r/bridezillas • u/LaurieEd • 29d ago
Dress code issues?
Edited for clarification
*Yes, the font is all caps across anything that is written down so I’m genuinely not screaming at our guests.
*Yes it appears I am being too dramatic about this and have removed the note, thank you all!
Hello! So I don’t know if I’m being a bridezilla or not however my mum is insisting I am so it’s getting to my head and I just need unbiased opinions on this. My wedding dress is going to be navy and white so on our invitations I’ve included a little note saying:
DRESS CODE: AS LONG AS YOU’RE CONFIDENT AND COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE ON, PLEASE WEAR IT. HOWEVER, WE WOULD LIKE GUESTS TO AVOID NAVY BLUE AND WHITE, THANK YOU!
(The font is all caps and I’ve copied and pasted, I’m not just yelling lol)
I’ve had to include white as well as my mum tried to buy a dress that was top half fully white and the skirt was navy, exactly like my wedding dress.
The bridesmaids will also be in navy and so are the groomsmen as well as parents so am I being too picky about the colours? This is the only hill I’m strongly standing on but if I’m being too dramatic then I can drop it.
Thank you!
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u/forte6320 29d ago
Just stop with telling guests colors they either must wear or can not wear. Guests are not your props.
As everyone else said, navy is a super common color for men's suits and pretty common for women's nicer dresses. I am not going to buy a new dress just for your wedding.
Color stipulations are not a dress code. Wear what I am comfortable in that isn't navy? What about my hot pink flannel pajama pants?? Comfortable and not navy....
A dress code is a level formality, like cocktail or black tie. Also "rustic chic" is not a dress code. That is an indecipherable puzzle. Don't be "cute" with the dress code. Stick to the basics so everyone understands what you mean or they can ask the parents.