Wedding guest dress

[Shiningstarr]

Family wedding next year.. seen this dress online that I love....

Would I be unreasonable to think this is ok for a wedding guest? Or is it too bridesmaidy?

ohelloclothing.com/products/phoebe-midaxi-dress-hot-pink

@exprecis Ah yes, I know where a belly button is but I assumed the slash was a split in the skirt. I now see it was the top that had the slash, makes more sense

@Dotto no it wasn't an obtuse reply. You and your friends are mean and cruel if you laugh at the clothing of others. Don't try and deflect because you've been called out by various posters regarding your terrible behaviour and that of those in your circle/coven

It's perfect!
I'd accessorise with a summer weight jacket for the service/day part of the wedding, but throw that to one side come the evening.

Only reached page 1 - the comments are weird!
Are you meant to deliberately dress down and dull at a wedding ffs 😂

I think it would be fine for a destination wedding on a beach somewhere hot (obviously you’d need the right shoes for that)

You definitely couldn’t wear it to a church wedding! But even for a non religious wedding I think it would be too much skin for a wedding - and the shoulders would mean you couldn’t put something over it for the church bit

Some wedding dresses are backless so why are they appropriate in a church but a guests dress isn't?

If it's a church wedding I think it's showing too much off and you need to cover up with a jacket during the ceremony.

Yes, some may think it's old fashioned, but it's respectful; their building, their courtesy.

Nobody has "called me out". I have never behaved in such a way and nor have my friends, unfortunately my point has missed you entirely.

Well men don't need to worry about women gaining too much equality. This thread highlights just how much mysogny is ingrained and how happy women are to quickly degrade a woman and put them in their place.

Who knew a backless dress would cause such vitriol and admissions of bullying

You literally said you and your social circle would laugh at someone wearing this dress.

Why are you lying about it now and denying you said? Or were you hoping more people on here would join in on an online session of laughing at the dress with you?

Agree. I wore a backless dress to both my church and synagogue marriage services. God doesn’t give a shit what people wear to his house, he’s got way more important things to think about!

I literally didn't. You can go back yourself and see that I said :

"Only OP knows her own circles. In mine a guest wearing that would be laughed at"

Whilst I couldn't care less if you think I'm lying, I wasn't actually referring to myself or my social circle. Weddings are famously known as multi-generational affairs, and whilst neither me or my friends would choose personally to wear a dress like this (it's just not our taste), I know that many of the older generation, or the less worldly-wise in my backwater family circles would be commenting and laughing up their sleeves, wrongly obviously.

Whilst people shouldn't worry what people think about them, OP must have asked for opinions in Aibu, for a reason.

I wore something similar to a wedding on Saturday- most of my friends were wearing similar in terms of flesh in show. Fancy London venue. All had jackets/wraps/cardigans on for the ceremony then took them off after dinner.

its a beautiful dress. Maybe not for church but I can’t see the issue.

Depends how flashy the wedding is!

It's not even that it's backless for me. It's the weird flamenco style ruffle 😬

This is gorgeous and totally fine for a wedding in this day and age.

See the other thread about most on Mumsnet taking wedding style from Four Weddings and Funeral...

It’s gorgeous. Nothing wrong with the back, also since when’s it been attention seeking to look nice? Most people responding here are wearing grumpy flowery dresses from Bon marche for weddings, don’t let their opinion put you off.

You said

"In my circles she would be laughed at"

You're in your circle so therefore would be laughing at her. Even if you don't, you still think it's acceptable behaviour because you clearly don't do anything to stop it because you talk like it's expected and acceptable.

Come on, assuming you're a woman, be better!!

Gorgeous from the front. Not too sure about the back, looks cheap, I think it’d be hellishly uncomfortable to wear all day and into the evening. You’ll end up with welts!

Please stop needling me and making stuff up, it's boring. I can tell you what I meant until I'm blue in the face, but you seem to be enjoying choosing to believe something else. Good evening.

I'm not needling you, I'm.simply pointing out something you've said, which are you are now furiously backpeddling on and trying to imply you didn't say it and then further trying to say you didn't mean what you said.

At least own your behaviour. Not stopping the laughing means you accept it.

I alsoove you've accused me of making things up then you've literally quoted your own quote that you said you didn't say 😂oopsie!

Beautiful dress! I would have had no issue with someone wearing this at my wedding. Enjoy!

It’s lovely! I think you should get it!

Pardon?