Attire for the Bridal shower?

No.. and she really can't dictate a whole lot about what they wear to the wedding itself either. Should the mother respect her daughter and not wear colors that are remotely similar to white? Yes, but she's the one that's going to look like an idiot, not her daughter/the bride.

NO! People should be able to wear what they like. I could only see being that upset if someone showed up to my wedding in a white puffy ballgown lol. Tell her to take a chill pill and settle herself!

I'm all about etiquette, but, no - the bride gets to be the only one in white on her wedding day. She does not get to lay claim on a color for every event. If she keeps nitpicking her FMIL's outfits, she's going to sabotage their relationship.

And I just thought of this - what if FMIL is trolling her FDIL? I know if somebody kept making me run out and buy new dresses for silly reasons, I'd want to mess with them, too.

Sounds like this bride needs to relax...

If the bride already told her FMIL to please not wear any forms of white then you would think she should have the common decency to not wear any forms of white. Why would she want to wear 2 dresses anyway? Is the FMIL trying to make everything about her? The bride should sit her down and say hey please don't wear white because blah blah blah and that should be that.

Beige is a light tan, not a form of white.

Who cares what someone wears to a bridal shower? They aren't showing up in a wedding dress, after all.

I don't consider beige and white to be the same thing, at all. I mean, when was the last time you saw a bride in a beige dress? I'm going to guess never.

She's mad because FMIL wants to wear beige..??

She needs to sort out her priorities.

I think if it was for the wedding itself she has a right to ask FMIL to not wear white or ivory or tan or beige or anything of that sort but for the shower that is absolutely ridiculous. She does not get to dictate attire for the shower.

Wait, weren't we talking about the bridal *shower*, not the wedding? Who the heck cares what she wears to the shower (including white!) as long as she's comfy? I'm so glad I'm not the MIL to that woman!

Beige?? Are you kidding? Beige is not white. Not even close. The bride is being insane. She cannot dictate what people wear to the shower or the wedding. If this is how she is treating her FMIL, I don't think their family relations after the wedding are going to be very warm and fuzzy.

If I saw someone wear beige to a wedding, I would not think twice. It's totally different than white. And certainly this doesn't matter for a shower!