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Just Said Yes December 2027

Do i have to wear white ?

Seaqueen88, on October 22, 2026 at 3:33 AM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 2

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So this is my fiancé‘s first and only Wedding. This is my third just to clarify so it doesn’t sound like I’m that kind of woman. I’m once divorced once widowed. Neither of the first two did I actually wear a wedding dress? It was more just an elopement this time. We’re doing the big thing but I am so accident prone. I am terrified to wear white, but then I don’t want to invest a whole bunch of money in a dress, I’m only gonna wear for an hour and I’d rather wear my wedding dress the whole time so it’s in all the photos and everything but does it really have to be white or even off-white? I don’t even wear white in my daily life so why does it have to be white? This is my question considering it’s my third I mean has society changed enough that if I wore another color, people wouldn’t gossip about it for a long time to come I’m like racking my brain right now and I really wanna hear from other brides but I’m also in my late 30s so it’s not like I’m a spring chicken. I’m just super conflicted and I want to hear from other girls.

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Latest activity by Jean, on October 28, 2026 at 11:47 AM

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Pat · on October 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Back many years, many people outside of the wedding couple figured white was only appropriate for the first wedding. The choice now is yours and your fiancé -- i mean if you are figuring your partner has an expectation you want to meet. Partly then, the non-white dress (or other style) would fit that older expectation.
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Jean · on October 28, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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The thing is, it doesn’t have to be white. There is no rule that says a bride must wear white. When Queen Victoria (then Princess Victoria) married Prince Albert in 1840, she had some lace that she wanted used for her wedding dress. It happened to be white, and the dressmaker made the entire dress white. At that time, brides didn’t regularly wear white, but Victoria’s choice helped popularize the look, so it caught on and eventually became tradition.
These days, more brides are going the non-white route for their wedding attire. Celebrities including Gwen Stefani, Keira Knightly, Avril Lavigne and Victoria Beckham embraced color.
Wear what you want, and what makes you feel fabulous. There’s no “one way” to be bridal.
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