wearing white to a wedding

eslason

So I am well aware it is in very poor taste to wear white to a wedding, but how about green?  My friend is an offbeat bride and will be wearing green on her wedding day.  Out of respect to her I feel I shouldn't wear green.  Thoughts?  

LesPaul

I would probably choose another color.  Even though you probably won't be mistaken for the bride.

fangsiting

Offbeat brides tend not to be very bridezilla-ish, so I doubt she would care.  However, I'd feel a little awkward wearing the same color as the bride at a wedding.  If I knew the bride was wearing green, I would not wear green. 

SteveandKris

There are so many shades of green!  Nobody will mistake you for the bride.

bel138

I desperately wanted a green dress. DH vetoed it. Harumph!

Anyway, I agree that an offbeat bride probably wouldn't care, but I would still play it safe and avoid a solid green dress.

danieliza1127

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[QUOTE]I would probably choose another color.  Even though you probably won't be mistaken for the bride.
Posted by LesPaul[/QUOTE]

My thoughts exactly.  There are plenty of other colors out there for you to choose from.

banana468

If her dress is green, I'd go for something in a different color.

lauralaur

I wouldn't wear green, and I probably also still wouldn't wear white.

temerityjane

Not wearing the same color as the bride is respectful. It's pretty nice of you to avoid all shades of green if you know she's wearing green. I agree with the person above who said avoiding white would be nice, as well.

I don't really agree with the whole "no one will mistake a guest for the bride!" thing because I don't avoid white at weddings so as not to be confused for the bride, I don't wear white at weddings because it's rude to wear white, period.

Brie2010

The difference for me between not wearing white versus not wearing green is that probably not everyone invited to this wedding is going to know that the bride is going to wear green.  People kind of assume the white thing.  I would imagine there's going to be a fair amount of people wearing green just because they don't know any better.

If you have a different color, wear that, but if your favorite outfit is green I don't see the big deal.

sucrets4

Eh, if you have something else, then wear it.  If you don't, I'd just make sure that it's a totally different shade/style of dress.

MeaghanandMichael

These questions always boggles my mind. Like how do you NOT have something other than green (or white or red or whatever color) that you automatically think to switch to. Common sense should tell you just to avoid any drama by simply switching your dress. Even if there were no drama to be had... this is one big "duh" in my book.

eastunder1

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[QUOTE] I don't really agree with the whole "no one will mistake a guest for the bride!" thing because I don't avoid white at weddings so as not to be confused for the bride, I don't wear white at weddings because it's rude to wear white, period.
Posted by temerityjane[/QUOTE]

Copy that.

squirrly

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[QUOTE]Offbeat brides tend not to be very bridezilla-ish, so I doubt she would care.  However, I'd feel a little awkward wearing the same color as the bride at a wedding.  If I knew the bride was wearing green, I would not wear green. 
Posted by fangsiting[/QUOTE]

Ditto this.  I avoid wearing the color on the invitations to weddings, too, as I assume that's the color of the bridesmaids' dresses.  It's just easier to err on the sides of caution in my book.

Arther007

It's seems simple. Don't wear green.

sarah0725

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[QUOTE]I don't really agree with the whole "no one will mistake a guest for the bride!" thing because I don't avoid white at weddings so as not to be confused for the bride, I don't wear white at weddings because it's rude to wear white, period.
Posted by temerityjane[/QUOTE]

I'm now amusing myself by imagining a scenario at a wedding in which a guest is mistaken for the bride.