Is this an awful wedding guest dress?!

[Bumblingbee101]

Looking for opinions! I'm a mum of 2 little children and rarely go to events anymore, both children under 4, size 14-16, 5.3 and wanted something that hid my legs and tops of arms and skimmed over tummy so that I felt slightly more comfortable. I've always had reasonable success with Monsoon dresses and found this in the sale. I've been told by brides friends to all send photos of our outfits (unsure why!) And that I cannot wear this and will upstage her. I asked if it was anything like her dress and they said not even remotely close! I read all the reviews before purchasing and most have worn this dress as a wedding guest! Is it my poor taste?!

That's really pretty

I don’t see what’s wrong with it, unless it looks like the bridesmaid(s) dresses

If you didn't send a pic of your dress, would your invitation be revoked?

It’s lovely, however I wonder if it’s like the bridesmaids dresses or the colour of them

I don't think it would upstage the bride.
I don't like it though, it's quite frumpy and I think you could do better.
You absolutely do not have to send pics of your outfit to the bride's friends!!

Too bridal/bridesmaidy.

It’s a lovely dress, but I don’t know for the life of me how it will upstage a bride. I’d be telling them sorry, but this is what I’ll be wearing. I wouldn’t have sent them a pic in the first place. How weird

It looks absolutely fine to me.

What on earth is this nonsense that you have to get your dress approved?

It's absolutely fine!! Why on earth would you upstage the bride???

It's a nice dress. I wouldn't bother going if I was told this, but I wouldn't have sent a picture in the first place as I just can't be doing with this sort of shit.

You have to send photos of your dresses? Blimey!

I don’t get the issue, it’s a nice dress and not like a Brides

So the bride, or bride's friends are claiming veto over guests ' outfits?
That's a first for me. To be honest, I wouldn't bother going if that level of control is being exerted.

It's full-length and too bride/bridesmaid

Theres absolutely nothing wrong with it! The only problem i can see would be if it was similar to the bridesmaid dresses. Find out and if its not similar then wear it.

Pretty but very bridesmaid possibly MOB/MOG zone.

I would be concerned of the brides dress if a nice blue dress upstages hers. I think this is a great wedding guest dress. Sounds like bride’s friends are too I to controlling others and having the last say. Just wear it!

How????

No reasonable person asks to veto their guests' outfits. That's properly batshit behaviour. The dress is very pretty, certainly won't upstage the bride, and frankly you should wear it and ignore the ridiculous demand for a picture.

I think the dress is pretty. However I wonder if it’s the same colour as the bridesmaids dresses and/or the theme they picked and/or they don’t want long dresses maybe? Hence the response.

What nonsense. It’s very pretty and I would say a typical wedding guest dress! My only thought it it might swamp you if its as long as it looks if you are only 5ft3?

If a guest in a dress of the high street can upstage the bride at a wedding the bride isn’t trying hard enough. If I was asked to submit a photo I would find myself suddenly very busy and decline.

I've never heard of a bride or her friends asking for photos of what other guests will wear. That's very odd! Some may request guests wear something in a certain color family to coordinate for photos, but I'd have been tempted to ignore a request for a photo. It looks perfectly fine for a wedding. I'd either ignore them or ask for a specific reason why they're vetoing it/examples of dresses they deem acceptable. If it's not a wedding you really want to attend or feel you must go to, this would be enough to put me off going to the wedding at all, assuming the bride is involved and it's not just a few of her bossy bully friends behind this.

Actually, you could have a bit of fun with this. Send photos of REALLY high end dresses, or really unsuitable ones (white body con minis etc), and say you've changed your mind from the last one, every time. See how long it takes the bossy friends to stop being idiots!

There’s nothing wrong with it that I can see, maybe it’s because it’s long- might it look a bit bridesmaidy? But if it’s nothing like the brides dress ( or the bridesmaids’) how’s it going to upstage anyone?
I think the whole asking for outfit pics and policing what guests can wear is awful. That just screams bridezilla. Why can’t people just be happy to have their guests celebrate with them, and want their guests to be comfortable-surely that’s what’s important?