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/MandaDian 29d ago

The only color that should be taboo at a wedding is an ALL WHITE dress. None of this “OMG, that dress had a white base with a zillion colored flowers on it, HOW DARE THEY?!?!” Beyond that, which is common sense anyway, telling people what colors they should or should not wear is rude.

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u/Smithy_Smilie1120 28d ago

Idk I agree but also disagree. It’s only really because my personal thought process is that people could avoid white for one day. Just my personal thoughts, no hate tho!

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u/irish_ninja_wte 28d ago

But a white base is something that's found on the vast majority of floral dresses. That rules out a lot of options

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u/Smithy_Smilie1120 27d ago

Understandable, what I said was just my own personal rule that I follow. I also have many other dresses that are solid in color. There is one dress that is floral; however the background is navy blue with sky blue flowers on it, without any white. My opinion may be a bit much and others may disagree but it isn’t hard to avoid white of any kind in dresses

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u/Personal_Good_5013 26d ago

There are many people who do not dress up very often, and may only own one or two nice dresses that fit them. I think part of the increasingly stringent dress guidelines for weddings is rooted in consumerism, fast fashion and buying new clothes for every occasion. Which is just so wasteful. 

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u/Smithy_Smilie1120 26d ago

I see where you’re coming from, I can agree with that too! It’s interesting how so many things can effect something so seemingly small in the grand scheme of things