A woman has been slammed for picking out a certain dress for a wedding.
A debate regarding 'wedding etiquette' has been brewing over parenting forum Mumsnet after a woman shared her dress of choice.
The dress in question is a bardot, off the shoulder pink mini dress with flowers embroidered into the neckline.
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As a wedding guest - what is the correct attire?
Most will argue not to wear white while some also add red coloured clothing to the banned list.
The woman, who remained anonymous, posted the picture of the dress on Mumsnet and the post quickly accumulated over 500 comments.
She explained: "Going to a wedding in a couple weeks. Saw a gorgeous bardot dress, loved it, fiancé loved it so ordered it and I love it in real life too.
"However I sent a pic to my mum who just texted back "I don't like it for a wedding" then didn't say why or anymore?
"Am I breaking some kind of etiquette? Clueless about these things. Most weddings I've been too I've been the bridesmaid or the bride and don't have a clue how guests dressed.
"I do remember a wedding a few years back where I wore a red polka dot dress. Don't know if that was breaking any etiquette rules. I do believe that mother likes that dress though! I will attach a pic of the dress!"
The comments came flooding in with many saying it was inappropriate for a 'religious' affair.
"It’s a bit informal. Where is the wedding? Shoulders should be covered in a church generally."
"Too informal and ought to be longer (if we're going with wedding-appropriate attire etiquette). If the wedding is in a religious place of worship, then strictly speaking shoulders should be covered."
"Hey, it’s a cute dress but too casual for a wedding. More a summer holiday dress."
"I'm a great believer in women dressing however they like, but this isn't really wedding attire. It's a nice dress but more suited to a beach holiday than a formal occasion."
Another agreed: "For a beach, lovely. A wedding, absolutely not!"
"Are you being serious? If you've been to weddings and had a wedding, you know people don't generally wear things like this, you would look massively underdressed. Try googling wedding guest dresses to get an idea if you're that clueless," someone hit back.
"Sorry mum is right this time! Save it for your summer hols and find something more formal for the wedding."
While another simply liked it: "I wouldn't care if you wore it to mine. It's not my personal taste and is perhaps a little bit beach cover up/casual for a wedding -but it's fine."
"Wear it if you like it. Surely it's better for your wallet and planet to buy a dress you will wear again", another supported her.
And another blasted: "A £16 Boohoo dress is not wedding attire, no."
The original poster then interjected: "It's not a church wedding. I like that someone commented that I should wear something that's more "me". If I bought something specifically like what I'm supposed to wear I wouldn't wear it again."
But it didn't take long for people to keep hitting back: "I can’t believe you thought that was suitable for a wedding. It looks like a beach cover up as someone said."
What sort of rules do you think wedding guests should follow? Let us know in the comments.
