Please give advise on guest wearing white to wedding

Erin and Emily - thank you! I feel better knowing that other people think so too. I didn't want to steer my friend wrong in any way

As for the first dress, I would not "assume" the bride is wearing a fancy gown. Especially if it's a casual wedding.

Hey, out of curiosity's sake, I have a knee-length black and white dress, and I was wondering what you guys thought about it for wearing to weddings. Is it too white?

Beautiful dress August, but I wouldn't wear it to a wedding. I'm starting to rethink my whole dress situation because of all the comments on this page. Because of it being a casual wedding I was just going to buy more of a white "cocktail" like wedding dress. My f/s suggests that I rent a really nice gown, but I'm afraid to stain it! I'm not picky, I'm a very simple person when it comes to wedding dresses! This is the one I was looking at, it's a bridal gown, but still casual-like. It is not that much different from yours! I think everyone is assuming that the bride is going to wear a very elegant ball gown type wedding dress. I may now knowing what others are saying on this thread.

I just realize how hypocritical that my last posted sounded! Yes, it is true, I'm more picky about what my guests will be wearing than I am about my own dress! That sounds pretty bad, but I'm a stickler for old school etiquette that probably doesn't exist anymore. But I will be the first to admit it.

I actually have my bridesmaids wearing white, so I clearly think this is something that people should not care at all about. Or really care at all about what anybody wears as long as they're having fun, but....

I mean, as a guest, how hard is it to just pick one of the 999 million colors other than white? You know that there are brides out there who care. Is it a silly rule? Probably. But it's also an easy thing to totally avoid doing.

I wouldn't really care. I don't think I'd even pay attention to that. My bridesmaids I want to wear all white like Kim Kardashians bridesmaids; I just think it looks sleek. Everyone's different when it comes to this topic.

Wouldn't be offended at all. Nope.

@Katie, the dress you posted is pretty. Wouldn't not be at all in poor taste to wear to a wedding.

I didnt care at all, in fact several ppl wore white to my wedding. None of their dresses came close to my dress and its gorgeousness! lol I didnt realize ppl had on white till several weeks after the wedding and my SIL pointed out to me. eh. But im going to 3 weddings in the next 2 months and I will NOT be wearing white! I feel like it should just be for the bride to wear...Find something else. You can wear white any other time.

I could care less what people wear to my wedding but I know that others feel opposite so I always avoid white.

I personally wouldn't give a poo if someone showed up to my wedding in white, but I know this is not the case for most brides and I would never show up to a wedding wearing white or even mostly white.

The dress you posted would be a common "NONO!" among my family and friends.

I'd feel bad for anyone that wears white or black to my wedding. I have one of those cousins that doesn't have a filter on her mouth! I'd be more embarrassed at a family member saying something than I would be for the person wearing white! Doesn't everyone have a family member like that?

That dress would not bother me because it isn't fully white other than that it definitely would. There are so many color options for dresses that you really do not need to buy one that is white when everyone knows only the bride wears white. I think its just respect.

I would go up to the person wearing white and ask them to leave. on my wedding day.. don't fuck with me. i think its rude. i work in retail and i have customers come in looking for dresses to wear to weddings and i can't tell you how many customers pick out white dresses and I'm like no, i highly advise against it. blows my mind.