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

Such a pretty dress, you’ll look super

Perfectly normal for a wedding guest and a pretty dress too

Really? Do people still 'just add a pashmina'?

The dress is fine, and spot on for a wedding.

To an extent it depends on how traditional they are. My husband's family belong to some some Baptist church At his father's funeral, I was the only woman in unrelieved black (as I am not a Baptist). The widow, my husband's stepmother, was in bright turquoise. She was the love of his life and had nursed him through a whole series of illnesses. Nobody thought less of her for the the turquoise and it was obviously not their tradition to wear black. The thing is though if you don't know, it pays to err on the side of caution.

Highly recommended you ask the bride. My friend is quite laid back and still didn’t want me wearing a white but very flowery dress to her wedding. So I opted for a different color with no white!! I however, couldn’t care less if someone turns up to my wedding in white 😂

Perfect especially if you can find some green accessories to match! If not perhaps another colour that would complement bright pink or orange? Lovely dress!

I think someone would have to be right up themselves to look at that dress and think "no I might compete with the bride"

Or not think much of the bride if they looked at a guest wearing it and think "wow is she trying to compete with the bride?"

Or they need glasses.

Or they are colour blind.

Its fine op!

Provided you wear coloured jacket and accessories you should be ok.

It's too white, there's lots of lovely dresses out there without going white. A splash yes not the whole dress. I certainly wouldn't ask the bride she'll have enough to be thinking about

Oof, it’s a bit borderline. You could get away with it with green accessories though if they made the majority of the outfit green!

I don’t think the “competing with the bride” bit is the issue. But I wouldn’t wear anything white as it’s a bit distracting and would cause some tongues to wag! If you’re going to be uncomfortable in it all day wondering if it’s too white (even if it isn’t) then id just find another dress!

As long as you don't style it with with white shoes or accessories, it's fine. Lovely dress.

@Noooooogsh

What are you thinking?

Pretty split - fine for a wedding/ bad for a wedding

It does sound like you don't know the bride at all so probably can't even ask her. Personally I would play it safe

It is really though, when I got married, I honestly never gave a single thought to what the guests were wearing, as long as they were there! Its so weird!

I never get the thing that guests shouldn’t wear white. I didn’t give a crap if my guests wore white at my wedding. Makes absolutely no sense to me. The dress is lovely. I guess it depends on how precious the bride is.

I’ve just seen this in real life. It’s pretty and absolutely wedding appropriate. My concern would be bumping into others in the same dress, as it’s one of very few available in M&S.

@Megifer says it perfectly!

Definitely too white

It's fine and fabulous, but you have already had lots of posters on here who think it isn't quite the done thing so personally I'd avoid it.

Me too @boobot1
And my DiL when she married my son 3 years ago. Just turn up, smile and have a lovely time. Job done!

No. Too short and too much of a pattern and too much fabric imho.

Hate that Quiz one, sorry.

That Quiz dress is horrible, sorry to whoever posted that. It's v cheap looking & I can't imagine it looking good on anyone

The original dress seems perfectly fine to wear to a wedding imo

SO much angst on MN about mysterious wedding rules...!

@boobot1 @SummaLuvin and everyone else saying 'Well, it wouldn't have bothered me on my wedding day!' .......................

Well that's great for you but zero relevance because we all know someone who it would've annoyed at their wedding.

Unfortunately, none of us know the bride in question - not even OP - she could be really laid back or a complete bridezilla.

All we know is that the wedding is for 200+ people, and in my experience, big weddings either tend to have a bridezilla at the helm or they are really minted (& also a bridezilla)

I think it does a weird disservice to all brides to think this sort of stuff matters any more. Or matters to many at least.

I think it does a weird disservice to all brides to think this sort of stuff matters any more. Or matters to many at least
Agree with this.
A white and printed dress is not going to cause a guest to be mistaken for the bride, and you'd think that everyone attending a wedding will know who the bride is anyway.
The idea of bridezillas getting annoyed and terrified that a guest in a summery dress will steal their thunder on their princess day sets women back in my opinion.