Every woman knows she doesn’t dare wear white to a wedding, but what if the bride describes other colors that guests should avoid?
A user named Hannah recently took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to criticize the wedding guest known as Nicole, based in Miami, Florida, for not meeting the requirements of a bride. Dress code, shared with an image of a chart.
The original tweet she shared read: ‘I just got these instructions on how to dress wedding guests and they ask me not to wear white (just because it’s Miami, it’s hot, and it’s an outdoor wedding), but the rest ? Ha ha ha. Get out of here. I do not go’.
Hannah felt that Nicole, the original author, did not fully understand wedding protocol and dismissed her opinions on this basis.
X users were divided: some welcomed Hannah’s opinion and criticized Nicole for taking issue with the bride for implementing a very particular dress code, but others called it “an unusual rule.”
Every woman knows she doesn’t dare wear white to a wedding, but what if the bride describes other colors that guests should avoid?
A bride and groom walk along a path with a group of people behind them, dressed in white (file image)
Hannah wrote: “I can’t imagine asking for something like this, but I’m sorry, you lose all credibility in the wedding etiquette conversation when you say you don’t fully understand the No White rule.”
Speaking of the ubiquity of the unspoken rule of not being white, she was perplexed, not knowing why Nicole couldn’t choose another color for her dress.
The people of X were quick to intervene in the controversial issue and many were divided.
One said: ‘Someone wore white to my sister’s wedding yesterday. I don’t know if she noticed it or cared, but I noticed it.’
Another agreed with Hannah: “These colors are really specific and not hard to avoid.”
More users supported the bride for providing the handy graphic: ‘Honestly, if I saw something like this I wouldn’t have a problem.
‘People often have specific colors for wedding parties to differentiate them from others (for thematic reasons), so I totally get it. If I received this, I would consider it useful.”
Another user felt the same: ‘I mean, honestly, this request seems really reasonable to me.
‘There are only four colors that guests are not supposed to wear (I’m not counting white because that’s a no-brainer), and the most obvious one, the little black dress, is still an option. There are still many colors available.’
X users were divided: some welcomed Hannah’s opinion and criticized Nicole for taking issue with the bride for implementing a very particular dress code, but others called it “an unusual rule.”
Even more social media users rushed to Hannah’s defense: ‘I don’t know, I thought this post was ridiculous because there are tons of shades and colors and she got mad at the wedding party theme colors.
“It’s not unreasonable and not going to someone’s wedding because of a simple request is childish.”
And another user highlighted the friendliness of the bride: ‘Girl “Just pick a baby blue dress and go to the wedding, like there’s nothing easier than this.”
One user even commented that Nicole refusing to attend the wedding would have little impact: ‘I love how people think that their specific presence or lack thereof at a wedding will have such a huge impact on the couple. They won’t miss you.’
However, one joked: ‘I mean, no white dresses for sure. Nothing white? That’s an unusual rule. “I’ve never known a wedding to have a problem with men wearing white dress shirts, for example.”