Woman defends wearing white to mate’s wedding – as she slams trolls’ ‘outdated views’

Lacey-Jade Christie received backlash when she revealed she had worn a white dress to her friend’s wedding – but has slammed her critics for having ‘outdated views’

At most traditional weddings, guests who decide to wear a white dress are often seen as trying to upstage or steal the spotlight from the bride, and it’s widely known as a colour you simply don’t wear.

But one woman has defended her decision to wear white to her friend’s wedding after trolls raged in the comments of a video she posted online of her outfit – as she said her critics had “outdated views” on wedding traditions.

Lacey-Jade Christie, from Australia, initially posted a video in which she explained what she was wearing to her mate’s wedding, including a white dress with a low-cut neck and long sleeves.

And she was forced to address the negativity she received in follow-up videos, as trolls had not only commented on the colour of her dress but had also left vile comments about her body shape.

One commenter said: “Never wear white to a wedding, or something too revealing!”

While another added: “I thought she was getting ready for a wedding, not turning up dressed like that.”

In one video posted to her @laceyjadechristie account on TikTok, the woman explained the wedding she attended was between two women, and that it wasn’t a “traditional” wedding and so many of the rules were thrown out – including the one against wearing white.

She said: “Let’s talk about wearing white to a wedding, shall we? Do you know why brides wear white to weddings? Back in the olden days it was a sign for you to signal that you were still a virgin and that you were still pure and you still had moral value and value to a man. Are we still doing that in 2022?

“Also not assuming in 2022 that the people who are getting married are automatically brides. I’m in Australia, same sex marriage is legal here. This wedding in question actually had two brides, and one was wearing ruby red and the other was wearing emerald green.”

Lacey-Jade also insisted she had asked the brides beforehand to make sure none of the bridesmaids were wearing white so that she knew she wouldn’t be crossing any boundaries on the day.

She added: “Just in case you’re concerned, still, with your outdated theories and points of view, and before you get back on your high horse, I am the kind of person to ask the bride or the person getting married what colour the bridesmaids’ dresses are because I don’t want to match. I would not normally wear white to a wedding, because I understand that would upset some people.”

And the woman finished her video by stating that not all weddings are the same, as she said: “Not every wedding is going to fit your idea of what a wedding should look like, and that’s part of the fun of it. Put your outdated views back in your head.”

In other videos addressing the comments she’s received, Lacey-Jade slammed those who called on her to put tape on her chest to make her breasts look perky, as she said she shouldn’t be forced into an unrealistic beauty standard.

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