Bride heartbroken after sister-in-law wears wedding dress to her wedding

News.com.au

22-07-2025

A bride has shared her frustration after her sister-in-law arrived at her wedding dressed in what looked like a wedding gown.
The incident was shared on the popular Reddit forum Wedding Shaming, where an outraged guest posted photos of the offending woman dressed in a white, floor-length gown with floral details, resembling a bride.
The guest explained that the woman claimed to be wearing a 'sage green' dress in line with the dress code of 'pastel chic'.
However, the bride was visibly upset, especially after her mother-in-law had previously asked if she could wear white, which was denied.
Sister-in-law's bridal look
'The dress code was summer pastel chic, like Easter colours,' the poster explained.
'The girlfriend of the groom's brother wore a sage green (wedding) dress that in no way, shape or form appeared to be sage green, or any other colour.
'The veil she's carrying was the flower girl's (her daughter's). This was after the mother-in-law had asked the bride if she could wear a white jumpsuit to the wedding, to which the bride obviously said no.'
And it wasn't just the colour that threw people off.
The design also appeared obviously bridal, with elegant off-the-shoulder sleeves and a figure-hugging silhouette.
And to further contradict the woman's 'sage green' claims, her shoes were actually sage green, which look nothing like the colour of the dress.
Commenters weigh in
The post amassed thousands of comments and sparked a heated debate, as these posts commonly do, with many commenters feeling sorry for the bride.
'Wow, that's very bridal,' wrote one, as another said: 'Yeah, this is straight up a wedding dress'.
'Some people are insane,' remarked someone else.
Another dished out the age-old advice: 'To be safe, you should never wear any white dress to a wedding that is not yours.
'That being said, not all white dresses are wedding dresses. This is absolutely a wedding dress.'
Others joked that they thought they were looking at the bride in these photos.
'I was like, 'Cool, so what does the sister-in-law look like?'' quipped one.
'The dress looks like the smell of the colour sage from another room,' laughed another.
'Exactly what I was going to say,' someone else said. 'The poster clearly included pictures of the actual bride for comparison, then forgot to add pictures of the offending sister-in-law … nope'.
SIL walks down aisle
To add insult to injury, the SIL also ended up walking down the aisle in her bridal look.
'The flower girl is her daughter, but as a cherry on top: the daughter was also the ring bearer and was too nervous to walk down the aisle so guess who walked down with her? Mummy dearest,' the poster added.
Some defended the move
On the other hand, others argued that the risky dress code was to blame for the fashion faux pas.
'Summer pastel chic is simply asking for trouble,' wrote one.
'Honestly yes, so many pastels photograph white or look white under some lighting,' another pointed out.
And someone else revealed they had been caught out by a similar theme.
'I wore a bright yellow floaty pleated dress with a belt to a friend's wedding. It was so clearly bright yellow, I thought it was a safe choice. Nope!' they wrote.
While the dress code might be partly to blame, it's clear that most people in the comments agree that the SIL's dress was a poor choice.