Wedding Dress Code- Can You Ask Guests Not to Wear White?

Most people know not to wear white to a wedding... I wouldn't add it

I always assumed it was an unspoken rule..

but if you want to make sure that no one shows up wearing white id suggest passing it along word to mouth rather than putting it on the invite

I don't think you need to include that on the invites. I am pretty sure most people know not to wear white.

Definitely don't put that on the invitation!

Tacky! If some idiot decides to wear white... you will outshine by miles anyways.

Um, NO.

It would have taken a lot more than someone wearing white to rain on my parade that day.

I wouldn't put dress code on the wedding other than black tie. You can include it on your wedding website, but I think people know not to wear white.

I think it is rude - it assumes that her guests don't know any better.

You shouldn't write anything about attire on your invitations. Your guests will know what to wear based on the style and formality of the invitations and the time of your wedding. Putting any sort of dress code on there makes it sound like you don't think they know how to dress themselves properly.

You're right; she's wrong. It's rude.

I would find it rude. Mine is going to be a pretty casual spring reception...but not putting on the invitation that jeans are okay. If they wear jeans fine...if they dont great. But i would never put dont wear: fill in the blank. Whats her big deal on others wearing white anyways. That would be the least of my concerns.

Now if someone showed up Shirtless with tattered overalls, we might be a little concerned. LOL.

I think it's rude to put that on an invitation. Most people should know you don't wear white to a wedding...unless you live in a cave or something lol

I think when it comes down to it it's her wedding and she could do whatever she wants. If people think it's rude then don't attend. Personally, I am putting black tie for attire because of the location and l am not going to "assume" people know what to wear.. We all know what that leads to..

I recently ran into this problem on my daughter's wedding I put bride would I get if no other female or white and everybody said it was rude well I've been to plenty of weddings where I've seen girls wear white and it's my daughter's day and she didn't want nobody else wearing white so to make sure there's no miscommunication I put it on the invitation I don't think it's rude some people put no kids it's what you want your wedding you can put whatever you want and I do not think it is rude because like I said I have seen many of women showing up at weddings wearing white

View Quoted Comment Exactly! I have been to many weddings where especially the younger generation who have no clue about etiquette wear white, white glitter, white evening gowns and many elderly woman, clearly competing with the bride.
There is nothing wrong with a polite request.
Rude to request ? Who makes up these rules when you have spent thousands. Your the boss of your own event It’s not about being rude but educating

Who cares if someone wears white to your wedding? Its obvious who the bride is. None of the guests care, and the guest who wore white just kind of looks clueless. Stop bring controlling and obsessive and just get iver the fact that your day won't be perfect and some of your guests might be a bit annoying

If you thought it was rude, then why would you now consider doing it yourself?

You never dictate dress code on the invitation or elsewhere. Contrary to popular belief, that is highly rude to mention guest attire in any capacity. Everyone knows guests do not wear white.

I think it's kind of a given to not wear white to a wedding! If anyone does, they'll stand out in more of a bad way than anything else, so I wouldn't worry about it much!

In reference to other comments, you absolutely can ( and should) address your dress code if you're having a certain style of wedding. I'm paying an outrageous amount of money to host a huge, formal party, for lack of a better word. If a guest showed up in jeans and a t-shirt, my DOC would happily ask them to leave. This isn't asking your friends to a casual dinner, they're literally eating, drinking, partying and celebrating you on your tab. You make the rules. Call me a bridezilla! LOL

I’ve been to weddings where people didn’t even know it was a thing! My sister in law had a guest show up in white.