Too white for a wedding guest dress?

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I have my eye on this for a spring wedding. I love prints, it’s silk and is in the sale - perfect combination.

However, I showed it to my mother and she said “But it’s white!” in a horrified way. I was bewildered. I don’t believe most people’s first thought on looking at this would be “white”. To me, it’s all about the print - and in any case, the background looks more cream to me.

I love it, but not for the first time, my mother has created a nagging doubt. Would anyone really think I was trying to look remotely bridal in this?

Can you have it anyway, and wear it somewhere else? It’s a beautiful dress.

The thing is, bridal white isn’t just white. Mine was champagne, many are cream.

Yes its pretty obviously too bridal. Id wear that as a bride tbh.

I must admit that the more I hear against the dress, the more determined I’d be to wear it, if I loved it and didn’t feel or look a complete twat in it!

I think the problem is that people are less traditional now in terms of what they'd wear for their wedding dress. So personally I wouldn't op it is a lovely dress though. Unless you're close enough to the bride to send it to her and ask what she thinks. I'd wear any colour to a wedding but not white.

I don't see a problem, especially with coloured accessories and bag. Xz

To add I once wore a completely white dress but added a different coloured shawl, jewellery, shoes and bag..xx

It’s not white, it’s cream and I think it’s perfect for a spring wedding

Of all the colours you still have to pick white??

That would be beautiful - as a wedding dress.

Too white. There’s also a trend for cream/white bridal dresses with floral patterns.

In my own culture, guests are always flamboyantly dressed in any colour/style they want, except there is dress code or chosen fabric (which many buy to celebrate with the celebrants).
So I do find it really weird when some people say someone is trying to outshine the bride. Hey, only one person is walking down the isle and seating on the special seat that day, no matter how much you're dressed, you're still in the audience.
However, integrating with other cultures, I'm learning to tone it down and respect how they want their guests to look in their events? You want us to look sober? You got it? You want us to look colourful? You got it😃
That said, I think your dress is absolutely MODERATE and fabulous.

It looks like a wedding dress. Why would you even consider it after the advice your mum gave you. People at the wedding will remember you as the one that’s came dressed as a bride 😂

It’s beautiful. I think it’s fine. Coloured shoes, bag and shrug/jacket/wrap perhaps?

But the OP has clearly stated that the bride is going Say Yes to the Dress whiter than white virginal full-on bridal!!

There is absolutely no room for confusion!! 🤷‍♀️

I even think a bride could choose this as a compromise as it is so special and pretty.

I think it’s fine, add coloured accessories and it’s absolutely not bridal. I asked an opinion on something on MN once and I was vilified. I had to ask for the thread to be taken down because the vitriol in the comments was messing with my head in a very detrimental way. Some of the comments on this thread are disgraceful. It’s a beautiful dress, wear it!

Leave white for the bride

No from me

It’s beautiful. You’ll look lovely.

Agreed. I wore a smart cream suit to a wedding. Absolutely no one thought I was the bride. OP, fling a fuchsia jacket or shawl over it. Will be fine.

No one is going to mistake a woman wearing this for the bride.
The bride will be the woman up front with the bouquet, with her bridesmaids, standing next to her new husband.

Yeah that’s way too white. For a low key/ slightly quirky ceremony that could BE the bridal gown

I think it’s too white/bridal. Especially with the little white buttons.

No, unless you want to outdo the bride. It is her day not yours.