on? If so, then it's fine for a child. If not then no, because it looks a bit scruffy

I don't like it. It looks very short for a 9 year old and looks like they might be competing with the flower girl or young bridesmaids.

She looks lovely in it. Bargain too.

It looks much nicer on!

What part of 'Is this too white for a wedding' did you not understand?

Do people really think this way about very young children? IMO it looks like a perfectly nice dress for a wedding. And (unless my eyes are fooked) not white. Little kids love getting dressed up, it doesn't have to mean anything more than that. It's weird that adults would assign meaning to kids outfits, unless they were massively inappropriate or something (a tracksuit or something). This is a little girls dress at the end of the day.

But is it too white for a wedding. OP doesn't care if you think it's nice or not she and her daughter like it.

Surely the attendees won't get confused between the bride and a 9 y/o even if they are both wearing white? Looks gold to me anyway, but it's a 9 y/o child. They're not trying to divert attention ffs.

yes, afraid so.

It looks so much nicer in the second photo! I would check with the bride and groom just in case there is a cultural aspect that you don't know about, but to my eye it isn't too white for a wedding, and if your daughter loves it, then she should wear it.

It looks lovely! Definitely not too white!

It looks like a flower girl dress. My brightness isn’t turned all the way up on my phone but it gold detailed?

I get some shimmery tights in a gold (next do a nice pale gold in the girls section) just to lean into that colour a bit more. A gold headband too?

This isn't the Indonesian wedding this is western and the bride will be in white

She sees it as a bit of a laugh 😆 apparently

The Indonesian one with all the associated ceremony is the one which matters and is the legal and religious commitment

I am going to check the pic with my brother though and get him to ask the bride

No other children there other than my son
No flower girls or bridesmaids

1. OP didn't ask who liked it.

1. OP stated there are no bridesmaids or flower girls.

1. OP posted a picture of her 9yr old daughter wearing the dress, it covers her knees.

I think it is originally a flower girl / young bridesmaid dress

This is why I'm unsure

DD just fell in love with it

First pic did not make it look good at all but it looks lovely on your DD. I'm glad she likes it as a lot of kids her age are trying to grow up too fast and want more grown up looking clothes so I absolutly love seeing kids in more age appropriate dresses especially for special occasions. And it's not too white.

The top is gold the skirt is white

I was surprised - she's usually in uggs, leggings and gilet so this was a nice change. Totally agree they dress too old a lot of the time.

She is pushing for stick on nails - definitely not!

Honestly, some of you must have boring lives if making vile comments to a poster about a dress she obviously likes is how you get your kicks. OP asked if it was too white - how does that call for opinions on any other aspect of the dress?

It's fine OP - and ignore the idiots on this thread. Beats me why they think their opinions are so sought after really, I can only think they have some sort of superiority complex, or else they are just downright nasty (which I suspect is the real reason).

Oh. I've just seen your updates OP. Your DD looks lovely in the dress.

I think all the bride and groom will care about is that children sit quietly and don't interrupt the ceremony. Maybe pose nicely for photos and don't spill red wine/coca cola on anyone.

She looks lovely in it! It sounds like this part of the proceedings is fairly informal so perhaps you can get away with asking the bride or someone very close to her (if there is someone closer than you!) what they think.

Only the groom! I don't know the bride, not met her yet.

It's absolutely fine