Wedding guest criticized for ‘horrible, cheap’ dress, people say she ‘hates the bride’
A guest at a wedding was criticized after she showed off the outfit she wanted to wear to her friend’s wedding.
People wondered if the woman had a problem with the bride because of her ‘inappropriate’ choice of clothing.
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In a Reddit afteruser Traditional_Ship_136 asked her fellow Redditors to “resolve a disagreement.”
She shared a photo 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 said she was one of her friends who planned to wear the look to a wedding they would both be attending.
“Is this dress suitable for a wedding or a gala?” she asked in the photo caption.
“I don’t think so, but my girlfriend thinks it’s suitable for a wedding or a gala and that it’s a floor-length dress.”
Although the dress technically reaches the floor, this is only due to the sheer outer layer.
The tight slip only reached mid-thigh on the woman wearing the look.
While the sheer layer had a floral detail, the slip dress was light beige or cream colored.
This is another factor that made commentators think it might not be appropriate to wear it to a wedding.
Reddit users shared their thoughts on the look in the comments.
“It’s not suitable for a wedding or a gala. It’s not floor length,” wrote one reader.
“It’s just not okay to wear this to a wedding. I wonder why she hates the bride or if she just has no class at all.
“As a wedding guest, you shouldn’t try to draw attention to yourself. This dress screams ‘LOOK AT ME!'”
“Does NOT qualify as a long dress. Draws a lot of attention,” agreed another commenter.
“This is NOT suitable for a wedding or a gala,” said a third person.
Do’s and Don’ts of Wedding Dress Codes
By Josie Griffiths, fabulous deputy editor and bride-to-be.
I will never forget the wedding I attended in October 2022 where one guest wore a white dress.
The dress didn’t fit properly, it reached the knee and didn’t look like a real wedding dress at all, but that didn’t stop everyone from judging her.
The rules for wedding guest outfits – which, unfortunately, are much stricter for women than for men – are supposed to be about “not overshadowing the bride,” which is actually quite difficult to do at someone else’s wedding.
But if you do it wrong as a guest, you’ll come across as a bit ridiculous, and to a lot of people who don’t know you personally.
It’s just not the right occasion for your new white dress, no matter how much online retailers like to dump them in the “wedding guest” category.
I would avoid anything too tight/short and avoid very formal dresses unless the dress code dictates it. You don’t want to be wearing a long sequined dress to a smart casual event.
Personally, I don’t like black dresses either, it’s not 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 laugh at these days.
I always check what colour the bridesmaids are wearing, just to be sure. After the Spanish wedding I saw them walking down the aisle in the exact same dress that I had in my Asos shopping bag a few weeks earlier.
If you are in doubt, it is best to ask the bride. But if you are already in doubt about your dress, that may be all the answer you need.
“It’s not exactly black tie. Despite the sheer overlay, it’s a mini dress.
“Not suitable for anything, the dress is hideous and looks cheap,” wrote another Redditor.
“I think the point of a wedding dress is to look beautiful and at the same time draw attention to the bride and groom. I think this dress draws attention,” someone said.
“If the petticoat went all the way to the floor, then yes. As it is now, no. I personally think it’s too much cleavage for a wedding,” said another reader.
“The closest this dress will ever come to a ‘wedding-appropriate’ dress is a bachelorette party dress. [and] “If you are the future bride,” someone commented.
