My sister-in-law wore a wedding dress to my wedding, it looked ‘cheap’ but I’m mad
TWINNING can be a heartwarming event when it comes to clothes, but not on your wedding day.
A furious woman told how her sister-in-law tried to outdo her on her big day.
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Reddit user Heavy-Slice4216 shared the failed wedding in a post.
She explained that the dynamics in their relationship were “good” until her husband proposed and wedding preparations began.
Shortly after, she noticed a dramatic change in her in-laws’ behavior, especially regarding details surrounding the upcoming ceremony.
“She avoided any conversation about her outfit before our wedding,” she said.
“Every time I asked her to show me what she was going to wear, I was told she didn’t want to show me what she wanted to wear. Or she just said I would see it for myself at the wedding.”
In her excitement, the bride-to-be had shared photos of her wedding dress with her sister-in-law months in advance.
It turned out to be a fatal mistake.
“And lo and behold, on the day of the wedding, I arrive at the wedding venue and I see her in this dress,” she said.
She said her in-laws showed up in a floor-length champagne-colored dress.
“It looked really cheap on her [because] She wasn’t wearing proper underwear and just looked generally trashy [because] “It wasn’t a good fit for her,” she said.
“But I was still angry because this looked very similar to the silhouette of my wedding dress, except mine was ivory and not champagne.”
Despite her anger, the bride tried to take the high road.
“I never once commented on her outfit or how she looked, while I did compliment other friends on how beautiful they looked,” she said.
Although she said she wasn’t worried about being overshadowed, she still felt immensely respected.
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“I wasn’t worried; everyone present knew who the bride and groom were, of course,” she said.
“But it’s the need to draw all the attention to themselves at the expense of a friend on their big day (I’ve always considered her a good friend; we always talked about our clothes/outfits, just like regular friends) that bothers me more.
“I saw a few comments saying it was stupid to ruin a friendship over a dress, but it’s actually so much more than that.
“Of course I have kept my distance since then and I am [no contact] largely.”
Other Redditors agreed that her sister-in-law was wrong.
“Probably half the people there were like, ‘Oh my gosh, why is she wearing that?!’ My favorite game at weddings is ‘Find out who’s dressed inappropriately,’” one commenter said.
“I can promise you they were giggling behind her back. I hope you had a nice day. You can hire someone to photoshop her out or put her in a different color dress.”
“Your sister-in-law is definitely not a girly girl. That’s sad,” said another.
“I would love to be hired at weddings to sprinkle people like this with red wine. You don’t even have to pay me. I’d pay you,” said a third.
