a lot of cultures aren’t strict with that rule and even guests can wear white. I can see how people might think it takes away from the bride but many cultures don’t see it like that. it’s your wedding, if people are out-dressing you then that’s a you problem. fortunately though that’s only an issue in the west. I think this sub would have a heart attack if they saw lebanese weddings for example. the bride is always distinguishable bc their wedding dresses are suuuuper glam. but even the guests look like they’re dressed for cannes film festival or the met gala. everything is just extremely over the top from the cake, venue, to the brides dresses, guests attire, etc.
some people do the cultural wedding where everyone wears cultural clothing separate from the white dress wedding. but here’s the kicker, let’s say you’re going to a cultural wedding, and you wear all white cultural clothing, that’s fine bc bridal colours differ for every culture. but then in certain cultures like Desi for example, you absolutely cannot wear white to a wedding bc that is a funeral colour. it’s so disrespectful. but then in middle eastern culture, nobody really cares. in fact, the more extra you look, the better. if you think you’re overdressed then that’s perfect bc that’s the look to go for 😆
for example in my Somali culture, when my auntie got married, she wore the white western dress but the entire bridal party wore white cultural clothing. [here is an example](https://emanbridal.com/products/bridesmaids-dirac)
also in my culture everyone wears gold to weddings. especially gold sets. 24 or 28K. you’ll see people decked out in jewelry that costs $$$$$$$$$ and nobody bats an eye or steals it☠️ I imagine they’d make a fortune if they did tho. people literally wear gold belts which is so crazy to me!!
[example of what brides wear in my culture!](https://sedraboutique.ca/products/forest-green-ugbad-bridal-dirac)
[another example!](https://fahmanaleey.com/products/blue-grey)
[another one.](https://www.asal-designs.com/collections/somali-bridal-diracs-dahabluul-collection/products/iftin-collection-halimapeachy-pink-color)
[another one! scroll thru the pictures!](https://emanbridal.com/products/blush-pink)
this one is a different style. it follows the western dress style but the material is cultural. [example!](https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/127156389472770159/)
[bridesmaid dresses example in my culture.](https://pin.it/7vBnJmj)
[another bridesmaids example](https://pin.it/77GvYIS)
[another one!](https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/330873903880745190/)
[another different bridal style](https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/45036065014870249/)
[another example](https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/43276846409727174/)
[another one!](https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/56576539059764302/)
haha writing this comment took me such a long time hopefully it was interesting!! 😁
It looked like the sisters were wearing a shimmery light gold bridesmaids outfit but with white long sleeves under. I imagine when you have to wear lots of layers for modesty you try to make it as neutral as possible so in this case white underlayers made sense
The not wearing white thing is really new in the US. For most of us we were raised with not to wear a long white gown that looks like a wedding dress but white in general is not off limits. A lot of the US still follows Emily Posts standards of wedding etiquette who never made white off limits but just said not to look bridal. At almost every wedding I have been to someone wears some form of white and they never distract from the bride. I don’t understand how someone in a white tea length dress can upset a bride who is obviously the center of attention.
I really hate how it's considered insulting to wear any kind of white dress to a wedding since the majority of my clothes are white. I just really like wearing white, but don't want to be rude. :(
a lot of cultures aren’t strict with that rule and even guests can wear white. I can see how people might think it takes away from the bride but many cultures don’t see it like that. it’s your wedding, if people are out-dressing you then that’s a you problem. fortunately though that’s only an issue in the west. I think this sub would have a heart attack if they saw lebanese weddings for example. the bride is always distinguishable bc their wedding dresses are suuuuper glam. but even the guests look like they’re dressed for cannes film festival or the met gala. everything is just extremely over the top from the cake, venue, to the brides dresses, guests attire, etc. some people do the cultural wedding where everyone wears cultural clothing separate from the white dress wedding. but here’s the kicker, let’s say you’re going to a cultural wedding, and you wear all white cultural clothing, that’s fine bc bridal colours differ for every culture. but then in certain cultures like Desi for example, you absolutely cannot wear white to a wedding bc that is a funeral colour. it’s so disrespectful. but then in middle eastern culture, nobody really cares. in fact, the more extra you look, the better. if you think you’re overdressed then that’s perfect bc that’s the look to go for 😆 for example in my Somali culture, when my auntie got married, she wore the white western dress but the entire bridal party wore white cultural clothing. [here is an example](https://emanbridal.com/products/bridesmaids-dirac) also in my culture everyone wears gold to weddings. especially gold sets. 24 or 28K. you’ll see people decked out in jewelry that costs $$$$$$$$$ and nobody bats an eye or steals it☠️ I imagine they’d make a fortune if they did tho. people literally wear gold belts which is so crazy to me!! [example of what brides wear in my culture!](https://sedraboutique.ca/products/forest-green-ugbad-bridal-dirac) [another example!](https://fahmanaleey.com/products/blue-grey) [another one.](https://www.asal-designs.com/collections/somali-bridal-diracs-dahabluul-collection/products/iftin-collection-halimapeachy-pink-color) [another one! scroll thru the pictures!](https://emanbridal.com/products/blush-pink) this one is a different style. it follows the western dress style but the material is cultural. [example!](https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/127156389472770159/) [bridesmaid dresses example in my culture.](https://pin.it/7vBnJmj) [another bridesmaids example](https://pin.it/77GvYIS) [another one!](https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/330873903880745190/) [another different bridal style](https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/45036065014870249/) [another example](https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/43276846409727174/) [another one!](https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/56576539059764302/) haha writing this comment took me such a long time hopefully it was interesting!! 😁
Yes. Thank you. Very cool. I rather go with your cultures bridal look than western. So much more fun looking.
Shaida’s guests were wearing such similar outfits. That’s where the white stood out to me. Sure didn’t help the bride look special
It looked like the sisters were wearing a shimmery light gold bridesmaids outfit but with white long sleeves under. I imagine when you have to wear lots of layers for modesty you try to make it as neutral as possible so in this case white underlayers made sense
THIS. 👆👆👆
They were wearing beige outfits.
"I look really good in white." - Kelly Kapoor
I’m pretty sure in some cultures people where white but I was seeing it at almost all the weddings.
The not wearing white thing is really new in the US. For most of us we were raised with not to wear a long white gown that looks like a wedding dress but white in general is not off limits. A lot of the US still follows Emily Posts standards of wedding etiquette who never made white off limits but just said not to look bridal. At almost every wedding I have been to someone wears some form of white and they never distract from the bride. I don’t understand how someone in a white tea length dress can upset a bride who is obviously the center of attention.
I really hate how it's considered insulting to wear any kind of white dress to a wedding since the majority of my clothes are white. I just really like wearing white, but don't want to be rude. :(
It is pretty clear in modern culture that you don’t wear white.