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Future Mrs.greenwood
Expert September 2019

Requirement at the wedding ( guest must wear white)

Future Mrs.greenwood, on May 4, 2019 at 10:54 AM

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If you have a requirement at the wedding why do people feel you said something wrong to them. That’s not even being bridezilla if it was asked in advance and put on invitations. I brought this up before but my guest are required to “wear white” at my wedding bc of my theme. I guess I don’t get why...
If you have a requirement at the wedding why do people feel you said something wrong to them. That’s not even being bridezilla if it was asked in advance and put on invitations. I brought this up before but my guest are required to “wear white” at my wedding bc of my theme. I guess I don’t get why people have issues with what the bride request. To me if you are a friend of the bride what is one day of fun and participating. You would do it for any other event you had to attend such as a white party, masquerade parties etc .. You get my point .. I’m sorry, I’m not arguing with anyone on this, but to me , that’s just rude to the bride in my opinion. It shows support

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  • Future Mrs.greenwood
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    Amen amen ..,,
  • Future Mrs.greenwood
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    You’re welcome
  • Fwbride
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    Just like how it’s rude to show up to someone’s event and blatantly disregard their request. It’s like going to a club that has a dress code in sweats, you will not be allowed entry if you do not oblige. So if you decide to be a guest at a wedding and eat and drink the food they are providing you out of their pockets then you are agreeing to their terms or else don’t come. It goes both ways. Even though two wrongs don’t make a right, technically you were wrong first.
  • M
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    Out of all the comments on here u chose mine to debate? Sorry I dont allow myself to get baited into back and forth nonsense.
  • Fwbride
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    Lol no back and forth needed. Just showing the view from the other side of things. Didn’t mean to offend. I actually chose two people to comment back to and you just happened to be one of them.
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    I don't. I look awful in white. There's no way I would wear it to an event where I was expected to look nice. Especially not if there were pictures being taken.

  • Mandy
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    I personally don't like to wear white. I would decline attending a wedding where I had to specifically go buy something to wear that wasn't in my normal wardrobe. I don't mind going and buying a new outfit if I'm going to wear it again, but for me, I wouldn't wear white again. If that's the theme you want, that's fine, but not all will attend. Hopefully all those attending will adhere to your dress code. I also don't attend masquerades or anything like that so I really don't even have "formal wear" without going to purchase that. Again, in that case, I would probably decline because I can't see myself wearing it again and formal wear isn't cheap. To me, it's not a support issue, but more of a wardrobe and financial aspect of it. It's also a know your crowd thing - where I live, most of the weddings are fairly casual. I've never been to a super formal wedding just because they aren't common with my family and circle of friends.

  • Future Mrs.greenwood
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    Mandy,


    I completely understand I cant argue with that we all have a preference or some sort. Some of the responses you could tell that most haven't attended any of these events and its to be expected. I just don't like the fact that some women get on here and just bc they don't agree with you they feel a certain way about it. I have said over and over that I wouldn't be upset if someone declined bc I'm not making a person attend. I know if it was something that I didn't agree with I wouldn't go either...

  • Future Mrs.greenwood
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    Everyone knows their body type so I can't argue with that.

  • Nemo
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    I have plenty of white dresses so while I would think it was bizarre, I would have something I could wear. However, H has no white clothes (other than a white button down) we would have to decline because he wouldn't buy a pair of white pants to wear one time since he would never ever wear them again. I do think it is pretty insane to require all white attire.

    And black tie isn't a dress code, it is a set of event requirements. Not just any wedding can have a black tie "dress code." It is totally different than declaring an arbitrary dress code just because you want a "bomb" group photo.

  • Future Mrs.greenwood
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    Hey we want what we want right... We all have options is the best answer I could give. RSVP or decline ..

  • Fwbride
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    You are correct an invite is not a contract so “terms”was the wrong term to use ha. And like I said there are two sides to this. One side is what you said but the other side is I think it’s bonkers that people can’t suck it up for a few hours and wear a certain color to support their friends on such a special occasion. And the best part is you don’t have to come if you really can’t wear that color just tell them congrats and keep it pushing. Your presence isn’t needed but it is welcomed and that’s why you don’t get to dictate how someone’s wedding should look. Also since OP said that white parties are very common in her area and everyone knows what’s expected when they attend such events so it seems it’s not even a problem for her family and close friends. It’s really not that insane just cause you can’t wrap your head around it.
    Best of luck to you too sis!
  • Future Mrs.greenwood
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    Yes yes yes ......why is it even bothering them is what I don't get.. I’ve seen so many post on here tht I don’t agree with .. I simply just move along bc I can’t tell folks what to do on their wedding day .. this isn’t $500 we talking about and I notice that my comment was removed and they kept her comment saying she bet those type of parties the cash bar and food is cheap ... Smh ... Who says stuff like that ?
  • Masonbride
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    I didn’t even read all of this thread but wow people can be crazy😆 girl you have that white wedding, I can’t wait for the pictures! The longer I’ve been planning mine (I’ve had a short engagement so not very long) the more I see how “wrong” my wedding is, most the people on here would deny my invitations or leave early...Just be happy that your family & friends will all be there supporting you & wearing white!
  • Future Mrs.greenwood
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    Lol you didn’t miss anything but 🐱🐱🐱🐱rah rah over my white wedding lol .. it isn’t nothing I couldn’t handle 💁🏽‍♀️ But yes darling it’s in full swing and as planned we can’t please everyone unfortunately 🤷🏽‍♀️
  • Rachel
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    👀👀😹😹😹🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️
  • Future Mrs.greenwood
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    😂😂😂😂😂😂
  • Rachel
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    I’m just sipping my tea.
  • Rachel
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    Soooo. Reading the posts and biting my tongue!!! Then I decided to read your info again. It makes sense. Taters gon Tate. You rock!!! As you were. ☺️☺️☺️
  • Future Mrs.greenwood
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    I’m trying to tell ya ... why we all can’t be brides with different views? Can you imagine us on a Tv show ?
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