Can I wear a white top to an evening wedding reception?

[LittlePinkLola]

As above! I’m going to an evening wedding reception tonight, was planning to wear a pleated sage green midi skirt from ASOS (will try and link/attach photo) with a white top.

BUT I’m conscious of the whole ‘not wearing white to a wedding’ thing, and I’m not sure if I’m being dramatic - can someone please advise me whether I can get away with it!

Photo attached! (Hopefully)

Yeah definitely fine for the evening do.

I can’t seem to attach the photo so here’s a link www.asos.com/asos-petite/asos-design-petite-pleated-midi-skirt-in-brush-stroke-print/prd/11377286

(Not sure how to make it a clicky link apologies all)

I would only be wary of wearing a complete white outfit. Plenty of people will be wearing a white top or white trousers / skirt. I certainly wouldn't worry about that.

Brilliant, thanks! My DM and DGM had been horrified when I told them I was wearing a white top and I was starting to second guess myself!

It's a top not an outfit, I wouldn't worry too much. I love the skirt!!! Beautiful colour!

Wear what the fuck you want

Yes, that would look fine

No, of course not.

There are literally 1000s of colours and patterns out there.

Little green lights, in what world do you live that of course someone can’t wear a white top and green skirt to a wedding evening do??!!

Yeah a floor length white gown is weird, a white top with a green skirt is totally fine.

I can't see the photo of the top, but can see the skirt and from what you're describing, the outfit sounds absolutely fine.

People are mental about this kind of stuff though. I'm in a wedding group on facebook and someone posted about her mum wanting to wear a white and blue floral dress to a family members wedding. The Blue flowers were by far the biggest colour on the dress, white was just a background and very obviously not bridal in any way. Then general consensus was that it was a lovely dress for a wedding but a few bridezillas women we're saying if someone turned up wearing that to their wedding they would kick them out / smack them / disown them etc. and that white is not acceptable on ANY part of the outfit. Absolutely bonkers.

Thanks everyone, I think I will wear it! It’s the attitude of those people RavenLG that I was worried about - I’m not very close to either party getting married and won’t be on any official photos etc and it’s only the evening do so I’m hoping I can get away with it without being criticised!

My cousins wife or maybe girlfriend at the time wore a complete white / silky satiny suit to his sisters wedding - now that was completely inappropriate and had everybody talking. But then she always was an attention seeker.

I think white would be fine, BUT if you do think there are any of the weird "no white under any circumstances" brigade at the wedding, would you suit a yellow top like the one the model is wearing?

I don’t think I have a yellow top GraceMarks - the reception is in a couple of hours so I’ve not got time to find a different top! I do have other outfit options to fall back on if necessary.

Of course it is fine. You are hardly going to be mistaken for the bride.