Wedding dress code

Nicki

Don't forget that as the partner of the bride's brother you are likely to be in some of the formal wedding pictures and if you wore cream you'd be at worst diluting the impact of the bride's outfit in the pictures and at best looking like a bridesmaid or maid of honour.

Personally I think it could be a very bad start to a relationship with your boyfriends family and I wouldn't risk it.

74jax

I'm married in 4 weeks and tbh hadn't heard of this. A guest has shown me her dress and its gorgeous and red - like my bridesmaids. Another friend of my DD hass got a cream lace dress. I have no preference whatsoever and didn't realise some brides would take it as bad manners.

lostinrates

74jax wrote: »

I'm married in 4 weeks and tbh hadn't heard of this. A guest has shown me her dress and its gorgeous and red - like my bridesmaids. Another friend of my DD hass got a cream lace dress. I have no preference whatsoever and didn't realise some brides would take it as bad manners.

Although its 'the bride's day' it's not only the bride who might form opinions based on what happens. Other people will have heard of it even if the bride is thrilled with it. (Btw you sound like a lovely friend) . In laws, friends of friends...you never know who might change your life, I think its a bad idea to stack the odds against oneself by going g with such bad form.

dizziblonde

Unless you know the bride and the family well enough to be able to ask if it's ok, or how the bride's going to react... nope.

Spendless

I wouldn't. Okay she was a bridesmaid, not just a guest, but how many people still talk about Pippa Middleton's dress rather than Kate's.

balletshoes

Spendless wrote: »

I wouldn't. Okay she was a bridesmaid, not just a guest, but how many people still talk about Pippa Middleton's dress rather than Kate's.

I don't think that was about the colour of the dress .

Ilovecupcakes

Ah ok thanks everyone it looks like its a definte no no then!

It really had never occured to me that it was a problem but l would be mortified if the bride was offended so l'll err on the side of caution. Totally gutted though as the dress was gorgeous my friend is getting married next year and she said she couldnt care less if anyone wore white to her wedding so l might still get the dress and keep it for her wedding

I have however just realised that l wore a same cream dress to the last 2 weddings l went to (both just evening receptions) eeeek l hope people weren't talking about me

Spendless

balletshoes wrote: »

I don't think that was about the colour of the dress .

Ha, ha, Maybe not. Well not the blokes anyway-lol I remember saying on the day that I thought it looked too wedding dressy though due to the colour and for that reason I would never put an adult bridesmaid in white/cream/ivory

meritaten

Evening Receptions are ok to wear cream or white !!!!!!!!!!!!! relax about that! It is more about the actual Wedding. The reason that only the bride wears white or cream came about because of photography. The bride wanted to 'stand out' so it became 'etiquette' that only the bride wore white.

Scrapaholic

The general opinion is not to wear a cream dress but I think it'd depend on the style . If it 's lacy or could in any way be considered a wedding dress, the I'd agree . I bet you won't wear cream now though in case you offend someone . Been looking at dresses today and there are lots of lovely ones reduced in price already . Sure you'll find a bargain .