Is it acceptable to wear a white top to a wedding?

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Having great difficulty finding something I like to a wedding, have bought a green skirt and an off-white hippy top to go with it. Now worried that it's taboo to do the white thing at a wedding.

No. Try another colour.

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I don't think you should to be honest. It's just not the done thing. Although I know lots of people that do wear white and I had 2 people wearing white suits at my wedding!

I think a white top is OK, but not a white suit or a white dress.

Can you add a green pashmina/shawl, just for the church......

bugger - am going to a wedding in july...was planning to wear my old wedding dress ()

I think it would be fine. You are only wearing a white top not a complete outfit.

I went to a wedding not long ago where the brides mother in law turned up in a white dress and jacket....the bride was so
I'd go with a shawl for the ceremony.

lol dhw!!!

what have i missed ?? i didnt realise there was a colour code for weddings wear what you are comfortable in ! and as your skirt is another colour whats the problem?

I probably wouldn't have even noticed if some else was wearing a wedding dress on my wedding day - let alone a white top!!!!

I'd say don't worry!!!

I once turned up in the same colour as the bridesmaids.

White top is fine IMHO. I've worn cream jackets before and provided you wear a coloured dress/skirt then there's no problem.

I think a white top is fine as long as the whole outfit isn't white/off-white/cream etc. Just not the done thing to wear an outfit that may 'clash' with the bride's (especially if you look better ).

at the MIL who wore a white ensemble - what a cow!

I think a white top would be ok, my MIL & new SIL wore white suits, while the other new SIL wore a white dress
Should have known then i'd have problems whith them

of course it is OK a white top in a summer wedding what is so bad about that... if there is any danger of clashing with bride, do we have to wear old dirty clothes, no nice nice undies?

I've worn a white dress to a wedding before. It was with black cardy, black shoes and black bag, so kind of a black and white thang. Nothing wrong with it IMO. You're hardnly going to be mistaken for the bride.

Fine, I'd say

Good grief, I never knew there was a dress code. The things we unmarried mothers miss out on.

My MIL is getting married on Saturday, I have gone for the lilac look, She has brought my DS an outfit with shirt, trousers, waist coat and cravat to wear in a pearl colour and he's only 4 months old - how sweet will he look

I didn't realise you couldn't wear white - eek

I've never heard about the white/cream thing at weddings before btw

burstinbug

If the wether is like this the poor little lad will melt!!!!

I think a white top is fine - no danger of upstaging the bride there!

Oh no! I have a white linen maternity skirt for a wedding... it's all I'll fit into by then... I hadn't even thought about upstaging the bride (ha! With me looking like a beached whale!) or going against a dress code... I was going to wear a lilac and blackburry two tone top and have lilac accessories.. ooh I feel a bit naughty now

whispers very very quietly...

green is an awfully unlucky colour to wear to a wedding, something to do with jealous wood gods or something....