IT’S arguably the one day when a woman can unabashedly be the centre of attention.
So it’s little wonder one bride was left fuming when her mother sent her a snap of the dress she was planning to wear for her wedding.
A bride-to-be was sent a picture of this wedding dress, which her mum said she was planning to wear to the nuptials[/caption]
She showed how a picture of the dress had been sent through to her on her phone by her mum[/caption]
When she argued with her mum about her dress choice, she hit back – and ended up being banned from the wedding[/caption]
As instead of a modern skirt set, or another look traditionally favoured by a mother of the bride, the woman had opted for a £2,300 WEDDING dress.
The bride took to Reddit to express her shock at the situation, as she shared a snap of the Sottero Kingsley dress that she’d been forwarded by her mum the day before.
“The dress my mom is planning to wear to my wedding,” she wrote alongside it.
“She sent this to me yesterday and I still haven’t replied,” she added.
The comments section was almost immediately filled with people weighing in on the situation, with all of them agreeing the mother of the bride was being ridiculous suggesting she’d be wearing the gown on her daughter’s big day.
“So I did an image search just for funsies and um, that is 100% a WEDDING Dress,” one wrote.
“Like ???
“And it comes in white or ivory with no other colour options.”
While others suggested responses the bride should send her mother, with one writing: “Ask her when she’s planning on getting married because she ain’t wearing that to your wedding.”
“Say this: ‘omg good one! Could you imagine if you actually wore a wedding dress to my wedding?! People would tear you apart!’” another suggested.
“Tell her that she’s not wearing a f**king wedding dress to your wedding and if she shows up in one she’s going to be removed from your wedding,” a third raged.
“I gave her 2 options: not wear the dress and wear something I recommend, or wear the dress and get uninvited,” the poster replied.
“I would just flat out ask her why she is wearing a wedding dress to your wedding and tell her she is making a gigantic fool of herself,” someone else said.
To which the bride-to-be explained: “I replied my mom with this direct answer: you’re not wearing that because it’s a legit wedding dress and lots of people find it disrespectful.
“You need to confirm with me you won’t be wearing that or I’d need to uninvite you all together. Guess what?
“She didn’t reply to that message. Instead, she asked about a random thing in the wedding, basically ignored my reply.
Wedding Guest Outfit Etiquette
If you’re struggling to decided on a dress to see you through wedding season, here’s a few rules on what not to wear so you don’t get in trouble.
- Folklore says that wearing red at a wedding means you slept with the groom.
- Casual attire like jeans and flip flops should always be avoided.
- Any colour that could be picked up as white or cream – even if it’s not.
- Most would agree that your cleavage needs to be covered.
- Wearing white is a massive no-no if you’re not the bride.
“I called her to have a direct conversation and it was her yelling for 10mins about how she’s my mum and if it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be here today and get to have a wedding and all.
“I’d heard enough so I said please don’t come to the wedding. Bye mum.”
“Sorry it came to this, but her response 100% confirms she knew the dress looks like a wedding dress, and she was planning to wear it to get attention and make the day more about her and less about you,” someone wrote in response to that.
“I’m sorry you have such a narcissistic mother, but I’m glad you took a stand, and now you can enjoy your day without worrying about how your own mother is plotting to disrupt it.”
