Anger Erupts as Woman Wanted to Wear Bridal Gown to Family Wedding

The internet has slammed a woman who wanted to wear her own wedding dress to her sister-in-law's wedding. Published on Reddit's r/AmITheA****** forum, a man under the anonymous username u/aitadress shared his story in order to receive the opinions of the "AITA" community. The viral story has over 9,000 upvotes and 2,000 comments. The original poster (OP) began his story by explaining his cousin, "Sam," is soon to be married to "Jane." However, his wife "Amy" and Jane don't get along, as she thinks Jane is "too shy." He confirmed that they are fine together at family gatherings but "don't run in the same circles." "Amy saw what Jane's dress looks like, from another cousin," the OP explained. "I haven't seen it but it's custom made, white and gold, and she thinks it's too much. The issue now is that Amy's come up with the idea to wear her wedding dress to Sam and Jane's wedding. She said she doesn't have time to go dress shopping, and her dress isn't traditional white (it's pink)."

"I said no, she can't wear her wedding dress to someone else's wedding, but she's insisting. I told her if she insists on wearing this dress, she doesn't have to attend. Amy got really upset and said I'm trying to control her, and her dress should be reused instead of sitting in the closet," he continued. Newsweek has reached out to u/aitadress for comment. We could not verify the details of the case.

What colors to avoid at a wedding

On most occasions, it's never appropriate to wear white to a wedding, as it's often the color worn by the bride. Other colors that should be avoided are any shade of white, gold, light pastels, neon or the color of the bridesmaids' dresses, according to Wedding Wire. "You can wear literally any other color you want—let the bride and groom have their moment. If you're even vaguely concerned that the outfit you're thinking of wearing could be perceived as white, choose something else," Gabriella Rello Duffy, editorial director at Brides, told Newsweek.

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Redditor reactions

"[Not the a******] [What the f***] is wrong with her," u/little_owl211 questioned, receiving the top comment of over 19,000 upvotes, "This is basic knowledge, and she doesn't have time to go dress shopping my a**! Here are other solutions: wearing literally anything else she already has, borrowing a dress from a friend, online shopping, not going. She's definitely trying to steal the spotlight for no good reason "[Not the a******]. Wearing your wedding dress to someone else's wedding doesn't send a good message. Even considering it's not a traditional white dress, I suspect people there will instantly [recognize] it as her wedding dress," u/Mintblock_ wrote. U/Akasgotu commented, "[Not the a******]. It sounds like Amy might be trying to passive-aggressively bully Jane. She thinks Jane's dress is too much and that Jane is too shy? Neither of these things are any of her business and put together with the wedding dress situation; sounds like your wife being petty and jealous." "Your wife has issues here and I suspect you need to have a bigger conversation about her thoughts on your family," u/Natural_Garbage7674 urged the OP.