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Too white for a wedding?

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MumbleJumble123 · 30/06/2025 22:18

I’m going to a friend’s wedding in Spain in September and really like This dress

It’ll probably be too warm to add a jacket/cardigan in another colour to break it up.
It’s obviously not a wedding dress but is it too white to wear?

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Kingall · 01/07/2025 15:47

Sorry but my aunt literally has a wipe clean table cloth in her kitchen with than print 😯

puffyisgood · 01/07/2025 17:12

Not too white, no.

G5000 · 01/07/2025 18:30

Not too white.
But too casual. And I also have some teatowels with this print.

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 01/07/2025 19:00

No, not too white
Love it btw

Neweverything25 · 01/07/2025 21:31

If most guests are Spanish, I think that will stand out as too informal. The general rule used to be long dress for evening weddings and short for day time. And the style, it would depend on the venue and formality of the wedding as this can vary hugely. But at the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter, wear what you like! I personally wouldn’t wear that.

Lunde · 01/07/2025 21:32

user2848502016 · 01/07/2025 08:06

It’s absolutely fine, not bridal at all. I don’t know where this trend for not wearing any white at all to weddings has come from - it’s a bit ridiculous

I know - it's got totally out of hand. It wasn't like this in the 80s. The original "don't dress like a bride" has now been corrupted into even a floral pattern on a pale background is deemed unacceptable by some.

NotTheMrMenAgain · 01/07/2025 21:38

Flamingoknees · 01/07/2025 14:31

It's not white, it's cream with a coloured pattern. Colour wise it's fine.
It does, however, have strong Nana's kitchen roller blind vibes. Very strong.

Edited

Now you’ve pointed it out, I can’t unsee it! 🤣

VenusClapTrap · 01/07/2025 22:13

It’s fine. It’s a nice dress. Fruit prints are very fashionable this season.

Jeschara · 01/07/2025 22:43

NeedZzzzzssss · 01/07/2025 02:17

That's looks appropriate for a beach, not a wedding

Stupid comment above the dress is perfectly OK.

UnintentionalArcher · 01/07/2025 23:09

Nice dress and fine for a wedding in my opinion. I went to a wedding in the south of France once and had taken a pink cocktail dress to wear. The material was quite heavy and I mentioned it to some of the French guests the day before basically saying I’d made a bad choice as it was going to be 35 degrees plus. One of them looked at the bright white dress I was wearing that evening (much lighter fabric) and asked why I didn’t just wear that. I mentioned the no white to a wedding thing. They all just looked at each other and one of them said that that wasn’t a thing. The next day, and I do not exaggerate, almost every French guest was in some form
of plain, pure white. Not sure if it was a regional thing, a French thing or a boiling hot weather thing.

Olivesforteatonighty · 01/07/2025 23:13

Why can’t I see the dress?

XiCi · 02/07/2025 08:29

I don't think it's too white but I do think it's too casual. I also wouldn't want to be in a polyester mix in hot weather

Winter2020 · 02/07/2025 08:53

Just to agree with what someone has already said if the wedding is in a religious venue then you will need a shawl or cardigan/jacket.

MumbleJumble123 · 02/07/2025 19:08

Thank you for all the comments. I hadn’t noticed that it was poly-cotton so I’ll give it a miss and look for something that’s pure cotton or linen (I don’t want to end up a sweaty mess).
I obviously really like the pattern and shape but understand it’s not everyone’s taste! I’ll probably pick something less white/cream though, just in case.

It’s not a massively formal wedding and most of the guests aren’t Spanish (the couple met on their year abroad in Spain but aren’t actually Spanish). It’s also not a church/religious wedding.

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