Is this too white for a wedding guest dress?

[Noooooogsh]

Having a wobble, I thought it was fine as it’s more cream and the spots are very vibrant https://www.marksandspencer.com/satin-polka-dot-tie-front-midi-column-dress/p/clp60597604#intid=plpnav_pid_pg1pip48g2r1c1

It’s too white. I wouldn’t. I’m surprised at the many comments saying the opposite.

I wouldn't wear that. It's still an ivory dress

I would wear that - it is not trying to be a bridal dress. I think it is pretty and if it suits you wear it.

No - you run the risk of upsetting someone and these are your boyfriend’s friends so why make things awkward for him.

I would have been upset if a guest had worn that at mine.

This

Oh fgs, as is often said on here, get a grip.

Lovely dress. But wouldn't wear it to a wedding.

And I am very surprised at comments that say it’s not OK. It’s a completely normal stylish summer dress, not at all bridal.

I think it's fine , but if you're having a wobble about it choose something else. You can enjoy the day then rather than feeling nervous or uncomfortable with what you're wearing.

You’d have to be really rather precious to be upset by a guest wearing this dress. It’s not remotely bridal. It’s a lovely dress for a guest though. Match your accessories to the polka dots and it’ll look lovely.

I often resort in these mad wedding etiquette threads when something is being declared as "impossible !!!" to asking myself"what did Megan's guests wear"?

I expect Megan Markle would have been the Bridezilla to out Bridezilla them all. but here's a few of her guests. Of course maybe Megan was furious, maybe it ruined the day that some guests wore very pale dresses, but I expect it didn't.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/time.com/5283570/royal-wedding-celebrities/%3famp=true

https://images.app.goo.gl/y3vqY8WX1tDsfC6U7

I think its a beautiful dress, and at that price I'd buy it anyway 😉

But I would probably not wear it to a wedding. If you have to ask, you obviously have reservations about it, and might feel uncomfortable about it on the day, instead of enjoying the wedding.

I think it is fine. I am going to hunt out my wedding photos in a sec and see if anyone wore anything vaguely white or cream. I have absolutely no idea if anyone did, I was busy getting married and having fun.

My dress at my church wedding ( a month ago) was blush pink. There were others in the same sort of colour. (Nobody other than my daughter and husband knew what colour I was wearing.) Don't really see why it matters, to be honest! My first wedding , in a register office, I wore navy blue and white. Others wore similar colours then, too!

I personally think that is a lovely dress to wear to a wedding.

I wouldn't wear it to a wedding but I have been lusting after that dress since I saw it in an M&S advert. I'm too fat, old and have saggy arms. It's lovely OP.

It's pretty presumptuous of you to show up in a white dress, hoping that she won't mind.

Your desire to wear white when there are so many alternatives is baffling. You run the risk of being assessed as pitching yourself against the bride.

Fine. Yes it's a white background but with the dots it looks nothing like a bridal gown so won't distract. It's pretty, modest, stylish and looks comfortable. Perfect

Oh fgs - get a grip. It's a white dress covered in green spots. It's not remotely bridal.

I’m another one who finds it fascinating that some people would be horrified to see a guest wear that dress to a wedding. I’ve been to many, many weddings not just as a guest and I have never seen a bride wear anything remotely like that dress.

@NatashaDancing
It's not the white per se, it's the wilful disregard for etiquette and the potential to make the bride feel undermined.

You wouldn't turn up in a black cape for someone else's graduation and insist it looks nothing like a robe. Why turn up to someone else's wedding in a white dress. Pay heed to the fact that:

It's not your big day

You're just a guest of a guest

Gosh that's lovely. I wish I had the figure for it. Perfect for a wedding guest

The dress is completely fine as regards etiquette.

That dress is not a wedding dress. Your analogy with a graduation gown falls flat on its face. Although (a) even there if you can't tell the difference between a graduation gown and a cape, I think you've got problems and (b) my mother wore capes more than she wore coats and she actually did wear a gray cape to mine. No one was confused or undermined.

No one could look at the OP's dress and think '" is she the bride? Why she's wearing a wedding dress?" As for "undermining the bride" - good grief. I'm running out of grips.

There were plenty of guests at Megan Markle's wedding wearing paler, non patterned dresses.

My opinion is always, if you have to ask, then find something else

I disagree and would risk causing offence on such an important day.