Wedding guest slammed for 'awful, cheap' dress at friend's nuptials, it's got people wondering if she 'hates the bride'
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A WEDDING guest came under fire after she shared the look she planned to wear to her friend’s nuptials.
People wondered if the woman had an issue with the bride given the “inappropriate” fashion choice.
In a Reddit post, user Traditional_Ship_136 asked her fellow Redditors to “settle an argument.”
She shared a picture of a woman in a tight bodycon dress with a plunging neckline.
The woman’s face was covered to protect her privacy, but the poster revealed that she was one of her friends, who planned on wearing the look to a wedding they were both attending.
“Is this dress wedding or gala appropriate?” she asked in the caption of the pic.
“I don't believe it is, but my friend thinks it's appropriate for a wedding or a gala and would qualify as a floor length gown.”
While the dress did technically reach the floor, this is only thanks to the sheer outer layer.
The body clinging slip only reached to the mid-thigh of the woman wearing the look.
While the sheer layer featured floral detailing, the under slip was a light beige or cream colour.
This is another factor which made commenters think it may not be appropriate to wear to a wedding.
Reddit users shared their thoughts on the look in the comments section.
“It is not remotely wedding appropriate and not gala appropriate. It is not floor length,” wrote one reader.
“This being worn to a wedding is just wrong, and I would wonder why she hates the bride or if she just had no class at all.
“Being a wedding guest, one shouldn’t try to take attention. This dress screams ‘LOOK AT ME!'”
“Does NOT qualify as a floor length gown. Is very attention-seeking,” agreed another commenter.
“This is NOT appropriate for a wedding or a gala,” said a third person.
Dos and don'ts of wedding dress codes
By Josie Griffiths, Fabulous deputy editor and bride-to-be.
Josie Griffiths said: I'll never forget the wedding I went to in October 2022 where a guest wore a white dress.
It was ill-fitting, knee length and looked nothing like an actual wedding dress, but that didn't stop everyone judging her.
The rules on wedding guest outfits – which are annoyingly loads stricter for women than they are for men – are meant to be about "not upstaging the bride", which in reality is quite hard to do on someone else's wedding day.
But if you get it wrong as a guest, you do end up looking a bit silly, and in front of loads of people who don't know you personally.
It's just not the occasion for your new white dress, as much as online stores love dumping them in the ‘wedding guest' section.
I'd avoid anything too tight/short, and ditch super formal gowns unless the dress code calls for them – you don't want to be in a full length sequin gown at a smart casual event.
Personally I don't like black dresses either, it isn't a funeral.
Otherwise you should be pretty safe. Technically wearing red means you're in love with the groom, but that's the kind of rule most people would scoff at nowadays.
I do always check what colour the bridesmaids are in, just to be safe, after the Spanish wedding where I watched them walk down the aisle in the exact same dress I'd had in my Asos shopping basket just weeks earlier.
If in doubt, safest to just double check with the bride… but if you're already doubting your dress that might be all the answer you need.
“It's not remotely black tie. Despite the sheer overlay, it's a mini dress.
“Not appropriate for anything, the dress is awful and looks cheap,” wrote another Redditor.
“I think the point of a wedding outfit is to look nice while giving the attention to the bride and groom, and I think this dress would draw attention instead,” said one person.
“If the underskirt came all the way to the floor, then yes. As it is now, no. I personally also think it's too much cleavage for a wedding,” commented another reader.
“The closest to ]wedding appropriate’ this dress is ever going to be is the bachelorette party [and] that's if you're the bride to be,” pointed out one person.
