Mother-in-law planning on wearing floor-length white dress to wedding sparks debate
'If she wears that, she won’t be allowed in any of the wedding photos'
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Your support makes all the difference.A bride-to-be has asked for help dealing with her future mother-in-law’s outfit choice for the wedding.
At weddings, guests typically avoid wearing white to show respect for the bride, so one woman was understandably horrified when her fiancé's mum also picked a floor-length white dress that closely resembled her own.
Having no idea how to deal with the situation, and not wanting to ruffle any feathers, the bride’s friend posted on Mumsnet asking for advice.
She wrote: “Friend is getting married this summer and is wearing a traditional white floor-length wedding dress with veil. Wedding is very small with 19 guests, all immediate family.
“Mother-in-law has just sent her a picture of a floor-length white dress which she intends to wear. How does friend respond?”
According to the woman who posted, her friend has two choices - get her future husband to deal with it “or reply ‘haha, I thought you were serious!’”
The post has received over 100 responses from people expressing their sympathy for the bride’s dilemma and offering suggestions.
A majority of the comments recommend the bride responds in a humorous joking way to keep the situation light.
“Ask her if she thinks it’s a double wedding. Making a joke of it will maybe make MIL (mother-in-law) realise how ridiculous she is being,” one woman suggested.
Another said: “I’d text back: ‘Bit similar to mine, isn’t it?’”
Others felt the bride-to-be should confront her mother-in-law and point out why the dress she purchased wouldn’t be appropriate.
“Why not just say 'I don't mind what you wear as long as you feel good, but you might not be aware that there's some stigma attached to wearing white to a wedding if you're not the bride - I wouldn't want people to be talking about you'. Then leave the ball in her court,” one person recommended.
As for the mother-in-law’s motives, many felt her goal is to “upstage the bride” and purchasing a bridal-looking dress was “no accident.”
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