Wedding Attire Etiquette for Guests

I just felt the need to say something about this publicly.

Maybe not everyone knows it?

I actually didn't know it at first until my own fiance (then, boyfriend) asked me about not being able to wear white to a wedding.  So I looked it up on the internet and of course, everyone says it's just courteous.

So now, as a guest myself, I never go to a wedding wearing a white dress... or anything that might appear white (cream, beige, light gray, etc).  I even have dresses that aren't all white (they have a black sash), but I still just avoid wearing them to weddings.  Why try (or appear) to upstage the bride on her wedding day?

Even if the bride doesn't mind, someone gets offended, whether it's the mother-of-the-bride or someone else in the family.  Just don't do it!  You have plenty of other dresses in your closet.  Don't pick the white one.

So I can only HOPE... the guests at my wedding understand this etiquette.  Ladies... I ask that you please do not wear a white dress or a red ao dai on my wedding day.  And I hope you take this advice to other weddings you attend to in the future as well (unless if it's distinctly a black and white event, then that's okay).  Other brides will greatly appreciate it.

And just so it's not just me saying this, see what other brides are saying about it on weddingbee.