My stepmom wants to wear this dress to my wedding, but everyone says she’s trying to be the “protagonist.”
Finding the perfect dress to wear to a loved one’s wedding can be daunting, but some people can’t understand the golden rule of never outdoing the bride.
A good example is a stepmother, presumably from the US, who wants to wear a champagne colored dress covered in floral decorations on the big day.
Post on Reddit’s endorsement of wedding attire page, a commenter posted a photo of the vibrant dress and said, “Bride’s stepmother wants to wear this…”
The dress, which can be bought on Etsy for £299 and the New Zealand website Zapakanz.com for $320, is embroidered with colorful flowers but didn’t go down well with Redditors.
Someone wrote: “Beautiful dress, absolutely inappropriate for someone who is not the main character.”
A stepmother of the bride wants to wear this dress to the wedding, but some people say it’s not appropriate on Reddit
The floor-length formal dress is a gorgeous shade of champagne and is also cinched at the waist.
However, users questioned whether it was appropriate to wear someone’s wedding.
One said, “Okay. I see this as a center of attention dress.
Someone else wrote: ‘I think if it is feasible for the bride to wear it as a wedding dress then it is not appropriate for anyone else to wear it. And I would say this definitely falls into that category.”
While a fourth wrote: ‘I know people are saying this is too white, but this could easily be a wedding dress. It is floral with a white background.
“It has 100% too much white. The white rule isn’t about being mistaken for a bride, it’s about not wearing dresses that resemble a wedding dress. This with any pastel undercoat is problematic.
The dress, which can be bought on Etsy for £299 and the New Zealand website Zapakanz.com for $320, is embroidered with colorful flowers
However, users questioned whether it was appropriate to wear someone’s wedding, with many suggesting that the stepmother was probably trying to “overshadow the bride”
‘Especially because they look white in full sunlight, from afar or on film. Could do with a dark one. If I were a guest, I’d condemn anyone who wore this to a wedding.”
Many suggested that the stepmother was probably trying to “overshadow the bride.”
One person wrote, “Is the stepmother trying to overshadow the bride? Then this is definitely the dress to do that in.’
Another said, ‘No one will mistake her for the bride. If you think she’s wearing it to add fuel to the fire, don’t fuel her. Nothing will take the wind out of her sails faster than telling her how pretty she looks in it.’
While another said, ‘Rude. Self-oriented. Unkind. Difficult NO! I am so sorry you are in this position and I hope you get support.
“Recently was mother of groom. I was aware of my role and while I wanted to look nice, my goal was to blend in in photos. And I am someone who likes to dress up. Best wishes to you.’
A fourth wrote, “That dress is… a lot. Stepmom likes attention, I assume? However, it doesn’t matter. She’ll just look a little silly. I don’t think I would challenge her on it. Everyone will be focused on you and your dress!’