Is this too white for a wedding?

[StormInaDcup99]

The title says it all really!

I adore this dress but it's probably 50pc white. It's from Reiss btw

Oh that's a good idea.....maybe with a denim jacket! Thanks for the suggestion!

If you love it, get it for the graduation, then enjoy it.
Then…. If you happen to get invited to a special event ….. you’ve got it. Who cares if any one has seen it before!

I tried this on very recently as a wedding guest dress - it’s a beautiful dress (although too big for me and they didn’t have a smaller size) but I would never have considered it “too white”.
Instead, I bought the Reiss Athena trouser suit in beige, to be told by my (30 year old) daughter that I can’t be “that woman” and wear beige to a wedding - even when accessorised with bright orange 🫤
I’ve ignored her of course.
Am wondering if it’s the younger generation that have this thing about what you can and can’t wear?
I wouldn’t wear a plain white or ivory coloured dress of course, but other than that, wear what you feel good in.
and don’t get me started on colour themed weddings…….

Just buy the dress because you love it

Wear it as a summer dress

Of course you could wear it, if and when you get invited to your theoretical wedding.

The idea of not wearing white, is so there is no distraction / confusion with the bride in photographs. I'm not sure how anyone can say any dress with bold patterns / colours all over is is unsuitable for that reason.

Personally i'd avoid anything dominantly white to a wedding just because I wouldn't want to keep thinking about it and there's so many other options out there, but if you wore that to my wedding i wouldn't mind as the style is more on the less dressy side and doesn't scream bridal at all. Looks lovely and very comfortable x

the issue with white at weddings is you can look like the bride or part of the bridal party this dress looks like nether you’ll be fine

if any one asked me what colour it was I wouldn’t say white

Coloured themed weddings are utterly ridiculous and so thoughtless towards guests.

I will be showing my daughter the poll lol

I looked it myself for a wedding but ruled it out. Why risk offending someone when you could literally wear any other colour at all?

Too white? It’s got bright red, big flowers on it. Some people are batshit! It’s a lovely dress op, wear it.

No one’s going to be ‘offended’ by a wedding guest wearing that.

No one’s going to mistake her for the bride, nor will she upstage the bride.

The guests will know who the bride is: she’ll be the woman at the front, of the venue, with the officiant and her fiancé, holding a bouquet.

Whereas, the OP will be the woman in the pews, holding her handbag.

The whole white thing is about ensuring the bride stands apart visually.

in no way in no photo in no capacity will this dress visually fight with a wedding dress.

Re @WellingtonBootilicious post - Honestly, there's always one mardyarse comment.

@StormInaDcup99 your idea of thinking about events and occasions where you could wear the dress is ultimately practical.

its an elegant style and you definitely won't be mistaken for the bride with all those bright red flowers.

It isn't just the ceremony though @ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews it's the photos, the reception, the evening do.. it's good etiquette for the guests not to compete for attention (not that the OPs dress will do that.)

I think that dress is absolutely fine for a wedding guest.

I think the only possible caveat with a white background/pattern for a wedding guest is that you might want to avoid it if you're almost certainly going to be photographed close to the bride (e.g. mother of the bride, etc). because the white can stand out/contrast with the brides dress. It can often look quite glaring in photos even if it doesn't in real life.