A young couple have come under fire after a wedding guest leaked a copy of their dress code restrictions.
The bride and groom asked that their guests arrive in semi-formal attire, a reasonable request.
However, they also gave a color palette of “accepted” shades for guests to come with and each one was a “nude” shade.
The invitation read ‘A completely naked affair’ and landed in a popular Facebook group that criticises weddings.
Knee-length dresses, smart ensembles and suits with ties were in demand.
“We kindly ask that you dress in your best semi-formal attire in our chosen color palette,” the invitation read.
The colours were then printed and ranged from beige to brown to black.
Although many accepted the request, many more were “upset” by the “unfair” and “beige” request.
A young couple have come under fire after a wedding guest leaked a copy of their dress code restrictions.
The invitation read ‘A completely naked affair’ and landed in a popular Facebook group that criticises weddings.
“Unless it’s a close relative or a really good friend, if I don’t already have a dress in the color scheme they picked out, I’m not going. You’ll be wearing a beige semi-formal dress just as often as you’ll be wearing a bridesmaid dress,” one woman fumed.
“Asking guests to wear specific colors to your wedding is insane. I can’t believe people expect their guests to buy new clothes if they don’t already own fancy clothes in those colors just to match their personal vision. It’s totally ridiculous,” wrote another.
A third added: “Wedding dress codes should be about the comfort of your guests, not the validation of your Instagram followers.”
Most people agreed that there would be “a lot of black” at the wedding.
“I would have to wear black because I don’t have any and I would never buy brown or beige,” said one woman.
Others said the color scheme wouldn’t have the impact the couple was looking for anyway.
“Aside from imposing clothing colors being off-putting, this isn’t going to be Instagram-worthy anyway, even if everyone follows it. It’ll just look like people are wearing random colors, it won’t be obvious to people looking at the photos that some kind of color scheme was followed,” one woman said.
Some said they could make the theme work for them.
“I was just naked with a cleverly placed pale handbag… and bright purple lipstick,” one woman said.
One bride defended the couple, saying it’s perfectly fine to want people to wear certain colors.
“My wedding is next month and I kindly asked my guests to stick to the color palette and they were all happy to do so. We pay a lot for our weddings and everyone is different. Kindly asking your guests to help make your vision a reality is nothing to be ashamed of when you’re not the one paying for this event,” she wrote.
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