Wearing white to someone else's wedding

It is rude to wear white to a wedding if you're not the bride.

@Sarah red is a color of good fortune in Chinese culture and I haven't heard of it as taboo before in US.

I think it's totally rude and disrespectful! Out of all the possible colors to choose, there is absolutely zero reason anyone needs to wear white to someone else's wedding (unless that's what the bride wants). It comes across as you're either attention-seeking or you are so inconsiderate that you don't care that a lot of people might find it offensive.

It's super rude and offensive. There are a million other colors /hues to chose from. Don't wear white!

Still rude. White is definitely the bride's color for the day if they choose to wear it. I've heard black is taboo because you wear it to funerals, but I've never heard that red is taboo.

I personally would never do it.

But I wouldn't be offended if someone did it to me. People will side-eye them. Doesn't affect me at all!

My SIL did. She looked pretty. Everyone knew I was the bride. It's really not a big deal, guys.

I do think it's a bit strange for someone to wear a solid white dress. I think white dresses with a colored pattern on it are fine. I also think it's more about not up staging the bride. No club dresses should be allowed. This is a pic of my aunts, my grandmother, and I at my cousins wedding. I am wearing the white dress with blue flowers all over. I didn't feel like it even fit in the category of white. Nor do I think the bride really cared.

I think it's odd when people choose white or ivory or cream for a wedding, but I'm not sure how much I'd notice it as the bride vs being a guest. I don't think I'd have time to notice as the bride. However, my FSIL kept trying to buy a lace dress in champagne for my wedding (I told everyone in the bridal party to wear what they wanted in a certain color scheme - champagne was not one of those colors). I had to draw the line there and tell her no because they all looked just like my dress only knee length. I thought that was quite peculiar and somewhat intentional. I mean if it's your nana that's one thing! A member of your bridal party or a contemporary... maybe not.

I agree with other posters...not a fan of it.

I can't believe what I'm reading here. Lol

I'm starting to wonder if the people who are reacting so vehemently are insecure and need the "OMG ITS MY DAY HOW DARE ANYONE STEAL MY PERCEIVED BRIDAL JUJU BY WEARING A COLOR" attention of OMG bride!

People wore white (and black) to my wedding. Since I liked them enough to invite them, I can operate under the assumption that they're not being back handed or assholes; they're doing it because they look and feel good in the attire. And if they are insecure and attention seeking, well sucks for them but I'm not going to waste my time caring. Lord, there are bigger things to worry about.

2 people wore white to my wedding. I honestly didn't care and didn't even notice until I saw pictures. None of them had on a white ruffled ballgown, so I'm pretty sure everyone knew I was the bride. I don't understand what the big deal is. If they look and feel good in white, so be it. I highly doubt they did it to deliberately "steal my day" or whatever. Everyone has the right to choose how they dress for any occasion and I'm not about to get upset about that.

I don't care. My dress is a light blue lol

It's not that big of a deal. There are so many other things to be worrying about than whether other people are wearing white.

I wouldn't care if someone wore a white dress to my wedding, as long as there was patterns on it. A solid white dress though? Hell no. It's not that I think I'd be upstaged (because I wouldn't be) but it's very disrespectful!

FH's cousin was messing with me that she'd wear white so I told her I'd kick her out if she did. LOL. (we were just messing around though before people get mad at me)

I never even noticed this until the last time someone brought it up here. Now I look, and I see someone in white almost every week. Black? This is NYC. Everyone wears black.

With so many other things guests can do, this seems pretty minor. Personally, I think it's kinda funny how we pick and choose what 'traditions" are still relevant......

Super rude. Just went two a wedding and two girls were wearing white and people were saying how rude and dumb they were

I wish this would die. No one should care. White isn't even traditional for weddings. I seriously think this is the lamest the social faux paus ever I get that it's rude. (I certainly wouldn't do it ) but I wish the social etiquette of it would die. It's so stupid

I think self catering and dollar dances are more offensive than a white dress.

I think if you wear a solid white dress with no other colors it's a dick move. I wouldn't hate them for it, but it's like... come on. White cardigans or dresses with multicolors containing white are fine in my opinion.

Janeen, black? 75% of guests in my area wear black to weddings. I've never heard of that being weird until WW.