'People told me not to wear inappropriate wedding guest dress - I ignored them'

08 September 2023 , 13:06

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She decided to wear the dress despite people's comments (Image: Reddit)

A woman has gone against people's advice and worn a low-cut dress to a friend's wedding. Although people told her the gown was too inappropriate for the occasion, she ignored them, and she was happy she did. The outfit in question was a green wrap dress with long sleeves that showed some of her cleavage.

Posting to an online forum, she said that months previously, she had for advice on the dress considering a wedding's dress code. She said didn't prepare for the negative response she'd receive from commenters but is thankful she stuck to her guns and committed to wearing the satin number.

The dress caused quite a debate (Reddit)

"I wore the dress everyone told me not to. I got a slew of comments about it being inappropriate because of the cleavage and a few comments about the dress being unflattering. Some people even said it was attention-seeking and I would be pulling attention away from the bride," she wrote on Reddit.

"Literally no one at this small-ish reception batted an eye, there were other guests similarly dressed and I received many compliments," she said. She recommended that people on the forum avoid passing judgment in the future. While some people agreed with her, they told her she shouldn't be upset by people's opinions if she asks for them in the first place.

"I think the dress is great and extremely flattering but you asked a bunch of Reddit strangers' opinions and you should be prepared for opinions you may not like," one person commented. "People are just speaking to what they know when they respond here and you have to take it with a grain of salt if you know the vibe of your community better," said another. A third added: "If you already knew what you wanted to wear and knew it was appropriate for the wedding vibe, why did you bother asking strangers for their opinion? Seems like an exercise in frustration if you ask me. Which you did."

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Others said that just because no one said anything, doesn't mean no one found the outfit to be inappropriate. "Even if people at the wedding thought it was too low cut, I doubt they’d approach you and tell you so," a commenter said. Another added: "People not overtly batting an eye doesn’t mean that a dress is appropriate. Even getting compliments doesn't; sometimes people compliment a dress when they feel awkward about saying anything else."

Billie Schwab Dunn