Guests wearing white/cream/ivory

[emmeline7725]

Just wanted to know how others feel about guests wearing similar colours to the bride. And does being the mother of the groom make any difference. I am wondering if I should talk to my mother in law to be about her outfit choice!

babyinarms I wonder if we were at the same wedding! Bride had a gorgeous simple white gown and a guest had a floor length cream lace dress with ivory accessories. I couldn't believe it really, its someone else's wedding.. would it really be that difficult not to wear a different colour?

I think the Topshop one looks really pretty. Cream is ok a for a wedding only if the bride is in white, and it is a darker, less bridal, shade of cream. My MIL wore a cream suit to my wedding, but it was a sort of deep cream/gold brocade and her hat was cream and beige, so although it looked weddingy it didn't look bridal, partly because it was a slim suit with a skirt and open jacket. I've only once worn ivory to a wedding, again the bride was in white , very bridey indeed with sparkles and lace and a very full skirt. I had a plain ivory fitted suit with a chocolate hat, shoes etc , I didn't look bridal, and I wasn't one of the bridal party either (it is a much bigger deal if you are going to be in the pictures). All black is another no-no for obvious reasons. As is anything completely over the top sexy. Friend's Dad's second wife wore a skirt so short it hardly covered her bottom, (to the friend's wedding). Still talked about over a decade later.

Normally never see these threads but it popped up in active.

My MIL wore jeans and a grief stricken face to my wedding.

I wore a random maternity top and leggings.

DH wore an oxygen mask

The venue was ICU and we married 16 days before he died. I was 33 weeks PG with DD2.

I would give everything I own to have your problem. Get some perspective. She raised the man you love. She can wear what the hell she wants - it will have no bearing on your marriage.

Wishing you years of happiness

Thank you grobags. Sorry for the loss of your dh.

My MIL wore a cream outfit & it never occurred to me to even notice!

Still, now you've contextualised it for her, if she presses ahead even so, she definitely did mean to be so rude

Or she like me and some others on here and Judy Murray think it's a silly rule.

Do you have a link to the top shop one so I can find it on the site and buy it? I think it's lovely