Time and time again we see people making this same wedding mistake — wearing white on someone else’s big day. Usually, I’m the kind of person who triple checks the dress code on the invitation before picking out my outfit for a big event, so I can’t even imagine popping on a white dress for a someone else's wedding without giving it a second thought. But maybe that’s just me … One woman doesn’t seem to be bothered by her extreme wedding flub, wearing a (gorgeous) white, beaded gown to her brother’s wedding. That's one way to kick off your new status as a sister-in-law!
A photo of the offending dress was found and shared on Reddit on Sunday.
Inarguably, the dress is pretty. But there’s a time and a place for everything.
“This girl looked absolutely gorgeous, stunning and every other word for perfect,” a caption on the photo read.
But reader, she is not the bride.
Not even close.
After little digging, the Reddit user who shared the photo also discovered screen shots of the original Facebook post. Apparently, the wedding took place in the Czech Republic — and the woman in the dress? She's the groom's sister.
The person who posted the photos doesn't really believe the sister had any bad intentions for wearing the dress.
She probably just didn't care that she was wearing white to a wedding.
"I bet she didn't even think this was weird," the poster wrote. "And I'm sure ABSOLUTELY NO ONE told her."
But do you know who DID have some feelings about the dress? The commenters.
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"This isn’t even just an inappropriate white dress. It’s a wedding gown," one commenter wrote. "It even has a train. It would be a shame if someone accidentally spilled a glass of Cabernet on that."
"I refuse to believe this is anything other than the bride and groom," someone else wrote.
A third commenter put it like this:
"I’ve come to this point of clarity on this sort of situation. Anyone who decides to wear white or a wedding dress like this to a wedding, fully knows what they are doing. Everyone around them knows what they are doing and knows how [expletive] stupid they are. The person who does this will become a social pariah because of their own doing. So just sit back, let them be an [expletive] and watch the fun unfold as they alienate themselves and are never invited to a wedding again."
Others, however, thought this was a plan hatched between the bride and her sister-in-law.
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"Ok so that's definitely the Maid Of Honor (MOH)," one commenter guessed. "Remember that in Royal weddings, it's common for the BMs to wear white. At Kate Middleton's wedding to Prince William, her sister Pippa was MOH and wore a white dress like that.
"And going back to the 90s, the Queen's niece Sarah Chatto had about four bridesmaids who all wore white dresses that were a version of her own," the person continued. "I suspect that tradition was their inspiration."
"Looks like that’s the MOH or a bridesmaid and if it is they would’ve gotten the OK from the bride," someone else agreed. "I know it’s not common (though it is getting trendy), but I went to a wedding as a kid and all the bridesmaids wore off white. Growing up I thought that was totally normal and didn’t realize the whole bridal party didn’t usually wear white until I saw some wedding romcom a few years later. To this day I still really like the look of bridesmaids wearing off white."
We'll probably never know what the real story is, but the point is that for most people, wearing white to a wedding is still a huge no-no. Just wear a different color! No muss, no fuss.
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