Woman branded ‘spiteful’ for wearing her wedding dress to her cousin’s ceremony

A woman has been branded ‘disrespectful’ after it was revealed she plans on wearing her wedding dress to her husband’s cousin’s wedding – despite being urged not to

We’ve all heard the unwritten rule about wearing white to a wedding as a guest, but what about wearing the exact dress you wore to tie the knot?

Most women would never dream of re-wearing the sentimental gown on another person’s big day, but that’s exactly what one woman is planning on doing, according to her husband.

The woman’s spouse said he’d gotten into an argument with his wife after she told him she plans on wearing her wedding dress to his cousin’s wedding, as he told her it was a bad idea – and even told her to stay at home if she was so insistent on wearing the dress.

He said his wife believes her actions are justified because her wedding dress is a pale shade of pink instead of white, but as family members who attended their wedding will also be at his cousin’s, the dress will be instantly recognisable.

In a post on Reddit, he explained: “My wife Amy and I got married a few months ago. My cousin Sam is getting married early next year to his fiancée Jane.

“Amy and Jane don’t get along too well, they’re fine at family events and stuff but they don’t run in the same circles otherwise. Amy mentioned before that Jane doesn’t want to be a part of their group and she’s too shy.

“Amy saw what Jane’s dress looks like from another cousin. I haven’t seen it but it’s custom-made, white and gold, and Amy 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 that her dress should be reused instead of sitting in the closet.

“This has blown up, and I just don’t think you should wear your wedding dress to another wedding, regardless of if it’s white or not. I don’t think I’m the a**hole but Amy is mad, she told her friend who also said I can’t tell her if she attends or not.”

Commenters on the Reddit post were firmly on the man’s side, with many of them saying his wife’s behaviour is “spiteful” and “disrespectful”.

One person said: “It’s a wedding dress. Even if the colour is nontraditional, most of the family will know it’s a wedding dress. The audacity is astounding with this one. She can’t even order a dress online or just wear a nice outfit she already has, instead, she wants to wear her wedding dress to someone else’s wedding. I understand not liking someone but that is no excuse for being disrespectful.”

While another added: “She decided she wanted to wear her wedding dress after seeing what the bride-to-be’s wedding dress looks like. This is spiteful and if she feels that way she’d be better off not attending.”

And a third wrote: “Your wife is intentionally being mean. The guests will know and remember that it’s her wedding dress. She is trying to upstage Jane at Jane’s wedding.”

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