My sister has chosen her outfit- I'm not impressed!

geri1965_2

Loads of people wore jeans at my wedding. I was glad they were there to share my day, I didn't care what they wore as long as they were happy.

flower10

ellies_angel wrote: »

could she need be pursuaded to wear something just for the formal photos and then change into something she likes for the meal

This is her idea of formal, she has bought animal print trousers to change into for the evening do.

Colour scheme is black and ivory, picked initially so had some hope of finding her an outfit to be a bridesmaid, until she refused.

I know I should appreciate her being there, and it would be better her wearing something she is happy with than being miserable all day, I just wasn't expecting this!

lawrie28

1/ Have a word with the photographer - get her stood at the back of the shots so you can't see the outfit.
2/ Have someone who is a similar height to be a stunt sister for the pictures, and then ask the photographer to photoshop your real sisters head in.
3/ Tell her you will make sure she gets some booze if she wears a nice dress.
4/ Tell her that you'll make sure that she does/doesn't catch the bouquet if she does as she is asked (which ever is appropriate)
5/ give her £50!
6/ offer her a piercing of her choice (after the wedding) if wears a dress
7/ same as six with a Tattoo....

Make the most of it, enjoy the fact that she is there and at 16 she is her own person, who knows her mind. I am sure that you would be more upset if she wasn't going. I know it is your day, and you want it to be perfect, but if your let your sister get on with being herself, your relationship will be better in the long run.

And ask her if she would like a buttonhole as well, it would work nicelt on the waistcoat!

shellsuit

Why try to change who she is? If you don't want her in the photo's wearing that, who does that say more about, you, or her?

I didn't give a fig what my guests turned up in, just so long as they turned up to share our day.

It's not a bad outfit actually, I can just imagine a teenager wearing it and wouldn't have a problem with it at all.

FloFlo

My cousin wore a black creased shirt and stupid hat, she also managed to squeeze herself into almost every photo even on the 'groom's family pics'. At the time I wasn't amused but it certainly gives us a laugh and something to talk about when we look at the photos.

I think the outfit looks fine.

Maysie

i cannot say i would be impressed either.

kitschkitty

My little sister was meant to be our bridesmaid when we first set our wedding date in 2004 but she died that year of cancer. I'd give anything including us all wearing black sacks for her to be at our (finally rebooked) wedding this year.

poet123

kitschkitty wrote: »

My little sister was meant to be our bridesmaid when we first set our wedding date in 2004 but she died that year of cancer. I'd give anything including us all wearing black sacks for her to be at our (finally rebooked) wedding this year.

Says it all really. Who really cares what anyone wears as long as they are there happy and healthy?

jackieb

That looks like the outfit my teenage daughter wore to my parent's 50th anniversary do, but she wore a white blouse (she looked more like Russell Brand with the blouse on - minus the beard lol )

carole.uk

kitschkitty wrote: »

My little sister was meant to be our bridesmaid when we first set our wedding date in 2004 but she died that year of cancer. I'd give anything including us all wearing black sacks for her to be at our (finally rebooked) wedding this year.

almost made me cry..
yes this is what it is all about people who love each other...
you can't control what any of the other guest wear, i would try and compromise with your sister but not worth any stress or falling out about it