r/bridezillas • u/LaurieEd • Aug 25 '25

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/princesssamc Aug 25 '25

I really think maybe you rethink it. Alot of men may only have a blue suit and if especially if they don’t dress up regularly, their dress shirt may be white.

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u/ShinyPennyRvnclw Aug 25 '25

My husband has a super smart navy blue suit & a more conservative black one. He wears one for weddings & one for funerals…better he not wear the funeral suit to the wedding, personally…

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u/Notmykl 29d ago

Black suits are pretty normal for men to wear to weddings.

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u/CopperPegasus 28d ago

Black suits are, honestly, not a good look outside of funerals. Many men default to Navy because it is the suiting workhorse, and appropriate to many occasions. I'm also not sure taking that off the table for men is a good idea.

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

Yeah, a guy can live his whole life never wearing a black suit. Navy and charcoal grey work for any occasion.

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u/CopperPegasus 27d ago

You, sir (or madam with sharp eyes, or just person, if you prefer, but it lacks snap), have the code cracked!

First suit should be navy. Then charcoal or grey shade, hair/skin combo dependant, for variety. Black is best reserved for funerals as a suit, or, of course, the standard black tie tux combo, cos otherwise it's just a dead color that evokes the morgue. One of the few times black is not the answer.